Chainset advice

(Martin Roberts) said:

I'd like to upgrade the chainset on my Ridgeback bike. It currently has a C203 (Nexave?) chainset
with 28/38/48 T. All the decent Shimano bits seem to have either lower (max 44T) or higher (50T)
top rings. I don't really want to change the gearing so what options do I have from, say, other
manufacturers?

The key word here seems to be "Compact Drive" (a marketoid way of saying 'small cogs'😉. Flipping
through Edinburgh Bicycle's online catalog show non-compact Shimano designs in the Nexave

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and XTR ranges

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Quoted message said:

I'd like to upgrade the chainset on my Ridgeback bike.

Possibly irritating question : What do you hope to gain from this upgrade?

(I'd wait until the chainset was worn out before replacing it...)

cheers, clive

Martin Roberts said:

I'd like to upgrade the chainset on my Ridgeback bike. It currently has a C203 (Nexave?) chainset
with 28/38/48 T. All the decent Shimano bits seem to have either lower (max 44T) or higher (50T)
top rings. I don't really want to change the gearing so what options do I have from, say, other
manufacturers?

Some places sell cranksets which can then be equipped with chainrings to choice. For example, St
John Street Cycles sell their own-brand Thorn cranks - sjscycles.comcat363.htmOpen ↗,
and Settle Cycles the TA Alize and Zephyr -
settlecycles.co.ukproduct list.aspOpen ↗

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Also, are 9-speed chainsets compatible with 8-spd systems?

Yes.

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Martin Roberts said:

I'd like to upgrade the chainset on my Ridgeback bike. It currently has a C203 (Nexave?) chainset
with 28/38/48 T. All the decent

Shimano

Quoted message said:

bits seem to have either lower (max 44T) or higher (50T) top rings.

I

Quoted message said:

don't really want to change the gearing so what options do I have from, say, other manufacturers?

Bikedock have a Deore chainset with these very ratios for under £40, and free delivery. The standard
is 22/32/44, so you have to look for
it.

Quoted message said:

Also, are 9-speed chainsets compatible with 8-spd systems?

Yes.

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Mark Davies