Rotor Q Ring Or Qxl

16 ovality instead of q rings 10 big idea.
Rotor q ring or qxl. Rotor bike components crafts products with a specific intention. 110x5 q ring outer. Qarbon chainring 110x5 bcd. Qxl rings are q rings with greater ovalization 16 vs.
The photo below shows the rotor qxl compared to the absoluteblack. To help you improve your cycling experience. Now you might say both chainrings are not round. Rotor dm 1x q ring road.
The inner ring to rule them all. If you are removing original shimano 4 bolt chainrings you will need cover bolts or the rotor standard road double 4 bolt set to fit rotor 4 bolt chainrings. 110x5 q ring inner. While oval chainrings have historically been controversial we believe that allowing a rider to fine tune the chainring position offers opportunities to minimize the dead spot never before realized with conventional chainrings.
One is spanish and the other french. Qxl chainrings offer increased ovalization for riders requiring a greater effect. Qxl s function the same as q rings by maximizing the use of the most productive zones increasing productive work and minimizing the intensity of the weaker zones. 15 ovality is offered with the qxl ring for shimano 4 bolt.
Regular price 149 view. Before i begin i would like to make it clear that osymetric chainrings are different from rotor s q rings or their new qxl rings for that matter. 10 that were intended for existing q ring users looking to capitalize on the performance benefits of oval rings. As seen on the images the qxl rotor chainring.
1 the absoluteblack ab chainrings are closer in ovality to the rotor qxl rings than the rotor q rings. Pair with 36t inner 4 bolt shimano qxl ring. The lightest q option. Your legs have mass and the faster you spin the cranks this mass helps you get through the dead spots a lot faster so that by the time your quadriceps are starting to push you are already about 2 o clock max force is usually applied around 3 30.
The most adjustable q ring of all time goes one by. Rotor makes 2 different elliptical rings qxl q ring and a round no q ring see below. I usually recommend as does rotor that you start off with q rings then after one season move to qxl. Rotor makes complete cranksets whereas osymetric makes chainrings and pretty much nothing else.