MTB Q-Rings

[Chrissie]

Has anyone tried out mountain bike Q-Rings??  I'm getting rings this afternoon to try out this weekend at the Knysna mtb race and am curious to hear what other users think of it.  If it going to work as brilliantly as the road Q-rings, it can only be good!!

[MichH]

Hey Chrissie,

Is it wise to change right before the event? Shouldn't you try them out on a training ride first?

[Thug]

 

'scuse the ignorance, but what are Q-rings ?

 

 

Edit: Just google'd

 

 

 

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[Chrissie]

Good advise I?d usually give to other people as well, Michelle.  I dusted my mountain bike off a week ago... 6 months worth of cobweb's so I reckoned I?m not use to it anyway!   smileys/smiley5.gif 

Joburg_Red - Q-Rings is the best kept secret weapon... ssshhh, actually we don't want everyone to know about it, especially not the competition  smileys/smiley2.gif

Q-Rings are oval chainrings, which improves your power output and reduces the dead spot while cycling.  Amazing how much difference it makes.  Can't see myself ever going back to normal rings on my road bike.

 

[AndreZA]

My staal Sancini baaisiekel het met Bio Space ringe gekom en kon regtig nie die verskil gevoel het nie.

[Wannabe]

Het ook Bio Pace gehad. Het al met 'n vriend se fiets met Q rings gery. Kan nie die twee vergelyk nie!! Spaar nou vir my eie Q Rings. MYLE BETER!!!!!

[Chrissie]

Ek het ook begin met Biopace op my eerste fiets (pienk Hansom) maar daar is geen vergelyk tussen Biopace en Q-Rings nie, glo my. Wannabe, jy sal nie spyt wees nie!

[Wannabe]

Chrissie, het met Cashandra daaroor gesels. Sy se ook dit het 'n groot verskil vir haar gemaak, nie net op die klimme nie, maar ook met sprints.

Gaan maar my tjom s'n leen vir die Jock, as ek nie my eie het teen daai tyd nie.

[Ivanb]

Thats all great to hear about Q Rings. They are not like Biopace as the biggest gear is in your powerstroke and the smallest in the dead spot. A 53 t blade on teh road gives the equivalent to a 58.8 output and a 44 MTb a 48 good hey!!!

 

see www.rotorbike.co.za

or www.impressions.co.za

 

 

[Chrissie]

I am glad to report back that the mtb Q-Rings works as beautifully as the road Q-Rings.  My mountain bike weighs about a ton so was really surprised to pass all the ladies on the first climb.  My power output on the flats and especially the hills definitely increased just by switching to q-rings.  Led the mountain bike race until just after half way, unfortuntely hit the more technical rocky and muddy downhill sections and single tracks and 2 mountain bike chicks passed me as if I was looking for parking!  (it's a shame Q-Rings can't help with a lack of technical skills!!) smileys/smiley36.gif

Wannabe, jy gaan nie weer jou tjom se Q-rings vir hom teruggee as jy dit eers gewoond is nie!!

[Wannabe]

Chrissie, als deel van die plan, hy wil mos net oefen/ry in die somer. Bang vir die koue, so hy sal maar moet soebat om dit terug te kry wanneer hy weer begin oefen.