Eliminating the driven sprocket

[Pablo]

Here's what my business partner and I have been working on:

[Pablo]

We will be selling this set-up as a kit sometime in spring.

We are still refining it, working a few logistics issues. Sourcing the big dollar item the crankset is complete just need to settle on volume.

This is a commercial enterprise. Well OK we are a couple of clowns. He's the engineering muscle. I'm the the guy with a headache.

I'm open to your thoughts.

[Ilikeabikea]

That is a really cool setup. So I guess you can still shift the gears on the wheel sprocket..............

[deacon]

Man that is way past anything I could do myself it looks great. any idea what the cost will be on that thing.

[spad4me]

Does the crank freewheel, or do the pedals spin at engine speed.
How do you start it
This looks like a nice setup if the ratios on the crank are different enough.

[Ghost0]

The crank freewheels. Starting it is just like before except you can't use your inertia from your forward momentum to start it. When you peddle with the clutch out your cranking the motor over directly. Makes it a little harder to start but not much.

[Pablo]

Welcome Mr. Ghost0!!

You beat me to it. Yes the ratios are nice and having gears adds a whole new dimension to your bike. Ghost0 doesn't even throttle down when he shifts

[deacon]

ah i see you got your partner on board. Glad to have you any friend of pablos is a friend of ours.

[Bikeguy Joe]

That thing looks absofrigginlootely awesome!

[deacon]

does it make the bike go faster