Tiagra Triple Trivia

"Bill Kingson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Fellow Techcyclists -

All the chainrings on my new Tiagra Triple crankset have

the same

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black finish and I thought they were all aluminum. I

decided to find

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out. Using a magnet I found that only the big chainwheel

is aluminum.

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The other two are steel. Does anyone know if this is the

standard

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Tiagra configuration from the factory?

They work great, so it's not a big deal. I'm not a racer

or club

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rider and don't mind an extra ounce or two. But, it's

worth noting

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for anyone considering them for a triple crank upgrade.

Bill Kingson Caribou, Maine

Shimano Sora is all steel rings, Tiagra is steel inner/middle - see
shimano-europe.comindex.phtmlOpen ↗

Got to go to Shimano 105 to get all aluminum rings, which is a problem if you need a
non-octalink crank.

Bill-<< Using a magnet I found that only the big chainwheel is aluminum. The other two are steel.
Does anyone know if this is the standard Tiagra configuration from the factory?

yes.

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