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I was running a Zen before this, in the past and currently on other bikes have run other Zens, Miche, Campag, Sram, DA, 75...and honestly, in my opinion, the Lattice is quieter and smoother. This, so far on a bike that is being ridden on wet, grit laden roads... even after cleaning the chain it only lasted a week before becoming encrusted in shit again, still it seems to run smoother than I'm used to.
They are also extremely light! 83 grams for my black 49t. There has been some un-founded speculation on the forum about strength and durability. In the flesh, the chainrings feel solid, there is more material to them than I expected, they in no way look inadequate, and Tyler from Factory 5 assured me that they'd seen thorough impact testing, that they're certified and yada yada.
If you like the design, I'd definitely go for one. It's surpassed my expectations.
Found one benefit of the road woundups, room to fit a mudguard... Finally my commuter is sensible!
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