On my bike i would change them, but there is an argument to be made to ride them another year, especially if it is a casual bike.
the_knob_man on
Is it slipping or having difficulty changing gears? If not then I would keep riding.
Kris_Lord on
What does the rest of the bike look like?
I’d only replace if it’s worth it on the specific bike.
Kurrrgan on
Middle one will cause trouble. If you need to you could make it work. But really they need to be changed
Foreign_Curve_494 on
Middle definitely looks worn. Can’t change the rings on these cranks, the entire crankset needs to be replaced. If you’re buying a used bike, I’d just ride it as-is until it starts to slip, then replace chain, cassette and cranks all in one go.
Caribou-nordique-710 on
I’d just file the tooth of the middle ring to remove the “shark fin” pattern.
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They are worn. Time to get new ones.
On my bike i would change them, but there is an argument to be made to ride them another year, especially if it is a casual bike.
Is it slipping or having difficulty changing gears? If not then I would keep riding.
What does the rest of the bike look like?
I’d only replace if it’s worth it on the specific bike.
Middle one will cause trouble. If you need to you could make it work. But really they need to be changed
Middle definitely looks worn. Can’t change the rings on these cranks, the entire crankset needs to be replaced. If you’re buying a used bike, I’d just ride it as-is until it starts to slip, then replace chain, cassette and cranks all in one go.
I’d just file the tooth of the middle ring to remove the “shark fin” pattern.