Sprinting with Q rings?

[ThunderThighs]

Hi, will Q rings affect my sprint in any way?
Top seed? Acceleration?

Thanks.

 

[S-Express]

Try them and find out - it's a very personal choice. In principle, there's no particular reason why they should improve your sprint, acceleration or speed in any way.

 

[mark st1]

I've got some in my garage that some wannabe racer twat leant me. They can't be that good as he'd want them back.

 

[Vegan1]

I don't know about sprinting, but I found holding an effort at 300watts for some interval training on the trainer ''easier'' than with round rings.

 

[User16625]

What the absolute hell are Q Rings?

 

[ufkacbln]

What the absolute hell are Q Rings?

Basically an oval chain ring.

Thee is a lot of discussion, but basically the concept is that the legs have strong and weak points in the pedal rotation, and the oval varies the input making the whole pedal cycle more efficient.

Shimano marketed it as "Biopace" for a short period and Chris Bell (Highpath) used to make "Egg rings"

In fact Chris Bell's Page on Egg Rings explains them well

 

[Yellow Saddle]

What the absolute hell are Q Rings?

Some stupid concept that gets re-invented every 20 years.

 

[Welsh wheels]

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Some stupid concept that gets re-invented every 20 years.

Arghh, my eyes!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

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Some stupid concept that gets re-invented every 20 years.

Blimy! thats a bit extreme, I was wondering what they were until someone mentioned Biopace.

 

[postman]

I had one in 1987.When i got my next bike i dumped it at the tip.I did not know bikes then,i had just started.I did save the Brooks saddle though.

 

[Disabledcyclist40]

I have to admit they helped me no end climbing, didn't notice a difference in the sprint either good or bad