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25-09-19, 07:33 AM
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chainless/beltless bicycle
Looks like a neat system:
https://news.yahoo.com/chainless-bik...093525936.html |
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25-09-19, 07:43 AM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
Now that is really cool.
God knows how much a bike with that lot would be, however it's nice to see they have the backing of a big brand. I do wonder how well that mechanism would function after a slide on tarmac. |
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25-09-19, 09:03 AM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
That looks amazing, but I do wonder about the forces which keep the pinion in contact with the plate - to me it looks to me that it's just the axle maintaining the friction. If it ever starts skipping, it's game over. There's also no way of free-wheeling at the moment ... I'm guessing this will be limited to track bikes for now.
... still, pretty cool. |
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25-09-19, 03:06 PM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
As others have said it would probably benefit from being contained in a frame or swingarm like on a motorbike...but I've also bent the chain gear mech falling off many a bicycle.
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25-09-19, 06:54 PM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
Neat
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26-09-19, 03:41 PM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
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As a cyclist we're a pretty conservative bunch, although this is neat, itsgoing to take a lot to convince us to give up chain drive. Bad enough with rim vs disc brakes at the moment 
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26-09-19, 04:03 PM
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Re: chainless/beltless bicycle
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