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Rotor Chainsets

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  • March 24, 2015 at 9:26 pm #23586
    Mrmiik

    Hi everyone,

    I’m considering picking up a Rotor 3D+ chainset, with normal style rings. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of Rotor cranks at all? How do you rate their stiffness against the usual suspects of Shim/SRAM/Campy?

    Probably stick these on a BSA frame (using the BB30 rotor bottom bracket), or maybe a BB86 if I like them enough. One of the attractions is that I can stick the chipset on whatever bike I fancy regardless of frame, just use the Rotor BB!

    Let me know your thoughts – or convince me to go for something different.

    Cheers!

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  • March 25, 2015 at 3:57 pm #838907
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    Mrmiik

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:I run a

    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:
    I run a set of 3D+ with normal Praxis Works rings which is attached to my Specialized. Very nice cranks, look good and are very stiff compared to the Campag Records cranks they replaced.

    I do have an un-used Rotor PF30 bb at home if you need to buy one. Fully boxed etc.

    Cheers both for your replies – ok you had me at more stiffness than record. Were these the 11 speed carbon cranks?

    Afraid my stable consists of BB86 and BSA bikes. Will be nice to run a 30mm crank in these bikes with the Rotor crankset! I will need a BSA30 BB however…

    March 25, 2015 at 1:29 pm #838905
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    Iamnot Wiggins

    I run a set of 3D+ with
    I run a set of 3D+ with normal Praxis Works rings which is attached to my Specialized. Very nice cranks, look good and are very stiff compared to the Campag Records cranks they replaced.

    I do have an un-used Rotor PF30 bb at home if you need to buy one. Fully boxed etc.

    March 25, 2015 at 1:25 pm #838903
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    Tjuice

    I hired a bike with a Rotor
    I hired a bike with a Rotor crankset and Q-rings when I did some cycling in Spain a couple of years back.

    Anecdotally, I really liked them. Not sure whether it was the oval rings or whether the crankset was generally good, but I felt very comfortable with them, riding both on the flat and particularly on the climbs.

    Caveat: the whole bike was new to me so there are a number of factors at play in my enjoyment of the riding, and I was not specifically trying to evaluate the crankset vs. others I’ve ridden.

    For reference, on my two usual bikes I have:
    Race bike: FSA SL-K Light carbon crankset
    Winter training bike: SRAM Rival crankset

    I would very definitely contemplate/evaluate Rotor cranks (probably with Q-rings) for a future bike.

    Perhaps someone with a more scientific view will provide experiences too.

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