Biopace biopace is a patented non round chainwheel design made and licensed by shimano.
Elliptical bicycle crankset.
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This guide analyzes the pros and cons of an oval vs round chainring to help you decide whether or not it s worth your time to try one out.
That shimano manufactured an elliptical chainring in the 1980s called the biopace and aside from a few love letters the component was generally panned for causing undue stress on the knees.
Ever since the chain driven bicycle was invented elliptical chainwheels have been re invented and re abandoned for the same reason every ten or fifteen years.
The premise is simple.
Elliptical chainrings have been around since the beginning of the bicycle.
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