What does 13 Days feel like?Īt its core 13 Days is a card game where you play one card each turn. It is a game about coming out on top in the world opinion after the crisis and it is a game of clever timings and bluffing. Overall so far, I can only say I've been totally happy with the Stronghold, it very studiously and quietly gets on with its job.13 Days is a game about getting through the Cuba Missile crisis without starting a nuclear war. The anodising on the teeth has started to wear a touch, but so far that's all there is to report! Overall The aforementioned mule happens to be a hardtail, just to give the chainring a bit more of a challenge, and there has been no chain device in sight. After 3 months of fairly rough treatment, including a very poor general maintenance schedule on my chosen test steed I've yet to drop the chain.
Sorry, wait, it did exactly as it was supposed to! Fitting to my very outdated cranks was a breeze, the machined spacer on the rear side of the crank keeping the chainline just about where it should be.
How has it performed? Honestly, boringly, it did nothing. Oh, and in the 32 tooth it weighs in at a reasonable 39 grams, if such things are a concern. The ring comes in a 104 BCD flavour, in sizes from 30-36 teeth as well as a number of delightful colours to allow those so inclined to colour match to their desired schemes. This is intended to aid the retention the chain, almost it could be seen in the same way as a worn chainring with a hook at the leading edge will cause chain suck. So, what's so special about the Kore Stronghold? To the casual observer, very little to be honest, however the beady eyed may notice a small bulge towards the top of the wider teeth.
Initial claims of completely eliminating dropped chains and therefore the need for any sort of chain device have proved over time to be not entirely accurate, but most designs have certainly gone a long way towards this aim at least until the rings start to wear out. Ever since the mighty SRAM first introduced the narrow/wide chainring a few years ago, the idea has not just gained a few followers, but has taken a complete hold over the mountain bike industry to the point where many of us have resigned our front derailleurs to the scrap heap.
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