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Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring Chainring

What the checker says8will not fit

Run variant by variant through the mountain bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 5882 verified mountain bike parts in this catalog. 5880 produced no finding of any kind. Each variant produces 2 distinct errors and 0 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 28T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope Carbon Crankset ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 28T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope EVO ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 30T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope Carbon Crankset ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 30T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope EVO ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 32T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope Carbon Crankset ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 32T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope EVO ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 34T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope Carbon Crankset ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CranksetChainring mount mismatch: Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 34T is a Shimano direct-mount ring, but Hope EVO ships with a Hope direct-mount interface. Direct-mount chainring interfaces are per-system and do not interchange. On 1 of the 98 verified cranksets in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.
Shimano XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 28T
Photo: Shimano

$110.00 MSRP

What the maker states

Direct mount
Shimano direct-mount
Speeds rated
Rated for 12-speed
Teeth
28 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants); 30 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants); 32 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants); 34 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants)

A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.

4 verified variants

VariantTeethPrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 28T28 teeth$110.00not statedmaker’s page2026-08-21Build with this
XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 30T30 teeth$110.00not statedmaker’s page2026-08-21Build with this
XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 32T32 teeth$110.00not statedmaker’s page2026-08-21Build with this
XTR SM-CRM96 Chainring 34T34 teeth$110.00not statedmaker’s page2026-08-21Build with this
The rest of what the maker states4 not published

4 further fields the checker looks for are not published by Shimano, so we leave them blank rather than estimate them, and those 4 checks stay silent on this chainring. They are bcd, bolt count, offset and chainline. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-08-21.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 1858 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

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