In this review of the ROTOR INpower 3D+ I am going to cover the following: The general issues of installing a crank-axle power meter on YOUR bike – is it easy? or not? A look at OCP/OCA fine tuning for Q-Rings using ROTOR’s software and MAS spider A look at Torque Effectiveness and Pedal Smoothness across…
This is a subsection of the main review which you can return to by clicking (here). This part covers the relatively unimportant Contents and Unboxing The Packaging Hey it’s a box ! OK it’s quite a nice one. I’m also looking at the power meter alongside the Qarbon Q-rings. You buy the Q-rings separately and…
ROTOR’s latest Qarbon Qrings are lightweight and rigid elliptical front chainrings, sometimes referred to as ‘oval’. They are part-carbon in construction and come in a variety of sizes for the outer front chainring. “Qarbon is designed to work with all 9, 10 and 11-speed drivetrains. It is available in 110 BCD and offers 3 versions: 53, 52 and 50 teeth. Qarbon can…
I was wittering on here yesterday about how I wish I had my Qrings properly configured several years ago. Well today they were properly configured for the first time ever. On my road bike. Which I’m never comfortable on, but that’s by-the-by. First off I did a nifty, easy little 90 minute run (ie running) with…
We all love a misquote. This post is nothing to do with Shakespeare of course. I often hark back to the memories of one of my few, fleeting misses of sporting success to wonder if ‘piece of kit X’ might have made those few seconds difference I needed on the day. I’ve been using elliptical chainrings…
I guess oval chain rings are a load of nonsense and don’t really work. Froome Used this in his 2015 TdF victory. He probably just liked the design. http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/news/2015/07/10/1436523606273-xzs6zx1dsaig-700-80.jpg Wiggins used these for gold at the Olympic TT. Maybe he accidentally picked up the wrong bike? http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r554/bikelife/bradley-wiggins-canvas-size-1-942×707.jpg Must be a placebo effect then? I’m sure…
