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06-25-08, 01:02 AM

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I have the same problem, I hope its just a ****ty chain ring. Mine is pretty bad, I dropped a chain yesterday, good thing I was going slow, and had a brake. No damage.

06-25-08, 01:50 AM

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I have the same problem. But for me its a uneven crank spider.

06-25-08, 08:53 AM

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Are you guys experiencing this with a Miche Advanced crank?

06-25-08, 09:36 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by skinnyland

Correct. Biopace rings maintain tension the same way all the way around, just as a regular chainring does.

don't think so.

I tried a small ring and the tension was no even close to being maintained through a crank revlolution.