Quarq, Q rings, and 52/36

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Greg66
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by Greg66

Whenever I have what I consider to be a really hard question, I always head over here...

The question is can 52/36 Q rings be run on a Quarq?

A 36t inner won't physically fit on a 130bcd spider, that much I know. So that means using a 110bcd. However, from what I have read and been told, a 110bcd Quarq requires the OCP3 version of Rotor's Q Rings. The "regular" Q rings don't fit onto a 110bcd spider.

That presents a second dead end, as Rotor don't make anything bigger than a 50t in OCP3 (at least that I've seen).

So the only compromise I can see is to use an OCP3 Q Ring 36t and a regular Q Ring 52t. But can that be done - in short, is the OCP3 stipulation for the 110bcd spider specific to both rings, or just the small one?

All insights and answers gratefully received...

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by Mario Jr.

The OCP3 rings are only big rings, as there's no problems fitting the normal small rings on any crank. But yes, the OCP3 rings are only in 50/110 and 53/130.

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by virenque

which crankset/crankarm do you have?

Greg66
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by Greg66

Ahhh! So it's the big ring. Got it.

In answer to what I have, I haven't, yet. I'm trying to work out what Q ring combos I can put on 110 and 130bcd before deciding which way to jump between 110 and 130. I have 50/34 Q rings on a Quarq at the moment, having come from 53/39 three years ago. Ideally I had wanted to go to 52/36 Q rings on a Quarq, but that looks to be a non-starter.

The closest I can get with a 130bcd is 52/39.

The closest I can get with a 110bcd is 50/36.

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by goodboyr

I thought that the newer quarqs with Omnical eliminates these ring limitations. Those cautions are for the older model quarqs no longer in production.

Greg66
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by Greg66

As I understand it Omnical allows you to swap the rings without having to send the entire unit back to South Dakota to be calibrated (or if you have a Wahoo thing that plugs into an iphone, recalibrating it yourself).

The OCP3 requirement for 110bcd is, and remains, a physical limitation, I think.

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by Briscoelab

I think you would find the 50T quite alright, especially if you get a cassette with an 11T cog. You'll have a bigger gear than a 52/12 and spend more of your time in the middle of the cassette when in the big ring.

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by goodboyr

Greg66 wrote:As I understand it Omnical allows you to swap the rings without having to send the entire unit back to South Dakota to be calibrated (or if you have a Wahoo thing that plugs into an iphone, recalibrating it yourself).

The OCP3 requirement for 110bcd is, and remains, a physical limitation, I think.

I thought that the electronics pod shape changed as well.

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by Grimpeur

can anyone confirm this? Just ordered a pair of 52-38 Aero Qrings for my 110bcd Red Quarq (2012 edition)..
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