Showing posts with label chain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chain. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Chain Routing


Attached is an option to route the chain. I want to have a geared hub in the middle to use as a transmission. This will allow for several gear ratios and help keep things simpler around the pedal sprocket. The pedal chain, left chain, would change levels with a idle sprocket, then run to the the geared hub, call it a mid drive, to the point where the rear suspension pivots. This should keep the rear suspension from tightening at pedal start up before any forward movement takes place, at least lesson the movement. A final chain will complete the power transfer to the rear tire sprocket. This is not drawn to scale and is just representative of the idea.