narrow wide long term reviews (please) for 1x10

Daisy

Daisy

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Time for new drivetrain & I'm going 1x10.
Just ordered a 42t & 16t from Wolftooth, plus Rad cage from OneUp. Already have new: xt shawdow+ med cage RD, xt chain & xt 11-36 cassette.
Just need to decide on which 32t narrow wide to get.
Can't find much info on how the different brands of narrow wides wear. I understand it depends on riding conditions (wet/dry, sand, etc) but thought I'd get some personal experiences from fellow Rotorburners.
Lots of people seem to have RaceFace, but I'd prefer a chainring with taller teeth (from research I've done).
Have my eye on Hope, as the teeth are taller & this is meant to aid with chain retention.

Thoughts/comments would be much appreciated.

Cheers, Daisy
 
Boom King

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Have used Works Components, Raceface and Fouriers. Never dropped off any of them.
 
ctguru

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I have sram, race face and WT

wear:

sram = shit

WT = awesome

haven't done enough km's on the race face
 
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ctguru said:
I have sram, race face and WT

wear:

sram = shit

WT = awesome

haven't done enough km's on the race face
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I've had 2x raceface, 2x works and a SRAM.
Haven't had a problem with any of them to be honest. If I were to choose between them I would take the Works rings. Better wearing than SRAM and deeper teeth than RF.
 
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Klips

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Have a fetha Customs 34, have dropped a bunch of times but only during races. Note - no chain retention and non-clutched derailleur.
 
Plankosaurus

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Works on the xc bike, easy 1000+ km, zero drops and sweet fa wear (the ano has worn a little)

Got a raceface on the am bike now but I havnt taken it out yet because its cold and wet and I'm delicate :p

Highly recommend the nw thing, still pretty sure its all hocus pocus, but the magic works
 
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The Reverend

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Running a Wolftooth on my XC bike.
Very little wear and only one dropped chain in over 1 year. It is running without a clutched rear mech too.

Got a Race Face on my FS rig + clutch rear mech. No / little wear in 8 months.
Not one dropped chain either.

Happy with both and would recommend them equally.
 
moorey

moorey

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Used:
wolf tooth 2.5 years. Dropped 2 times total.
Works components 2.5 years. No drops
Absolute black 1 month. No drops yet, very nice ring.

The above have been ridden on a lot of very rocky trails, including Mt Buller (racing and riding), and You Yangs. Have never used a guide, and never will.
 
Minlak

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Works components from Rod (no skid marks) at Crankin Imports. Love them only use them now seem to last very well. In fact about to order a 28t again as soon as my tax lands.
 
stoo

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I've had five works rings on different bikes, only dropped a chain when a stick has been caught under the chain. Even when getting a bit worn after a couple o years they still do the job. Now running a Hope on the Rune, same same.
 
Warp

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Absolute Black here... two of them, one oval. No drops.

That said, I wasn't dropping chains with normal rings.
 
ctguru

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Warp said:
Absolute Black here... two of them, one oval. No drops.

That said, I wasn't dropping chains with normal rings.
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are the rings on different bikes?

how does it feel riding one bike with and oval and the other a normal ring?
 
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I have used a Race Face and Wolf Tooth for over a year and have only dropped a chain due to a stick getting in between the chain and the ring. I use to drop chains on the AM bike on rough descents when I was running 3x so the 1x has been a big improvement.

For shortish rides the 1x is perfect, but for longer distance rides I start to miss some gears. I do stand and pedal more, so it has changed my riding style a bit. Clearance over things that would normally hit a big ring is also a big improvement and this is noticed more on the Fat bike that is harder to hop over stuff.

I finished my ride yesterday and realised the clutch was off on the RD for the most part of the ride, due to another stick. I did not noticed any difference with the clutch being on or off so I think the ring does the bulk of the work keeping the chain secure.

I am keen to try those new oval rings after reading this http://fatbikerepublic.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/wolftooth-elliptical-fad-or-fabulous.html
 
Warp

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ctguru said:
are the rings on different bikes?

how does it feel riding one bike with and oval and the other a normal ring?
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Not really... I have used the oval on two bikes but I have run round and oval on the same bike.

They feel different. I don't particularly feel any negative or positive. Absolute Black claims more traction, but my experience has been a bit to the opposite. I have found that I lose traction when the pedal goes at the deadstroke. Not much to make a difference but it's there. I feels faster, but I don't have hard data to support it. In my particular case, I feel I am using more my quads than before.
 

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Warp said:
Not really... I have used the oval on two bikes but I have run round and oval on the same bike.

They feel different. I don't particularly feel any negative or positive. Absolute Black claims more traction, but my experience has been a bit to the opposite. I have found that I lose traction when the pedal goes at the deadstroke. Not much to make a difference but it's there. I feels faster, but I don't have hard data to support it. In my particular case, I feel I am using more my quads than before.
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cheers...........
 
frenchman

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moorey said:
The above have been ridden on a lot of very rocky trails, including Mt Buller (racing and riding), and You Yangs. Have never used a guide, and never will.
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You need to ride faster old boy. :llama:

Running the hope up front on 2 bikes, with guides. No issues so far.
 
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