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BIG News. SRAM is going OVAL! Surprised? We are not. After Sram purchased dozens of absoluteBLACK oval rings to test late last year, they are about to release their own (̶c̶o̶p̶y̶)̶ version in the near future. If you…
Hi everyone, I just wanted to pass on some 1x12 news from absoluteBlACK SRAM GX Eagle - 12spd budget groupset is coming Looking to go Oval with 1x12 drivetrain, but it is still too expensive? Then absoluteBLACK have…
Hi everyone, Given that you're all nuts about gravel bike gearing, I thought I'd throw this in. Aside from our range of bolt on and direct mount 1x chainrings which it seems quite a few of you are already using,…
Nubster wrote: I ride an Absolute Black oval on my mountain bike. Can't say if it was an improvement or not. I didn't go from round to oval...started with oval. I wanted oval on my SSCX bike too but getting the correct…
Hi JHueber, I've not ridden the DK200, it looks like very definition of an epic day out. SS sounds like a major undertaking, best of luck to you. Here's the link to Absoluteblack's CX rings…
Hi Dubz, I'm sorry to hear your story. As a cyclist, we need our knees in tip-top condition, so I feel for you. As you were kind enough to tell me about your background, here a little on mine... I've been riding and…
Interesting thread and no I am not riding ovals not aware of them. Are you representing a company about these rings? Thanks[/QUOTE I work on behalf of Absoluteblack. I'm a believer in the benefits of oval in general -…
Dubz_Detroit wrote: Purchased a Absoultblack a few years ago, it messed my left knee up that I had to go back to round. Still have problems to this day with the knee. Oval is not for everyone. I'm genuinely interested…
To answer your points in order: I too had Biopace rings on my first Shimano cranksets. I didn't hate them, but I never, ever believed they made my ride 'better' in any way. SRAM and Shimano like to lead technology…
Interested to know who is riding oval chainrings (of any brand), who isn't and why not?