Lawrence
Speeding Up
- Jul 23, 2011
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What do you think of these?
Saw them at Cycle Mode today.
They are made in Spain and a few pro riders/teams use 'em.
Japanese:
http://diatechproducts.com/rotor/q-rings-for_road.html
Spanish, English, Dutch and German:
http://www.rotorbike.com/
The way I understood it was that Q-Rings are different than (Shimano) Biopace in that Biopace gave more torque in the 'power zone' and less in the 'dead zone' while Q-Rings try to give you less torque in the 'power zone' and more in the dead zone.
Talked to the guy for a little while and they seem interesting.
I was thinkin of gettin 'em.
Watched the rear derailer when someone rode and it doesn't have to move much (cause the ring ain't round).
I couldn't get on a bike cause of my hernia so didn't get to see how it felt myself.
They said the Q-Ring help the bike match you where on a bike w/round rings you have to conform to your bike.
Biopace (for those too young to remember):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopace
Saw them at Cycle Mode today.
They are made in Spain and a few pro riders/teams use 'em.
Japanese:
http://diatechproducts.com/rotor/q-rings-for_road.html
Spanish, English, Dutch and German:
http://www.rotorbike.com/
The way I understood it was that Q-Rings are different than (Shimano) Biopace in that Biopace gave more torque in the 'power zone' and less in the 'dead zone' while Q-Rings try to give you less torque in the 'power zone' and more in the dead zone.
Talked to the guy for a little while and they seem interesting.
I was thinkin of gettin 'em.
Watched the rear derailer when someone rode and it doesn't have to move much (cause the ring ain't round).
I couldn't get on a bike cause of my hernia so didn't get to see how it felt myself.
They said the Q-Ring help the bike match you where on a bike w/round rings you have to conform to your bike.
Biopace (for those too young to remember):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopace