Ditch the Chain, a New Type of Bicycle Is Here
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Uploaded by AssociatedPress on Nov 18, 2008
Trek Bicycle is on the cutting edge of a movement to bury the finger-pinching, pants-munching, rust-prone sprocket and chain, and usher in a new era of belt-driven bikes. (Nov. 18)
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Every once in a while designers think they can impove on the city bicycle. Recumbent or velomobile bikes, maybe there is a tiny bit to improve, yes.But the city bike? Apart from the gear hub and and theway of braking, it already was perfect in the 1930s. try this video: watch?v=9Iu_Ac_OrZA It is a standard model in the Netherlands, and in the classic Oma style at that.
Belt drives, shaft drives and others are ALL (much) less energy efficient than the chain. Ever tried a simple chain guard?
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Sorry but Trek bikes are, on the whole, nearly always better than Spesh. Spesh owners are usualy a little hard of thinking and can't be arsed to do any homework.
Having said that I have a Trek Fuel and a Ghost Lactor, and the Ghost is a better bike in almost every single aspect.
Go Ghost - Fuck Spesh!
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they never actually mentioned anything about how a belt stops your pants getting stuck. It doesn't, the chain guard does. I'm so glad I bought a Specialized instead of the trek i was looking at.
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Combing Pedo-power ...
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GAY
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man cant wait to try a tailwhip on that!
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Can they be made to suit bikes with more than one gear?
...also lol @ censoredmunky's comment :P
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what a stupid idea
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A CHAIN THAT WON'T STRETCH???? Sign me up
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What ever happened to a Chain guard? sigh.... you people are more cared about looking cool then having a superior design from the 1930's.
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Tired of getting your pants stuck in a chain? Try getting your pants stuck in a belt instead!
censoredmunky 1 month ago 76
in France Peugeot is using this system since 1980 for women's bicycles
sacya89 1 month ago 44