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Cyclocross is a sport of specialization where riders look for every performance advantage allowed. Enhancements to a rider’s bike, and especially its drivetrain, are an obvious choice for performance gains. The UK’s Absoluteblack, known for their oval mountain bike and narrow-wide cyclocross chainrings, is launching a new line of oval road chainrings, which should also work well for cyclocross racers interested in non-traditional chainrings.

See the full press release from Absoluteblack of the new products below. 


ABSOLUTEBLACK OVAL ROAD CHAINRINGS

Absoluteblack is already famous worldwide for their cadence improving, power smoothing and traction enhancing, oval mountain bike chainrings. The brand’s CEO Marcin Golec, is now proud to announce the global launch, in spring 2016, of the new Absoluteblack Oval Road chainrings.

[caption id="attachment_79817" align="alignnone" width="750"]Absoluteblack's Oval Road chainrings come in numerous teeth counts and bolt circle diameters and are confirgured for Shimano and SRAM cranks. Absoluteblack’s Oval Road chainrings come in numerous teeth counts and bolt circle diameters and are confirgured for Shimano and SRAM cranks. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack[/caption]

Absoluteblack is committed to ensure every rider can benefit from the many ride improving attributes of oval chainrings. Many road riders have a tendency to ‘mash’ their pedals and need help to perfect their spin and smooth out power delivery. Oval rings help achieve this goal. Absoluteblack’s Oval Road chainrings incorporate the optimum ovality, to work with human physiology, delivering a spin sensation that feels ‘rounder than round’.  Climbing takes less effort and knee strain is reduced. Absoluteblack believe switching to oval chainrings is of maximum benefit to time-pressed amateur and sportive road riders.

The new Absoluteblack Oval Road Premium chainrings feature an extensive and highly complex machining process – to produce the best shifting oval chainrings, at the lightest possible weight, without sacrificing strength and the rigidity – vital for consistent shifting speed and accuracy.

Unlike other oval chainring manufacturers, Absoluteblack has optimised the timing position of their chainrings ovality to a single fitting option – taking the confusion, uncertainty and guesswork out of fitting oval chainrings.

[caption id="attachment_79816" align="alignnone" width="750"]Absoluteblack's new Road Oval chainrings. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack Absoluteblack’s new Oval Road chainrings. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack[/caption]

The new Absoluteblack Oval Road Premium chainrings are available in a variety of tooth sizes, bolt circle diameters and in Shimano and SRAM crank arm configurations. All chainrings are anodised in the UK. A choice of three colours is available; black, grey or red.

All Absoluteblack products are proudly designed in the UK and manufactured in the EU at the brands own factory in Poland, to ensure the very highest standards of quality.

[caption id="attachment_79815" align="alignnone" width="750"]Absoluteblack's Oval Road chainrings. Absoluteblack’s new Oval Road chainring offerings come in red, gray and, of course, black. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack[/caption]

Absoluteblack products are now also distributed in US by Rotor USA (QARV Imports, LLC), the USA leading authority on oval chainrings and in the UK by Velotech Services (Rotor Distribution). Both have collaborated with Absoluteblack in the development of their new Oval Road Premium chainrings.


Absoluteblack's new Road Oval chainrings. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack

Absoluteblack’s new Oval Road chainrings. Photo courtesy: Absoluteblack