I've already had to severely cut back on my racing this year because of money woes. Now I need new chainrings for my XTR M970 cranks. I don't think I can handle the cost of the replacement XTR middle and large chainrings. I've had decent luck with FSA rings on other bikes.
Anyone willing to recommend FSA, Shimano XT or Race Face rings on the XTR cranks? I don't mind if they wear out fast, as long as they work pretty much as good as the original XTR rings.
I'm pretty sure M770 XT and M970 XTR chainrings use the same template, just that XTR rings are Carbon/Ti rather than Carbon/Steel, so XTR weigh slightly less and wear much faster. TBH I think I'll replace my XTR chainrings with XT chainrings when the time comes.
I've already had to severely cut back on my racing this year because of money woes. Now I need new chainrings for my XTR M970 cranks. I don't think I can handle the cost of the replacement XTR middle and large chainrings. I've had decent luck with FSA rings on other bikes.
Anyone willing to recommend FSA, Shimano XT or Race Face rings on the XTR cranks? I don't mind if they wear out fast, as long as they work pretty much as good as the original XTR rings.
Any update on this? I am in the same situation now, with an XTR crankset that's just a few months old. I can't stomach paying more for less (weight, durability).
For the larger and middle chainrings, you can use any chainrings with 104BCD.
You just need to careful of the granny ring. XTR 970 granny is thicker than normal chainrings, so you either use back a XTR granny or get some spacer to compensate the extra thickness.
Has anyone tried Wick Werks RR rings for their XTR 970? I've installed many of these in their older design and they shift great and are lighter than XTR. and not that expensive for a three ring set. but you have to use all three together because of the ramping. The also have one of the best hard anodize finish I've encountered. I don't have any stake in this company, just lots of positive experience with their rings.
Sorry, topic is about M970 rings. Those middleburns are for M960.
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