What's the scoop on Rotor Q-Rings?
08-23-16, 08:04 AM
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What's the scoop on Rotor Q-Rings?
A nearby LBS is pushing several riders in our group to change to these oval, elliptical, Rotor Q-Rings saying they are better all around.
What is BF's take on these things?
08-23-16, 08:49 AM
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They suck. I ran them for a few years and went back. I have a more comfortable pedal stroke now that I don't use them.
08-23-16, 09:04 AM
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08-23-16, 09:13 AM
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Yes. I hated the super exact settings necessary to actually be able to up-shift. Even then it was a crapshoot. Once I went back to round (praxis incidentally) and I initially set the FD it shifted precisely. Fine tuned it and it shifted on a razor blade (metaphorically I suppose).
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So shifting in front was an issue. Was it positive aside from that?
The LBS is putting them on 1x setups. No front DR.
The LBS is putting them on 1x setups. No front DR.
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This is a myth, there's really nothing to it. You just measure above the highest point and that's it. I have them on both mechanical and electronic groupsets, and it doesn't take any longer to set up than with round rings.
To the OP: I use them on all of my bikes except my fixed-gear track bike. Luddites on BF who have never tried them will say that they don't work, yet strangely enough every time I go to one of my time trials I see them all over the place and most of the fastest guys using them. I won't try to convince you though, since you probably already have your mind made up and BF collective ignorance will dominate the conversation anyway.
To the OP: I use them on all of my bikes except my fixed-gear track bike. Luddites on BF who have never tried them will say that they don't work, yet strangely enough every time I go to one of my time trials I see them all over the place and most of the fastest guys using them. I won't try to convince you though, since you probably already have your mind made up and BF collective ignorance will dominate the conversation anyway.
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08-23-16, 10:02 AM
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They're the crabon of chainrings. Make of that what you will.
EDIT: No, I have never used them Would like to give them a try, but not willing to spend for it.
EDIT: No, I have never used them Would like to give them a try, but not willing to spend for it.
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