Chainless bicycle
Bicycle that uses a drivetrain other than a traditional metal chain
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Chainless bicycle or acatène is a bicycle that transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.
Examples
- Directly driven bicycle (see penny-farthing and unicycle)
- Shaft-driven bicycle
- Belt-driven bicycle
- Hydraulic bicycle (and pneumatic bicycle)
- Hybrid vehicle (see series hybrid bicycle)
- Some rowed bikes use a cable or a linkage.
- Stringbike the pulley-driven Hungarian designed bike
See also
References
- Anne Eisenburg (October 23, 2010). "Bicycles, Unchained and Grease-Free". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
External links
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