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Read these Slowtwitcher's first hand reviews of their experiences on Rotors:

What JayLew says: 2004 Ironman Wisconsin: "I'm very, very happy about my bike split. 70 of 2188 and 15 of 389 in my age group. HUGE improvements! I feel like I've moved up to the next level on the bike. I definitely feel like I'm capable of a 5:10 - 5:15 right now on a course of more normal difficulty and next year I think sub 5:10 is definitely in the cards. I have no wattage info to back this up, but I think the Rotors have absolutely helped. I'm very happy with them."
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=200829
"It was my 1st race on the rotors and it went quite well. I can't definitively state that my increase in speed is solely due to them but I would say they've surely contributed. Strangely, I don't notice any difference in my pedal stroke when going back and forth between bikes and never really have. There was an initial drop off in speed but after a couple of weeks that was reversed. I switched to a 12-25 after checking out the course as there are some short steep sections and rarely much chance to use a 54-11 due to the technical nature of the course, and that worked great. I was a little worried about my legs possibly feeling more fatigued than usual on the run due to the rotors but that certainly didn't happen. I was able to run at a fairly good pace w/o redlining, even though I'm not in top run form right now, so that certainly wasn't an issue. This was also one of the few races where my bike split ranked even or better than my run split so I guess the rotors passed the test. "
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=189888


What JoeMWiley says: "I've only got about 15 hours on my RC's, but half of that is on hills as steep as 15+% in the Glendora Mountain Road and Baldy region. At this point I feel the advantage is on hills, and the steeper they are the greater the advantage.

In the saddle, I feel that I can use my hamstrings more effectively, and get on top of the pedal better to make use of my quads. I hadn't heard many people mention greater use of the hamstrings with RC's. It seems like a misconception to me though, now that I've used them for a bit. You see, because less time is spent on the hamstring part of the stroke people assume you are not using that muscle as much, and instead using the dominant muscles on the front of your thighs. Makes sense. But, what seems to be going on with me however is that the stroke is simply quicker for the hamstrings, as if the instantaneous RPM on that part of the stroke is 10% higher, or maybe X% would be closer to the truth. Anyway, that X% increase makes it easier to make power with the less powerful thigh muscles. We are used to seeing riders who make less peak power spin higher cadences, so it sits nicely in my head that the muscle with less peak power is spinning at a higher instantaneous cadence. If this doesn't really make sense I could try to explain it differently, just ask.

Out of the saddle, which I don't feel the need to do nearly as much as with my Ultegra's, I feel much smoother. MUCH smoother. Maybe I wasn't that efficient to begin with?, i'm not sure as I've never had a spinscan number to look at. Whatever the case may be, when I'm out of the saddle climbing an 8+% hill I feel much more like I do when I'm running. It just feels more natural. "
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=162372

What YaquiCarbo Says: "I recently put Rotorcranks on my TT bike. I've only done two races on Rotorcranks...one was on 5/23 when I was emerging from three weeks of being sick with pneumonia/bronchitis, and there were only two good things about that race: 1)I didn't die, and 2)my bike split was fine (my swim and run were awful). The other race was a 9.2 mile TT on 6/13 that I won (this time, I'm talking about overall, not AG, but, it was just a local bicycle club affair...no big dogs here), and I improved my time 1:30-something compared to doing the same race on 4/24 on regular cranks. (I don't know how to factor in the 3 weeks of essentially no training due to my lung problems between those two races.) I have another triathlon this Sunday, and a TT at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Wednesday, on Rotorcranks. I'll be doing the TT on sub-optimal (for me) rest. However, I believe that I will set a PR at that TT on Wednesday on Rotorcranks, even when tired. Unlike many people that report Rotorcranks to help their climbing, I think I see better benefits on the flats...and Lowe's is pretty flat. I've never been able to use a 54X11 on the flats before now, and although I have to have a slight tailwind to use this big a gear on the flats, cruising in the upper 20 mph range is a new experience for me. My history of TT results at Lowe's is verifiable, official, in the books, on the internet. My result on Wednesday will be just as verifiable, good or bad. "
http://forum.slowtwitch.com

What Mike Plumb says: "This was also my first race using Rotor Cranks after training on them for about a month. I feel that once I settled in and started to ride them the way I was supposed to, they were a definate advantage. Over the 13 mile course, I think they were worth about 45 seconds advantage. Just my rough figuring though, very hard to quantify at this time, but I've been riding long enough to know my limitations and what to expect and think that this is a fair judgement. Mike Plumb, TriPower MultiSports "
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/

What Francois says: "I did a little test on my trainer and saw some substantial wattage improvement. On a 4' test, generated 510watts vs 495watts before. Still have to do it for 30' but have been riding RC for only 2 weeks or so.

I believe the gains will be even more significant after a few more weeks on them. They give some nice sensations when climbing. Not sure how to "quantify" this but will try to come up with a test to explain what they feel like.

I get off the bike with legs really fresh even after hard rides, it makes it easier to run off the bike, probably because I push only when efficient/important.They are definitely raceable. After 10' I didn't feel them anymore. They also do not increase the weight of the bike too much. I will race on them this season.

RC is a great tool for both training and racing. After plateauing with the PC, I was able to get some extra watts with the RC which is very valuable. The advantage of the RC is also that it does not take you too long to get used to them. Many take a long time to adjust to PC (I guess I was lucky), it's not the case for the Rotorcranks.

Once your pedal stroke is efficient and your hip flexors strong, then the RC becomes really interesting to give you that extra edge, specially considering you can both train and race on them."

"I smashed my personal best for the climb up transmountain road this afternoon! 5.1mi in 15'31'' (previous was 15'42'')...hiya!"



What DRAwpt says: "I just PR'ed and podiumed at a 41.5 km TT. It was a moderately windy day (I would guess around 18 km/h or so), and I knocked 42 seconds off my previous PR on the same course (57:55 set two years ago on a perfectly calm day, I might add... I have been praying for similar conditions ever since). Just to compare, last year was windy (similar to today, but from a different direction), where I rode 1:00:11, and finished 4th. This year I rode 57:13 and finished 3rd.

Did the Rotors help? Yes. How much? I would only be guessing. I can only compare placements. I am training more consistently than last year (I have a great coach), but probably about the same as two years ago. I train exclusively on RC's (on both road and TT bike)." http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=162372

I believe the gains will be even more significant after a few more weeks on them. They give some nice sensations when climbing. Not sure how to "quantify" this but will try to come up with a test to explain what they feel like.

I get off the bike with legs really fresh even after hard rides, it makes it easier to run off the bike, probably because I push only when efficient/important.They are definitely raceable. After 10' I didn't feel them anymore. They also do not increase the weight of the bike too much. I will race on them this season.

RC is a great tool for both training and racing. After plateauing with the PC, I was able to get some extra watts with the RC which is very valuable. The advantage of the RC is also that it does not take you too long to get used to them. Many take a long time to adjust to PC (I guess I was lucky), it's not the case for the Rotorcranks.

Once your pedal stroke is efficient and your hip flexors strong, then the RC becomes really interesting to give you that extra edge, specially considering you can both train and race on them."

"I smashed my personal best for the climb up transmountain road this afternoon! 5.1mi in 15'31'' (previous was 15'42'')...hiya!"










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Rotor Cranks RS03 road double RD-2, 175, 39/53, new, $354, was $640
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