Race Face ERA Cinch 24/30mm DM (52mm) Chainring NW 12sp

Save Weight or Gain Lifespan. Chainrings are an integral part of the drivetrain, but they are also susceptible to wear and need to be replaced periodically. A worn-out ring means less effective chain retention and premature chain wear, leading to poor shifting and more dropped chains on the trail. When purchasing a chainring, the options for riders are a lightweight alloy chainring that wears out quickly, or a hard-wearing steel chainring that more than doubles the weight. Race Face wanted a third option for riders; a chainring with the best of both worlds. Something as light as aluminum, but as long-lasting as steel. The Era chainring achieves this.

Play the long game.

The Era ring is made of three parts, letting us use the best-performing material for each. For the teeth, that’s stainless steel, which is stronger (and harder) than titanium with a wear life five times that of aluminum.

Don’t mess with the best.

The aluminum crank interface is tried, tested and proven on Race Face chainrings. It’s light, it’s durable and with CINCH it’s easy to swap out ring sizes.

Spidey strength.

Binding it all together is the carbon fiber spider, compressed and co-molded using the same process we developed for Era carbon cranks. This little spider can withstand the equivalent output force of a 5.9L Cummins diesel engine. We checked.

Everlasting. Light.

Era is expected to last five times as long as a typical alloy ring for less than twice the cost. By bonding three parts made from optimal materials, we made a chainring with the weight of aluminum and the lifespan of steel. Era is a chainring without compromise.