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ROTOR bike components’ “Q-Rings” continue to gain popularity with cyclists around the world, thanks in part to their noticeable performance benefits, growing acceptance amongst pro cyclists
and significant wins at the highest level, including the 2008 Tour de France
Most Q-Ring users will tell you that there’s more to Q-Rings than just the hotly debated “dead spot” issue
By varying the resistance of the drivetrain in tune with your leg’s strengths and weaknesses,
Q-Rings increase your fluidity and efficiency, helping you reach newfound levels of personal performance
Q-Rings’ performance benefits are clearest when you’re climbing, accelerating or on a long and demanding ride
They’re also fully adjustable to suit a variety of different pedaling styles
Heinrich Haussler is one rider who knows the benefits of Q-Rings, which he started using in 2009,
and after a phenomenal spring season, became the #1 rider in the world.
When a crash caused damage to his knee in 2010, Q-Rings were an integral part of his recovery program,
thanks to their reduced joint and tendon loading and better muscle strain distribution.
Heinrich Voice: Now after today’s training, now I feel good and I’m confident. I mean I still have a couple of problems in my Achilles and my knee in Calpe in training camp, but I mean so far, it’s been perfect
At the beginning of the 2011 season, riders on the Garmin Cervélo squad were given the choice of riding with traditional round rings or with Q-Rings.
Johan Van Summeren is one rider who decided to make the switch.
Johan Voice: I can ride faster with these rings. I started riding with them in the first training camp.
They put them in position 3 and then I had the feeling that it’s not so good, then I spoke with the mechanics and the guys at ROTOR
We put them into position 4 and from that moment on I had a real good feeling. You can’t judge it after one day, so I tried it a month –
I said “Hmm, this is not to bad” and they’re still on it so it’s good.
This past April, Johan rode his Q-Rings to victory at the queen of the classics: Paris Roubaix.
Cobblestone sectors like those found in Paris Roubaix are the roughest roads the pros will race on all year,
and the ultimate venue to test the reliability, shifting accuracy and stability of Q-Rings
Johan’s victory speaks for itself: Q-Rings performed flawlessly thanks to their subtle ovalization, flawless tooth profiles
and highly refined shifting ramp designs.
Garmin Cervélo is also riding ROTOR’s newly designed 3D + crank, which is the next generation of the 3D crank,
originally developed with help from Thor Hushovd who then rode them to victory at the World Championships.
The 3D + crank is lighter than the 3D crank due to a stiffer and lighter 30mm axle and an optimized crank hollowing method, which removes weight without impacting the qualities most critical to any crankset;
the stiffness and strength that powerful riders like Thor and teammate Tyler Farrar depend on when they’re sprinting full throttle.
ROTOR’s 3D+ cranks are compatible with almost all 2011 BB frame standards thanks to ROTOR’s “Standard Deviation” bb collection –
from the expected 30mm axle systems like BB30, BB30 PF, BB Right and BB 386 Evo, 4:25 to unexpected systems like traditional BSA and most 24mm press fits BSA, BB89, BB90, BB92 and BB86.
This allows all cyclists to benefit from 30mm axle technology regardless of their frame design.
ROTOR Bike Components: Designed for the pros, made available to everyone.