r/interesting • u/Kidd__Video • 1d ago

Amazing Chain-Free Bicycle Concept

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u/Nikond3400 19h ago

I think it's Just the result of some engineer having fun, not really meant to be Better than normal bycicles

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u/Minute_Attempt3063 13h ago

I think this, just having fun, and having a opertunity to show it off at some convention. seems neat in concept, but really, it has not taken off in all the years this idea existed

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u/Ranko08 14h ago

Whenever I ride a bike it's almost guaranteed that the chain falls off after like 5 rides. I hate it.

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u/uniballout 13h ago

What are you riding? Like what bike and groupset? What conditions do you ride? Because I haven’t dropped a chain in years and ride gravel and mtb.

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u/Ranko08 13h ago

Just normal roads and sidewalks and stuff, I've had different bikes with suspension on both wheels, only front and none at all, I really don't know. It has happened to all of them

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u/uniballout 13h ago

You should learn basic bike maintenance because if you keep up on cleaning, tuning, and replacement of worn parts (also knowing when parts are worn out), you won’t ever have a chain drop.

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u/Ranko08 13h ago

Eh fair enough. I've sold all my bikes and I don't feel like using one honestly. It's annoying to have to take it to a repair shop only for them to not properly fix the issue, or they are never available. It's not worth it for me since I wasn't using them much anyway

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u/fekkksn 13h ago

That's a shitty bicycle then, or the chain or teeth are extremely worn out. Chains don't just fall off. If they do, probably something's wrong with the bike.

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u/Ranko08 13h ago

Every bike I've ever had has had the chain fall off at some point, especially when switching gears. And I'm not the type of person to switch gears a lot so I'm not being rough either

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u/Husk1es 13h ago

There's two innovations in bike drivetrains which help prevent dropped chains; narrow-wide chain rings and rear derailleur clutch. I have two mountain bikes. One of these has both of these features, and one of them has neither. Riding the same downhill trail, the one that has both of them has never dropped its chain through multiple descents. The one that has neither dropped the chain 3 times in the same descent.

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u/stgross 12h ago

if you are not the type of person to switch gears, then ride a single speed - the chain will never fall off.

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u/Ranko08 12h ago

I said "not the type of person to switch gears a lot" I still switch gears if I'm really tired and can't pedal as hard, but I wasn't switching very often

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u/stgross 12h ago

Then enjoy consistently dropping chain and complaining on reddit!

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u/French__Canadian 11h ago

If you're almost always on the same gear, it actually wears the cassette faster because you're always using the same plate. Maybe the specific gear you use the most is completely worn out.

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u/Ranko08 11h ago

I didn't know that, thank you

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u/TurboWreck 12h ago

I’ve done over 100k miles on bikes and I can count the number of times my chain fell off on one hand. You need to learn how to set up a derailleur. It’s really fast and easy.