Campy Record 10s small ring failure

[Mzilliox]

Today when i got on the trainer and began to pedal i noticed my crank was a bit wobbly, so i check the bb and it had come a bit loose. i removed the cranks to tighten the bb and noticed the small ring looks like this...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7469/28012715472_6d2eff2596_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JFoumY)campy broke ring (https://flic.kr/p/JFoumY) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7491/28081345236_dea2a5b5d5_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JMseAL)small ring crack (https://flic.kr/p/JMseAL) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr

Does this happen? I was just talking to Jeff Lyon about it and hes never seen it...

crazy stuff

[terry]

42 years w/Campy-never seen that on any 'ring.

[saab2000]

I have seen this. I believe it to be a failure of the outer layer of anodization rather than a failure of the ring itself.

I think you're wobbly pedaling sensation was due more to the loose BB than anything else. I wouldn't worry about it.

[AllanVarcoe]

Looks water jet cut but horribly done.

[Mzilliox]

I have seen this. I believe it to be a failure of the outer layer of anodization rather than a failure of the ring itself.

I think you're wobbly pedaling sensation was due more to the loose BB than anything else. I wouldn't worry about it.

Correct, the wobble was not from this. It was from the BB.
I just noticed it only now. I swapped out 39 rings with a different crank to be safe though.

the "crack" goes all the way around and i can feel it with my finger/fingernail...

[john903]

So my first question was the bottom bracket loose and were any chain ring bolts loose? Other then that I would say your chain ring is ok. I have had a 39 Chorus ring look just like that and a 42 Centaur ring look just like that. It looks like they didn't finish cleaning them up after machining them. Anyway I used the 42 on my fixed gear so lots of torque and the 39 on my geared bike and I used them until they needed replacing. Also if you are worried you can always switch out that ring for a different one and see if you notice any difference.
Hope this helps.

[saab2000]

Looks water jet cut but horribly done.

This is likely correct. I wouldn't worry about it at all. Keep an eye on it but you're likely OK.


I think you're wobbly pedaling sensation was due more to the loose BB than anything else. I wouldn't worry about it.

I can't believe I wrote this..... I am a grammar policeman normally and I came back and saw this abomination!!! :eek::o

[oldpotatoe]

I have seen this. I believe it to be a failure of the outer layer of anodization rather than a failure of the ring itself.

I think you're wobbly pedaling sensation was due more to the loose BB than anything else. I wouldn't worry about it.

I've seen it too and the ring isn't splitting in half.

[dgauthier]

Yuck. It might not be unheard of and your ring might be structurally fine, but Campy stuff is supposed to be a cut above. I would contact Campy and politely request a replacement, in warranty or not.