Or driving alternators,camshafts and water pumps...Ideologue said:True, but belts are much less efficient than chains as they have to be bent around the cog. As Mike Burrows wrote 'they are better on packaging machines'!
Or driving alternators,camshafts and water pumps...Ideologue said:True, but belts are much less efficient than chains as they have to be bent around the cog. As Mike Burrows wrote 'they are better on packaging machines'!
Its worse if you go shaftlessScottishDan said:I've been inspired by this thread so I thought I'd try my bike chainless this weekend. The cranks just seemed to spin without the back wheel turning at all and it didn't change gear very well. Pedalling seemed to be really easy though.
I have decided to put the chain back on.
I have just purchased an Incline Trav 20. Shaft drive bike. It is a folding bike, looks good and quality is reasonable on a sub £200/$400 bike. It has a Sturmey Archer X-RF5 5 Speed internal hub which also attracted me. Yes shaft drive is less efficient but I wanted something completely maintainance free and something clean and foldable as I've a tiny apartment in Hong Kong. Nearly everything good about this bike but . . . . . . . . . . . . the grearing is WAY too low. 5th Gear is somewhere around where 3rd should be. If this were not the case I'd be over the moon with this bike, I honestly don't think they have changed gearing at all from the 24" wheel bikes they make. As it is, it's cr*p. For someone who wants to ride very slowly or someone who lives in a very hilly city it would be OK. About 15Mph and your legs are flying round. Also this X-RF5 hub doesn't change when stationary like the Simano Nexus, this is a real advantage over derailleur. Oh well, about to take back to shop and argue the case.CharlieBear426 said:I've been looking at getting the Incline® Hybrid Cruz 7 (shaftdrive) has anyone ridden this type before. I just want to know what you think.
There's a bike like that sitting in Terry Hammond Cycles in Port Melbourne. The rubber belt was quite wide (maybe 10 cm?) which equals lots of friction.stevebaby said:There was an article in "Australian Cyclist" a little while ago about a (custom-built) bike with a toothed rubber belt drive.It used a Rohloff hub and had a removable dropout so the belt could be replaced.
Very quiet,durable,belts cheap to replace,no lubing required.
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