Will Oval Chainrings Make You Faster? The Science

Do oval chainrings improve performance or are they just another bike industry gimmick? Today I’ll be jumping into the science on oval rings to answer this question. I’ll also touch on what company makes the best shaped oval ring, will oval rings save your knees, what types of riding potentially benefit most from oval rings and whether or not they screw up power meter readings. Check out the New WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14 Bikeblather blog post on oval ring power inflation: http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/2013/01/whats-up-with-those-funky-rings.html Thanks to Jordan Sands for the extra footage: https://www.youtube.com/user/jordansandsknoxfan If you are ready to take your training to the next level by hiring a coach head over to https://trainright.com/ and use code CTSDJ to waive the $40 registration fee. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan If you like the gloves I use they are made by Handup. Handup makes some pretty rad stuff, not just gloves but other apparel as well. I've been on their gloves for a while now and absolutely love them. Using the promo code JOHN$ON (all caps) at checkout supports me and the channel as well! Check em out. Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON What are those things on my handlebars? Togs, check em out: https://togs.com/ Follow me on Instagram, twitter, and Facebook for more coaching content: Instagram: @dylanjawnson Twitter: @djdylansjohnson Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526 My Niner JET9 RDO: https://ninerbikes.com/products/jet-9-rdo My Niner RLT9 RDO: http://ninerbikes.com/Niner-Builds?mo... My Niner RKT9 RDO: https://ninerbikes.com/products/rkt-9-rdo The studies I used in this video: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3990898/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11332-017-0401-6 http://www.trainsharpcyclecoaching.co.uk/images/osymetric-study.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763141.2014.908946 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879434/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461391.2015.1086817 http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/2013/01/whats-up-with-those-funky-rings.html https://www.eurjhm.com/index.php/eurjhm/article/view/246 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918574/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=oval+chainrings https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1435158 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-003-0937-9 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11404667 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0895435697002035 The views and opinions expressed in this video are my own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Carmichael Training Systems, Inc, their sponsors, and/or partners.