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I'm a bit of a fan for creative thinking when it comes to new bike designs, Lets see some crazy, but practical designs that have not yet hit the mainstream market. I'll start it off with...
belt drive
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Belt drive! Was/is that a practical technology? Any links?
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That I like! I am thinking of building a niner with a Rohloff Speedhub and discs, should look just like that.
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according to a review from Interbike '08 The advantages of a belt drive system are low weight 55g, versus 220g chain less noise maintenance - no oil needed It’s lifespan is around 8000 miles. obviously you'll need to dish out the cash for an internal hub, or go single speed.
http://www.gatesprograms.com/carbon/
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The video on the site was cute, particularly suspending the Harley by the belt alone On the subject of off-the-wall designs, I wish I could find a photo of the original Merlin titanium full-suspension design, which just incorporated an elastomer shock where the seat stays met the seat tube, and relied on the flex in the chain stays to provide movement. Around the mid-nineties, I think it was?
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TREK has 2 models coming out with belts. Belts have less parts so easy to maintain and last a lot longer then chains. Also there is less to get your pant leg caught in. It is not "new" technology, but a new spin on it.
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#2- bike tracks, the idea of putting a ski on a bike has been floating around, but i have never seen such a track as this.
https://www.ktrakcycle.com/index.html
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Posted by HI-LITE according to a review from Interbike '08 The advantages of a belt drive system are low weight 55g, versus 220g chain less noise maintenance - no oil needed It’s lifespan is around 8000 miles. obviously you'll need to dish out the cash for an internal hub, or go single speed.
http://www.gatesprograms.com/carbon/
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The advantages that you listed are good, however, using an internal hub will negate the weigh gain, and would be heavier than using a traditional cassette. a little more maintenance is worth that in my mind. Also, if you are using a single speed, the wight issue will not be very big, seeing as most single speeds aren't high performance machines, with the exception of the track bike, but I would be wary of using that thing in a track race.
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i like that it's from gates SD
F this I"m going exploring! |