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Old 07-09-2018, 11:08 AM   #7174
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Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
I welcome our new driveshaft bringing overlords. Anything to spur development!


Consider, if you will, this was the origin of bike drive trains. We all used it. It was on every bike, everywhere. Someone then came along and "invented" the 3 chain ring 10 gear 2 derailleur monstrosity we have now, and said it was an improvement over the simple elegance of the driveshaft above. You'd laugh him out of the room.
For sure this is old tech. Motorbikes have tried it in the past. Cars obviously. I wonder if it has more potential because there's less torque.

Durability is also an issue. The moment that wheel is slight untrue, it's going to throw the whole system off. That's why I think it would work best on a track or more sterile environment.

I added a few detail photos.
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