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[QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 381783, member: 22283"] los36, Actually you are not quite correct there. First, you'll find very few aluminum sprockets that are designed to be turned around at all. Sidewinder's are not. Second, the "valleys between the teeth" do not wear before the teeth do. If there is no noticible wear on the teeth then the "valleys" too are OK. These areas do not widen unless the teeth wear, and only one side of the teeth wear.( a 4 stroke that uses comp braking alot can wear the other side slightly) Now if the teeth have a little wear showing, then yes you can cure this by turning the sprocket around. It is a highly accepted pratice in an industrial setting to turn a sprocket around to regain original pitch. As far as being functional, it is NOT a marketing ploy. Now unless you have some scientific data that shows me to be wrong, you should offer advice on what you KNOW and not what you SPECULATE. The problem with turning sprockets around in our sport is this...most sprockets used are aluminum. Once one side of the teeth wear, there is much less material left on the teeth. When you turn a worn aluminum around, there is not very much integrity left in the teeth and they are week. This can contribute to accelerated wear. If you turn around a steel sprocket, it will be fine with a new chain. I'm not flaming you, it's just that the information you have offered is way off. [/QUOTE]
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