Originally Posted by
RoadWearier
I'm actually anxious to try the bio-pace crankset. In theory, it should be easier on the knees, no?
My left knee is starting to act up under from time to time. Which is actually why I'm giving up the single speed. I guess people just didn't like the "feel" of the ovoid rings.
Are there any here who have actually tried them?
I bought a new SR500 back in 1989! It was my first really good bike. I sold it to my maintenance guy about 15 years ago, he still rides it (all components have been upgraded replaced, except for those awesome brakes!)
I never had an issue with the bio-pace chainrings. I was a big (over 200 lbs) strong rider, my previous bike I'd bend the frame on hill climbs, enough to rub the chain. My mechanic was/is a far stronger rider than I. He had previously broken several frames (two Gary Fisher I think). Like me, he loves the fat tube aluminum, but it is quite unforgiving. I probably couldn't ride it now.
Mine was turquoise, I'll have to get a picture of it from my mechanic.