All-City 314 Messenger Chainrings - Black

As others have mentioned this is a very attractive piece of componentry. It appears to be very well designed and constructed. I don't have thousands of miles on it yet, but it looks like it is built to last

Pros: Looks great, well constructed

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: June 14, 2012
Reviewed by: Joseph Y., Washington

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Rolling With The Best

This is a strong and attractive chainring. It surprisingly little runout, especially given that it costs about half of what a Sugino 75 costs.

Pros: Hard material.

Stiff.

Attractive.

Excellent value.

Cons: None

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: March 22, 2012
Reviewed by: Justine V., New York

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great ring!

changed out my old stock 48t ring with the all city 314 and could immediately see and feel the difference. precision machined and looks like it will take all the abuse i throw at it this fall.

Pros: light enough, pretty to look at

Cons: a bit spendy, but not too bad

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: September 10, 2011
Reviewed by: Brent M., Oregon

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custom crank build

I used this to finish up my crankset. I went with All-city because its a pretty well known name and i wanted somethin i could trust. I bought the 42t for hill climbing.

Pros: Strong 1/8" chainring

Cons: no assortment of colors in this size.

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: July 30, 2011
Reviewed by: Joe R., Oregon

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I have the 46 tooth on my fixed gear road bike, and after what I estimate to be a couple thousand miles, there's still absolutely no wear on the teeth. Bolted up to a Sugino Messenger crankset, this chainring comes as close to perfectly concentric as I've ever had, which makes tensioning your chain a dream. Besides the durability, the bling factor of this chainring is much more obvious in person, as the writing and detailing on the inner edge gleams in sunlight. You cannot find better value in a 1/8" chainring for this price.

Pros: Price, detailing, durability, concentric.

Cons: None.

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: July 15, 2011
Reviewed by: Wade S., Washington

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Solid

I bought this chainring along with a frame and several other components, and right out of the box it was the first thing to really visually impress me. This thing is built to last, no doubt about it, and it's pretty to boot. I've been running it between 32 and 60+ miles a day for just over 6 months and it's still going strong, the teeth are barely starting to show signs of wear. The folks at All-City know what they're doing.

Pros: Beautiful, strong, good value.f

Cons: I wish I could think of one just to be a fair critic, but really no cons in my mind as of yet.

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: September 19, 2010
Reviewed by: tyler b., seattle

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All City All Day

Really nice chain ring. They use 7K series aluminum, which should make them quite strong. There machine work looks to be good (I didn't put too much time to inspect it - just wanted to ride). After installing and setting up the tension I was happy with the product. It seems to be a pretty concentric (much better than a cheap $20 chainring I previously had installed). I would buy this product again if and when I need another chainring.

Pros: Concentric and color options

Cons: none

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: September 01, 2010
Reviewed by: Kyle W., Oregon

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