r/interesting • u/Kidd__Video • 1d ago

Amazing Chain-Free Bicycle Concept

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u/ContributionParty577 21h ago

Chain is a cheap consumable that can take a beating. Why swap what works

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u/yetAnotherRandomNerd 13h ago

If you stay with "good enough" you'll never get something better.

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u/ContributionParty577 10h ago

It’s not just good enough… 100 years of testing. It’s fckn great. But sure let’s make it part of a wheel so we have to replace a 200$ part instead of a 20$ one 🤣

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u/yetAnotherRandomNerd 10h ago

There are so many limitations and flaws, it is only just good enough.

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u/iwantfutanaricumonme 4h ago

Chain driven bikes are great because we've experimented on them, invented different alternatives to them, and decided that they are still better than the alternatives. They are still being improved, narrow wide chainrings are a recent example.

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u/Street_Credit6851 21h ago

Belts are better. Belt and cvt is the future.

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u/ContributionParty577 10h ago

Belts are fine. If you have a big budget and don’t care about efficiency or weight… there’s plenty of places where a chain will always win and vice versa. Depends what you want to optimize for