Flat front gear
08-10-10, 05:59 AM
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Flat front gear
Is it a distortion of the photo, or is that front large cog look flattened out?
https://www.roadbikeaction.com/Latest...l-Project.html
Scroll 3/4 of the way down
https://www.roadbikeaction.com/Latest...l-Project.html
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08-10-10, 09:49 AM
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That does look funny, but I'd guess it's just a photographic artifact from compression or whatever.
The biopace chainrings were odd enough; I don't think anyone would like an octagonal one.....
The biopace chainrings were odd enough; I don't think anyone would like an octagonal one.....
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https://www.noncircularchainring.be/p...elease%202.pdf
08-11-10, 07:32 PM
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Hehe- a highly technical article that's way beyond my limited mathematical and engineering abilities. The idea is one of those that "seems" sound; yet as the article notes, Biopace was essentially a disaster. The other designs just seem to my limited understanding to be variations on a theme.
The primary complaint from riders, as I recall (and I'm old enough to recall) was that they "felt funny".
I'll reserve judgement until we see if anyone buys this new effort.
The primary complaint from riders, as I recall (and I'm old enough to recall) was that they "felt funny".
I'll reserve judgement until we see if anyone buys this new effort.
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I have some of the original biopace chain rings on my really old mountain bike. I never could feel any difference but I rarely ride that bike.
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i used to run a 50 bio pace i believe it was a 2nd gen. i could notice a difference on that big of a ring but on the smaller ones its hard to tell. To each their own i guess
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