MOTSUV Oval Chainring

I just picked this beauty up freshly from the local post office after it's been delivered from the Far East. We are lookin' at a MOTSUV 34T Narrow/Wide Oval Chainring. I'm using oval chainrings for more than a year now, so the decision was pretty straight forward. 

But lets see some details:

The weight is 50 grams

It is a 34T chainring with 104 BCD that has a narrow/wide profile, so it's ideal choice for riders who rather prefer single chainring at the front. It is made out of 7075-T6 alloy and has a friendly enough weight also. 

Got it fitted with a set of custom made 1,8 mm thick spacers

I'm pretty curious about this ring, especially about the lifetime of it. I've been using very similar products (also from China) before and I was super happy. So, I hope it'll be the same story once again! :) 

Ready to roll, will test it in the next few days

 Stay tuned for short term review!

  

Snail Oval Chainring // Short term review

Ok, I think it's about time to get this short term review together and share some thoughts on this Snail Oval chainring. I got this ring fitted on the bike a little while ago and done about 150 km on it at this stage. 

Now, about the first impressions you can read here. But lets see how things are after a couple of decent bike ride. 

First of all it's important to know that I'm running single speed. So, there's no need to talk about the narrow-wide profile of the ring as the tensioner keep things in order for me. On the other hand the oval shape and it's benefit definitely the new thing to me. I freakin' love it! 

The ring seems to me durable, but of course there's no point to talk about durability at this point. We will see abou that in the long term review. The system works very well with this ring, after I got the chain line sorted it's nice & smooth.

I've tested the ring in many different conditions and terrain also and long story short: it works perfectly. Do I recommend it to give the "Oval Hype" a go? Hell yeah! Absolutely!!  

Snail Oval Chainring // First impressions

It's a special kind of upgrade on the bike for me as I had my eyes on these oval chainrings for a while. Thanks to my good training mate I managed to get one fitted and I'm after my first test ride with this setup.

Where should I start? I think we can skip the introduction part, I'm sure we all know the benefits of the oval chainrings by now. Got the ring last night, got it fitted and I was full of excitement this afernoon when I left the house.  

The details:

It's a Snail Oval Chainring with 104 BCD, 34T and Narrow Wide profile. I was running 36T normal ring on the single speed bike and based on many articles and advice I've decided to pick a size 34T. The ring looks sturdy yet still light. Good looking design and a small indicator mark that helps before mounting. It's a nice piece of bike part with a nice finish! 

First impressions:

The first test spin was only a 30 km long ride with a few kicker climbs on the local hills. The first thing that popped into my mind was that there is no difference on flat. Didn't feel different at all compare to the normal chainrings. 

But this feeling has changed pretty quickly as soon as I hit the first climb. The difference was quite remarkable I have to say! The climb felt definitely easier on a weird and unusual way. It is hard to describe... it feels like the pressure of the climb gets less for a short amount of time and it repeats itself with each and every pedal stroke. It feels unusual but definitely good!

It was awesome to try this ring and I'm happy to experience the benefit that I was only reading about before. Although it was only a short test ride but I can definitely tell it'll be nice to ride with an oval chainring mounted on the bike! 

Short and long term review to come, so stay tuned! :)