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I began using an oval ring (Absolute Black) a year ago. It works without any
weird side-effects and anyone who mentions Biopace is an ill-informed moron.
You do not notice any pulsing, neither my chain nor derailleur have suffered
any problems and shifting as well as chain retention has been bulletproof.
What I do notice is that I feel much stronger and faster up climbs and that I
am running higher gears than I did with a round ring. I will not go back to a
round ring. My friends have switched too and say the same thing. Run whatever
you want, but don't knock it until you try it.
April 24, 2016, 4:10 p.m. - Raymond Epstein
#!markdown I began using an oval ring (Absolute Black) a year ago. It works without any weird side-effects and anyone who mentions Biopace is an ill-informed moron. You do not notice any pulsing, neither my chain nor derailleur have suffered any problems and shifting as well as chain retention has been bulletproof. What I do notice is that I feel much stronger and faster up climbs and that I am running higher gears than I did with a round ring. I will not go back to a round ring. My friends have switched too and say the same thing. Run whatever you want, but don't knock it until you try it.