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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait on: June 16, 2014, 10:46:07 AM
chrisx


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« on: June 16, 2014, 10:46:07 AM »



• Most advanced mountain bike chainrings ever produced
• 3D hollow structure increases stiffness
• Carbon/aluminum construction
• 1x with proprietary chain retention technology
• offered in 30T, 32T, 34T, 36T
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #1 on: June 16, 2014, 11:35:20 AM
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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2014, 11:35:20 AM »

....and it even transmits torque from the rider to the rear wheel!
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #2 on: June 16, 2014, 02:03:55 PM
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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2014, 02:03:55 PM »

'most advanced mtb chainrings ever produced'

I reckon they said that about biopace too Smiley
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #3 on: June 16, 2014, 04:29:49 PM
THE LONG RANGER

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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2014, 04:29:49 PM »

But, can I break it?

That's really the only question I want answered.
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #4 on: June 16, 2014, 06:08:25 PM
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2014, 06:08:25 PM »

Hey, BioPace was a perfect match in technology for 'U' brakes.
I had both!

...most advanced...blah, blah.. but to they wear longer than plain old steel chain rings?
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #5 on: June 16, 2014, 09:22:47 PM
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2014, 09:22:47 PM »

Cynics, aren't we Smiley
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #6 on: June 20, 2014, 09:09:59 PM
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« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2014, 09:09:59 PM »

For those of us too young/young in bike experience to know, can someone explain what "Biopace" was? I occasionally hear references to it being a disappointment, but nothing more.
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #7 on: June 20, 2014, 09:43:28 PM
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« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2014, 09:43:28 PM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopace
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #8 on: June 21, 2014, 11:01:18 AM
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2014, 11:01:18 AM »

bio_¡?  The oval  shaped chain ring was faster.  Acceleration comes from pushing down on the pedal. More teeth during the down stroke, less teeth between down strokes, means more time accelerating.  It was abandoned because it trashes knees quickly.

In the old day one chainring existed.  Looks like we are going back to one chainring.  A few more years and we will have internal geared bottom brackets, instead of internal geared hubs
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #9 on: June 22, 2014, 03:41:13 PM
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« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2014, 03:41:13 PM »

I saw someone with a modern day equivalent of Biopace recently on a 1x10 setup - tempting...
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #10 on: June 26, 2014, 11:55:24 AM
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« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2014, 11:55:24 AM »

bio_¡?  The oval  shaped chain ring was faster.  Acceleration comes from pushing down on the pedal. More teeth during the down stroke, less teeth between down strokes, means more time accelerating.  It was abandoned because it trashes knees quickly.

In the old day one chainring existed.  Looks like we are going back to one chainring.  A few more years and we will have internal geared bottom brackets, instead of internal geared hubs

https://www.sram.com/truvativ/products/truvativ-hammerschmidt-am-crankset

Not exactly what you're describing, but close. 
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  Topic Name: expensive things come to those who wait Reply #11 on: June 28, 2014, 05:53:06 AM
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« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2014, 05:53:06 AM »

Bio pace was discontinued because that stuff doesn't really do what they claim. Elliptical rings have made an appearance at least 4 times in the last 100 or so years.
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