Whinge: Chainrings

NickZX6R <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

<rant>
WTF are chainrings so damn expensive?

I would've thought that manufacturers have pretty much got figured
out how to make chainrings inexpensively by now. I mean they're not
exactly high-tech even with all the ramps and pins.

Surely it must be profiteering?

Why do you think inkjet cartridges cost more than some low end printers? :-)

Quoted message said:

It seems impossible to get road chainrings for less than about $120
a pair. Surprisingly BBB chainrings are actually more expensive
than Shimano too.

I've wondered about that too. BBB aren't the only brand more expensive than
Shimano originals. I can only put it down to lack of economy of scale.

Quoted message said:

Am I missing something?
</rant>

Heh. You have my sympathy. I've just been through this exercise and that
was only for a Shimano 44T 4-bolt. Road chainrings must be hell, even from
the American sites (example, Sheldon Brown has the Shimano Ultegra 52T for
USD39.99 - roughly AUD52 and change and then there's shipping to factor in).

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