Damaged chainset?

[wheresthetorch]

Hello. Bit new to all this, but have only put 7 miles on my new bike and the chainset looks like this!
Been sold a duffer?

 

[TissoT]

They are supposed to like that.
Though the tooth in picture over the 110mm looks flat on top I could be wrong.

 

[boydj]

The different shapes and sizes of the teeth are made that way to assist gear changing from small to large chainring.

 

[Smokin Joe]

There is nothing wrong with it, the teeth are profiled like that to aid shifting.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Well thank goodness for that - I clearly have a lot to learn! Many thanks.

Feel a bit silly now
<shuffles off>

 

[TissoT]

Nowt wrong in asking...

 

[drummerbod]

It's one of them things - you don't notice dimensions\shapes until there's an issue and you start to look and think - "Should it look like that?"

 

[Smokin Joe]

Well thank goodness for that - I clearly have a lot to learn! Many thanks.

Feel a bit silly now
<shuffles off>

Never feel silly for asking a question. We all started off knowing the same about bikes - Nothing.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Never feel silly for asking a question. We all started off knowing the same about bikes - Nothing.

Some of us still know nothing

 

[Cyclist33]

Some of us still know nothing

Me, me!

 

[wheresthetorch]

Cheers folks - I can feel a slow return of my dignity ...

 

[Cyclist33]

Cheers folks - I can feel a slow return of my dignity ...

Steady on!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Well thank goodness for that - I clearly have a lot to learn! Many thanks.

Feel a bit silly now
<shuffles off>

At least you didn't go back ranting at the shop about it like someone not a million miles from where I'm sitting.

 

[wheresthetorch]

At least you didn't go back ranting at the shop about it like someone not a million miles from where I'm sitting.

I was preparing to, so just as well I checked in with CC first!

 

[mrandmrspoves]

I had problems with the chain coming off the old PDQ I picked up off eBay last week. First impression was that the chain was not routed through the idler pulley correctly (it wasn't) but once the chain was out of the way I noticed that I also had a somewhat asymmetric chainring! Has anyone any idea what this chainring might be made from - it is non metallic and appears to be a plastic composite of same type? I guess it was quite old - maybe the material didn't catch on due to lack of strength. It was very light.
Not really an issue as I was going to swap the chainset for shorter cranks anyway.