Q-rings final verdict

I continued riding q-rings for the rest of the year.
I have the subjective feeling:
Pros:
They improve sprinting and accelerating out of the saddle, or at least you can achieve the same amount of power with less work.
It FEELS easier to power along in big gears. Again I think there is not more power produced but less work is needed for the same power.
They may cause fewer stress on the knees.
And most importantly: They look really cool:)

Cons:
Shifting is definitely slower than with round shimano rings.
It is difficult to set up the front derailleur.
Not for everybody, seem not to work with every pedaling technique, if you a have a very round spin they may not be an advantage for you.

To sum it up, I like them and I think I'll keep them:)

Have an awesome day,

Benja

Q-Rings sum-up or..

Originally this should have been the wrap-up of my experience with the q-rings in the last 5 weeks.
But somehow I feel like I am back to the starting line.. but first things first!
Summary:

Week 1: Choppy but a somehow faster feeling outdoors, horrible on the trainer though.

Week 2: Not as choppy as week 1 but still not round, got used to run it on the trainer (still not great)

Week3 : Spin is getting better. Short testing of round rings feels horrible and reveals their possible disadvantages.

Week 4: Finally a good spin and a really good feeling, great 4 hour ride outdoors with them.

Week 5: Tried round rings for 10minutes, felt horribly in the beginning, 2min later, SWOOSH! I am back to my old spin and the q-rings felt nearly as bad as on the first day.

Even my knees don't seem to know which direction I should pursue in the future.
This will need some good thinking. I'll stick with the small q-ring and round big ring for now. But a decision has to be made in the near future. All ideas appreciated!

have a nice day
cya

Benja

Rotor Q-Rings Test

I have been curious about these ovalized rings for quite some time now.
And well, of course I bought them.
I am not sayins all promises about saving x-watts with them are complete BS but the orthopedic advantages made more sense to me and finally led me to trying them out. If I get a wattage gain as well I won't say no to it.


Fitting was no problem, I installed only the small ring to have a round big ring for constant comparison.

1.Try
It was about 0° C outside so I decided to take them for a 10minute spin and finish the session at home on the rollers.

First impression:
Really weird:D
Not in a bad way. It felt somewhat pretty choppy but at the same time I had the feeling of beeing able to put constantly more power on the pedals. My Cadence went slightly up (+5)and I had the urge of riding much faster. Which was concerning the temperature and the cold wind not the best intuitive move.
Back home on the rollers they felt even more choppy. Maybe the indoor trainer added to this feeling.
My knees felt pretty good so I will continue the experiment

I have been riding them for 2 weeks now and will report back in the next days.

All infos about the q-rings and how they work on
Rotor USA
Rotorbike.com





have a nice day
cya

Benja