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Submitted by
Scott Baker
a Racer
from Hampton
Date Reviewed: 5/11/2001 8:44:13 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Big Levels, GWNF |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Purchased At: | HDK Cycles |
| Strengths: | Strong lightweight, moderately priced |
| Weaknesses: | Haven't found one!!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Sugino |
| Bike Setup: | Bianchi Pista track bike |
| Bottom Line: | Good value and there a vast variety of sizes. |
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Submitted by
Peter Polack
a Cross Country Rider
from Meriden CT USA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2001 8:18:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $75 |
| Purchased At: | Local bike shop |
| Strengths: | They work. |
| Weaknesses: | None. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Real Design, Virtually all other generic rings. |
| Bike Setup: | 1990 Shimano Deore Crank. Shimano drivetrain. |
| 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. |
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Submitted by
lcunnion
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: 3/17/2001 6:06:51 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | *cheap *available in many sizes and BCDs |
| Weaknesses: | *hot spots (only a problem in singlespeed applications) *no shift ramps and pins (only a problem in geared applications) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano (all qualities), RaceFace |
| Bike Setup: | Singlespeed |
| 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). |
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Submitted by
Orjan
a Cross Country Rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: 8/22/2000 5:01:45 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Really cheap and light. |
| Weaknesses: | REALLY cheap. Completely chewed up in 4 months. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano, L+M, Middleburn |
| Bike Setup: | KonaKula, Bomber, Hope, XT/XTR |
| Bottom Line: | Stay away IMHO. I thought I was smart when I bought chainrings at half the price of high-end ones. Not so. Doesnīt matter if itīs 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... |
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Submitted by
MIKE
a Downhiller
from Knoxville, TN
Date Reviewed: 4/3/2000 3:34:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sugar Mtn |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Good value- light but stiff-good metal |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | 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. |
| Bottom Line: | it's just a chainring so get this one?40 tooth |
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Submitted by
Tim Nielsen
a Racer
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Catoctin Trail (Gambrill) |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: |
Inexpensive Available in a jillion sizes |
| Weaknesses: | Nothing shifts as well as Shimano |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Shimano Real |
| Bike Setup: | XTR shifters |
| Bottom Line: | Good value for the money. |
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