Agreed, not the first by a long shot! After mine failed (I was one of the first to have one and kill one!) I took a real good look at the remaining bits and was underwhelmed. The little bolts used to lock the sprocket in place were just too small and the aluminum too soft to hold them. A few of my bolts were missing in action and the remaining ones had bent over allowing the neoprene to spin freely. For the entire time that the SuperMax was installed the belt was on the looser side of life. The SuperMax is a nice idea but I don't feel that it is up to the job.
I decided at that time to just get the steel sprocket and be done with it. As for the differences mentioned between the heavy steel and the lighter aluminum I have never really noticed them. That sucker will not wear out nor has it ever made noise.
