Maybe you’ve heard of oval chainrings but you’re not entirely sure what all the fuss is about. A good number of brands now offer ovals and we’ve seen uptake across disciplines, from Pro Tour road cycling to the upper echelons of the Enduro World Series. Oval chainrings essentially require less effort to drive than traditional round ones, tempting us with prospects of marginal gains. But why is this? And how ‘oval’ does it need to be? And what size oval should you get if you make the change? All of these questions and more are answered below by the industry experts absoluteBLACK, ROTOR Bike and Wolf Tooth Components.
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