I scoured Europe and eventually found a 'standard' steel 34 tooth and put that on.
Didn't fancy replacing it every 4 months - my riding buddy has a Cube with standard ring and has over 1000kms with no problems - as far as I can tell (failing the magnet test) the Whyte marked one is alloy.
The...
This thread could turn into "rate my ring".
I haven't seen a pic of this type anywhere yet.
After exactly 492km this chainring (with up to 85Nm of torque) wrapped the chain around the crank axle 1.25 times (the chain does go past the chainstay when the suspension is compressed).
The new chain...