g-boxx drive train on slashdot

Maynard G. Krebs <[email hidden]> wrote:
: links to www.g-boxx.org/_2-english/_2-index-engl.html

i liked this exchange on slashdot.

Stoopid (Score:2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15, @08:17PM (#7483864)

The Q looks horrific, the weight is high, the chain is still exposed, there's no easy way to clean
the frame out when it gets filled with the muck and water that the chain will inevitably drag in,
the lanetary gearing is less efficient than a pure chain drive. Yeah, I can really see why you'd
want that setup: to look like an idiot with a fat wallet and a small brain. Oh, and prepare to be
savaged by rec.bicycles.tech, where the posters actually know a bit about the technical issues.

Re:Stoopid (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15, @08:21PM (#7483878)

Fortunately no one's read usenet since 1994
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david reuteler [email hidden]

begin On Sun said:

links to www.g-boxx.org/_2-english/_2-index-engl.html

<snip>

And a helmet war ensues! Priceless!

"Maynard G. Krebs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

links to www.g-boxx.org/_2-english/_2-index-engl.html

Chain and transmission are enclosed.

"Benefits • no need for chain tension device • platform compatible • low maintenance transmission
• low overall weight

"16-19kg (35-40lbs) for a complete bike" <http://www.nicolai.net/04/order/nucleon-fr.html>

Quoted message said:

• eliminates need for complex rear hub • changing of gears without pedaling is possible

Limitations • rear end is design is not flexible • use of classic components is not possible

"3599,- EUR" frame? complete bike? ibid

Maynard G. Krebs said:

links to www.g-boxx.org/_2-english/_2-index-engl.html

Chain and transmission are enclosed.

Post again when they come up with a CVT.
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Rick Onanian