Very neat new Shaft Drive system for bikes

[flecc]

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For e-bikes and having an integrated motor, read about it on this link

 

[flash]

» 1910s FN Fabrique Nationale ‘Acatene’ Gent’s Bicycle Chainless Bicycles – Shaft-Drive, Acatene, Cardan

Biomega Copenhagen Review: shaft drive designer’s dream

 

[flecc]

There have been others too, like the recent Zero, but being e-bike specific is a new concept.

 

[jackhandy]

Reading the blurb; the 250watt motor overcomes the significant transmission losses, so are you back to square one but toting a heavy battery about?

 

[jazper53]

I know driveshaft on motorcycle are believed to be better than chain drives, and preferred by couriers, due to less wear, but not sure that would be the same for e-bikes, but interesting idea, and looks quite simplified in appearence.

 

[flecc]

The important thing for me is that some thought is being put into tidying up the bitsa mess that so many e-bikes are at present, being basically bikes with electrical bits draped over at various points with a spiders web of wiring connecting up the bits.

 

[mountainsport]

I want that 1910s one,to replace my flat screen television.

 

[Morgann]

The important thing for me is that some thought is being put into tidying up the bitsa mess that so many e-bikes are at present, being basically bikes with electrical bits draped over at various points with a spiders web of wiring connecting up the bits.

At least they can be worked on. Don't want to reach a place equivalent to the place that cars reached;
unable to be maintained without an array of computers and special tools. Oh, wait! Pretty sure that the controllers will soon need to be plugged into a comp for upgrades/resets etc

 

[flecc]

Don't want to reach a place equivalent to the place that cars reached;
unable to be maintained without an array of computers and special tools.

If accompanied by the amazing reliability of cars, yes, that's exactly what we do want!

 

[jazper53]

If accompanied by the amazing reliability of cars, yes, that's exactly what we do want!

And then we would have very little to moan about, but I do like the idea of a tidy fully intergrated set up, it sounds like the future to come