A narrow-wide chainring is a chainring with specially designed teeth intended to improve chain retention of 1x drivetrains. As the name suggests, narrow-wide chainrings have teeth of alternating ...

Not all chainrings fit all cranksets. Most chainrings mount via a four- or five-arm ‘spider’ (the arms/spokes on the crankset). The spacing between these arms differs based on the intended gear range ...

When it comes to drivetrain innovation, it’s easy to assume the big players have it all figured out. Oval rings, narrow-wide teeth, optimized offsets—it feels like every shape has been tried. But ...

For decades the chainring was a simple component that transferred crank force to your drivetrain. But as racing and the quest for minor performance gains in cycling never end, a small group of ...

Tadej Pogačar often dominates races and is the favourite for the Giro d'Italia but he and his UAE Team Emirates squad leave little to chance, seeking out every possible marginal gain. This includes ...

In April we brought you an interview we did with Rotor about the company’s rings, including Marianne Vos’ history using them, but this fall, the company has released several new chainring options for ...