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Scott Baker
a Racer
from HamptonDate Reviewed: May 11, 2001
Strengths: Strong lightweight, moderately pricedWeaknesses: Haven't found one!!!!Bottom Line: Good value and there a vast variety of sizes.
Favorite Trail: Big Levels, GWNF
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: HDK Cycles
Similar Products Used: Sugino
Bike Setup: Bianchi Pista track bike
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Peter Polack
a Cross Country Rider
from Meriden CT USADate Reviewed: April 25, 2001
Strengths: They work.Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: See my poor review of the Real Design rings for more info.
Basically, I bought these because the new Real Design rings I put on my bike were the cause of horrible and frequent chainsuck. Their fault was they did not adhere to standard chainring spacing or thickness, which resulted in severe chainsuck on a bike with ALL new drivetrain components.
The QBP rings have No ramped faces. They come with a lengthy explanation of what factors affect chainring performance, which was a smart touch.
QBP Engagement rings are clearly built to the correct thickness to provide the proper spacing on Shimano cranks, and I regard Shimano as the dimensional standard EVERYBODY must kowtow to. I experienced good shifting with NO chainsuck whatsoever, on the first ride!
If you don't need ramped rings, these are a great, easy to find replacement; just ask your local bike shop. The reason I don't give them a higher rating is it pains me to pay so much for chainrings, and I will admit QBPs prices are in line with the rest of the industry.
Favorite Trail: any
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: Local bike shop
Similar Products Used: Real Design, Virtually all other generic rings.
Bike Setup: 1990 Shimano Deore Crank. Shimano drivetrain.
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lcunnion
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from Madison, WIDate Reviewed: March 17, 2001
Strengths: *cheap
*available in many sizes and BCDsWeaknesses: *hot spots (only a problem in singlespeed applications)
*no shift ramps and pins (only a problem in geared applications)Bottom Line: this is a cheap chainring so one can't really expect the superior shifting of ramped and pinned rings. they will fight you while shifting, but not any worse than pre-ramped chainrings (if you've been around for some time).
also, i used these rings on my SS and found them to not be perfectly round (i'm usins a KingKog - which is a superior quality cog in terms of roundness).
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Shimano (all qualities), RaceFace
Bike Setup: Singlespeed
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Orjan
a Cross Country Rider
from SwedenDate Reviewed: August 22, 2000
Strengths: Really cheap and light.Weaknesses: REALLY cheap. Completely chewed up in 4 months.Bottom Line: Stay away IMHO. I thought I was smart when I bought chainrings at half the price of high-end ones. Not so. Doesn´t matter if it´s half the price when they only last 1/3 of what you get out of a good chainring, eh?. But they worked well before they died...
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Shimano, L+M, Middleburn
Bike Setup: KonaKula, Bomber, Hope, XT/XTR
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MIKE
a Downhiller
from Knoxville, TNDate Reviewed: April 3, 2000
Strengths: Good value- light but stiff-good metalWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: it's just a chainring so get this one?40 tooth
Favorite Trail: Sugar Mtn
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Race Face 46 tooth
Bike Setup: Marin B-17 Marzocchi Monster -T Hope 04's- Hope big un hubs,24' rear3"tire-Race Face 170mm cranks-and xtr ti cass.
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Tim Nielsen
a Racer
from Arlington, VADate Reviewed: April 25, 1999
Strengths:
Inexpensive
Available in a jillion sizesWeaknesses:
Nothing shifts as well as ShimanoBottom Line: Good value for the money.
Favorite Trail:
Catoctin Trail (Gambrill)
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Shimano
Real
Bike Setup:
XTR shifters
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