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Are hubs soon to be a thing of the past?!
http://thekevinchen.wordpress.com/2012/ ... -bmx-bike/
Looks cool if you ask me.
http://thekevinchen.wordpress.com/2012/ ... -bmx-bike/
Looks cool if you ask me.
hubless bike
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velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Whatever that wheels rotating around is its hub, hubless is not an accurate term, plus those photo's dont look entirely real, as if they were computer generated suggesting said bike does not actually exist in a working format :roll: .
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I did wonder actually whether it hasnt been 'airbrushed'. Still an interesting concept though, real or otherwise.velomaniac":119hl7yo said:
Perhaps 'reinventing the hub' would have been more apt?
However we look at it though, I think it looks awesome, or 'rad' as the kids would say. Pesky kids.
Chopper the ex Copper
Alpinestars Fan
Not sure if any advantage. It'll be heavier than a traditional centre hub, and not spokes to absorb shock, greater inertia etc.
i've seen motorbikes with similar designs - only logical to apply it on a smaller scale.
drivetrain aside - i wonder how it would handle, steering the wheel from that far down the fork.....
i like the look - and it would save me aaaaaages if i didnt have to clean each spoke
here be a real working (albeit at a rather pedestrian speed) example - Tron bike style
drivetrain aside - i wonder how it would handle, steering the wheel from that far down the fork.....
i like the look - and it would save me aaaaaages if i didnt have to clean each spoke
here be a real working (albeit at a rather pedestrian speed) example - Tron bike style
Guitar106Music
Dirt Disciple
I'd think the wheel rim would have to be massively strong to prevent it going out of true, and without any spokes to supports it's weight. Therefor I'd think it would weigh a fair bit more than a standard wheel, so although it looks good, it may well be a case of form over function.
