Cyclocross is a sport of specialization where riders look for every performance advantage allowed. Enhancements to a rider’s bike, and especially its drivetrain, are an obvious choice for performance ...

AbsoluteBlack has produced a new oval chainring for riders using Cannondale’s 2X Hollowgram cranks. If you have always desired a Hollowgram compatible 2X chainring, British oval specialist ...

We loved AbsoluteBlack's oil-slick-look MTB chainrings. Aaron Borrill, our tech ed, waxed lyrical about their aesthetics in his 2020 Gear of the Year round-up and now the British-based company has ...

Oval rings are not a new concept. How are absoluteBLACK oval chainrings different from those from the past? Oval chainrings have been around for over 100 years, but Biopace chainrings are what most ...

Componentry brand absoluteBLACK, famed for helping to make oval chainrings popular, has announced the launch of two new products: a direct mount oval chainring for an 8 bolt crankset and a caliper ...

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 ...