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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
Worked good on 12 speed. Gives just a bit more power without down shifting
Slickson
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
Softer metal than the quality rings, but it does work very well.
Thirsty Aussie
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
36T mounted on XT boost crankset with Deore M5100 drivetrain and Shimano 11speed chain. Works fine. Offset is -3mm (toward frame) and diameter is as advertized. Wish they made a 38T with a slightly larger offset to improve chainline since there is still some room on this frame to pull the chainring inward.
Lenis
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
Haven’t put tons of miles on it yet but it seems pretty legit. The gear ratio of the 32 tooth feels good on my 12x.
CCL
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
Works well, which ought to be the standard for cheap knockoff bike parts? Fit onto the crank was extremely precise - at first I thought the chainring mounting area was cut too small. But once I got it perfectly exactly lined up on a perfectly clean and lightly greased Shimano direct mount, it went right on with zero gap or wiggle. Nearly literally seamless. No way this thing creaks or clicks from the mount.The positioning and amount of clocking of the oval ring looks EXACTLY the same as my expensive Garbaruk.It's on 11 speed SRAM chain, the chain flows securely, smoothly and quietly. I'm glad I didn't spend more - performance seems identical to pricey name brands I've owned in the past.
CreativeLab 2.0
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
Really nice. Works very well. Fit and performance is just like the Shimano chainring
Ayrton
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
The benefits of an oval chainring are certainly debatable, but no reason to pay more if you want to try one. Works fine with Shimano chains
Richard C. Jensen
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2022
I now have two oval rings on two different bikes. One is 36T and I can't really feel the difference on that one. I don't see much point in trying an oval once the ring size gets over 34T because it's going to get hard to climb something steep with that large of a ring. The best time to get one would be if you were doing 28, 30, 32T. The one I have for this particular direct mount one is 32T and I think it does help a little bit. I don't feel quite as tired or challenged on (short) steeper climbs with this oval ring, but maybe I'm just a little more in shape now, it's really hard to say.However, let me give you an example on a 3rd bike that I'm doing to compare 32T oval vs. 30T round. 3rd bike as an XTR M9000 104 BCD 4-bolt crank arm. A few days ago I put on a 38T on the outside of the spider and a 32T on the inside (no front derailleur). It worked. Obviously not a huge difference in ring sizes compared with the typical 2x 28-38T, etc. It was just to see if it worked or not...it did. Chainline not great for the 38T one now but that's OK, the chain stays on and keeps the gear. Once the 32T round wears out, I'll do a 30T one.This is where the 3rd bike's example comes in with oval vs. round for the smaller ring. If you are choosing oval, you want a smaller ring to be oval, not a larger one because again a 36T or 38T one is simply not going to climb steep stuff great no matter what ring you put on. But the only 30T oval rings are $80 brand-name ones because the teeth are so close to the holes, so 30T is the smallest 104 BCD ring you can get. 30T oval is rare to find; the other 30T rings are all round. The smallest decently-priced oval ring for 104 BCD is 32T. Which would you choose for a smaller ring: 30T round or 32T oval? To me it's a no-brainer: the 30T round. That's still going to climb as good or better as 32T oval. Just an opinion. So if you are doing straight 1x and don't need a lot of top-end speed with a larger ring, a 32T or maybe 34T oval ring is fine, it certainly won't hurt anything. But larger than that and I don't think it's worth it. Smaller 30T oval, you are going to pay $80 and hope that thing lasts more than 1000 miles lol. There are aftermarket 11-speed cassettes out there now less than $80!
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