Clever. Drive on the front wheel to pull you through would be great, though adding weight and complexity.
I did not see how the front-drive was connected on the video or site (http://www.kateleeming.com/).
I found a link to the drive system through the brochure on her site: http://www.christini.com/awd-technology/about-the-technology http://www.kateleeming.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BTC-Sponsor-Pitch-Generic-2013-04-18_No-BBC_CvP-Rev-C.pdf
Ahh... Power for the front comes from the left-side of the rear wheel, through a drive-shaft through the frame, to "counter rotating bevel gears located within the head tube", to rotating stanchions down the fork. Clever, and the builder certainly knows much I do not, but I am left with nagging questions: - complex much? - field maintenance? - why is the front driven off the rear wheel and not the left-side of the crank? It's closer, so there should be less power loss, no?
Clever. Drive on the front wheel to pull you through would be great, though adding weight and complexity.
ReplyDeleteI did not see how the front-drive was connected on the video or site (http://www.kateleeming.com/).
I found a link to the drive system through the brochure on her site:
http://www.christini.com/awd-technology/about-the-technology
http://www.kateleeming.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BTC-Sponsor-Pitch-Generic-2013-04-18_No-BBC_CvP-Rev-C.pdf
Ahh... Power for the front comes from the left-side of the rear wheel, through a drive-shaft through the frame, to "counter rotating bevel gears located within the head tube", to rotating stanchions down the fork. Clever, and the builder certainly knows much I do not, but I am left with nagging questions:
ReplyDelete- complex much?
- field maintenance?
- why is the front driven off the rear wheel and not the left-side of the crank? It's closer, so there should be less power loss, no?
Thanks for the links! I couldn't tell if those were studded tires or not.
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