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5DEV Titanium 104 BCD Chainrings Bring Made-in-USA Bike Bling

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The new Made-in-USA 5DEV Titanium Chainrings are said to last 3x longer than equivalent aluminum chainrings, which would certainly have to be the case given the $149.99 USD price tag. Available in a 104 BCD format only, the 5DEV Ti Chainrings are compatible with 4-bolt 104 BCD Spiders, eBikes, and the OChain Active Spider.

5dev 104 bcd ti chainring with ochain externally adjustable

Indeed, that is the as-of-yet unreleased externally adjustable OChain bolted to the 5DEV Titanium Chainring, a piece we spotted on Loris Revelli’s Canyon Sender last year. We hope to have more details on that to follow. In the meantime, here’s some seriously lightweight eye-candy for your ride.

5DEV Titanium Chainrings

The 5Dev Titanium 104 BCD Chainrings are 5-axis CNC machined from 6Al4V7 in San Diego, California. Compatible with 7, 11, and 12 Speed SRAM or Shimano chains, there is a 34T and a 36T option, the former with a claimed weight of just 48g.

5dev titanium 104 bcd chainring ebike compatible
The 5DEV Titanium Chainring paired with a Shimano EP8 Motor and the 5DEV Aluminum eCranks

Interestingly enough, 5DEV is the bicycle-arm of a company called 5thAxis. As such, the same machines producing the aforementioned chainrings are also used to produce medical implants, and components for NASA and SpaceX. Bear that in mind next time you break your collarbone.

5dev titanium 5th axis medical implants

Pricing & Availability

The 5DEV Titanium 104 BCD Chainrings are available in Bronze, Raw, Teal and Purple, each retailing at $149.99 USD. Apparently, the unique colors are richer and deeper than aluminum; the teal has hues of both blue and green and the bronze has slight hues of purple.

5dev 104 bcd titanium chainrings purple raw teal

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Rlibert
1 year ago

I’m thinking about breaking my collarbone on purpose to get this nice titanium into my body lol

Rob
Rob
1 year ago
Reply to  Rlibert

It’s not worth it! One surgery to go in, and a second to retrieve it. I’d trade the plate for the scar and healing time any day. But the plate is really nice.

Chris
Chris
1 year ago

The epitome of niche. 104 BCD in a 34 or 36? That’s like a European company that makes snacks releasing a new vegemite flavored cracker for the Australian ex-pat community in Portugal, Spain, and southern France – sorry, Aussies 🙁 .

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