• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Chains are good because they distribute the torque across multiple gear teeth. This doesn’t, so I imagine the wear on the drive gear would be much greater, especially since the teeth are smaller. Overall not impressed.

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      1 year ago

      There are plenty of motorcycles have shaft drives. I think they will be able to make a shaft that handles the torque of a person peddling

  • gabbagabbahey@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Will there ever be a bevel gear drive shaft on a mass production bicycle? The shaft and supporting structure has to be really ridigd to keep the gears meshing properly. That means more weight and more expensive. Also, expensive replacement parts.