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Hurricane Dan




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Small Q-Rings
Aug 3rd, 2009, 6:28pm
 
I was looking on Angletech and they show to have a 27T Q-Ring.  I thought they were unavailable......
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Reply #1 - Aug 3rd, 2009, 8:24pm
 
Hey Dan, there still some out there floating around.I didn't relize that I had a big Bio Pace rings       ( 48x38x28)  handy.  What I had on the bike was 50x40x30 regular rings So install Bio Pace on my bike. We'll see what happen tomorrow.
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Reply #2 - Aug 3rd, 2009, 9:47pm
 
Let me know how it goes.  I've read quite a bit of controversy about the orientation of the Biopace chainrings and you can't just put them 90 degrees out for a recumbent.  Your only choice would be 72.
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Reply #3 - Aug 4th, 2009, 12:56pm
 
Quote from Hurricane Dan on Aug 3rd, 2009, 6:28pm:
I was looking on Angletech and they show to have a 27T Q-Ring.  I thought they were unavailable......

 
Why not call Kelvin and make sure it's still in stock?  I run 26T on my Rotors and that is one sweet crank!  35 mph headwind, I am still cruising along.  
 
I would think a 27 Q ring would be well worth the price.  I'd stay away from cheap imitations because even if it was exactly the same I believe we should invest in research when it is successful.  Rotor did all the research then the imitators come along.  I consider this sort of spending an investment in future improvements to my ride.
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Reply #4 - Aug 4th, 2009, 3:55pm
 
I'm still up in the air about the Q-Rings.  I just know that a couple individuals were short a small chainring and thought one of them might be interested.  I'm looking into the O,symetric chainrings.  For the technically minded, read the pdf here:
 
http://www.noncircularchainring.be/
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Reply #5 - Aug 5th, 2009, 1:46pm
 
I was ordering something from Kelvin today and asked him about the 27 tooth Q rings.  He thought the 27 replaced the 30 tooth.
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Reply #6 - Aug 5th, 2009, 7:17pm
 
I have a 30T q-ring, if anyone is interested. It's like new, was only used on Sunday afternoons by a little old man with lung issues ( I should sell used cars, huh).
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Reply #7 - Aug 5th, 2009, 9:17pm
 
Bud, I thought you had the Q-Rings on your bike.  Just out of curiosity, what are you running as a small chain ring now?
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Reply #8 - Aug 5th, 2009, 10:16pm
 
Quote from Hurricane Dan on Aug 5th, 2009, 9:17pm:
Bud, I thought you had the Q-Rings on your bike.  Just out of curiosity, what are you running as a small chain ring now?

 
I love the q-rings, but I'm too feeble for a 30T granny gear these days. I have 26T's on the Corsa and Roadster and a 24T on the SXP. If someone has a 27T q-ring to trade for the 30T, that would work.
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Reply #9 - Aug 6th, 2009, 12:24pm
 
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but I'm too feeble for a 30T granny gear these days.

 
I couldn't agree more. I asked PCF to change the 30T to a 26T.  Now I think I will order the 27T from Angletech.
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Reply #10 - Aug 7th, 2009, 1:00am
 
I much prefer to state that I am too wise and foresighted to have ever had anything BUT a 26 tooth on my Rotors.
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Reply #11 - Aug 7th, 2009, 6:39pm
 
I guess now is when I act all superior and say the granny on the Fusion is a 39? With a 34-11 cassette?
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Reply #12 - Aug 8th, 2009, 10:26am
 
The one thing I miss on my old home made bike was the 27 front and 34 rear. The gearing was from a mountain bike I cannabalized. When you get to that "grunt" angle, it sure does help.  
 
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