Frankenorange
Orange 🍊 Fan
I don't get shaft drive. If you don't want mucky socks there is a thing called a chainguard.
Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery
Frankenorange
Orange 🍊 Fan
We have seen it done with mtb's, but here is a 2wd road bike!
moonlite
Kona Fan
Would love to try one! Apparently made in Japan:
https://newatlas.com/tretta-awd-bic...hey're very seldom,turns with) the front fork.
https://newatlas.com/tretta-awd-bic...hey're very seldom,turns with) the front fork.
Think it was Pat Fairfax that told me he saw the MTB one in a show.
Some bright spark revved it up on the demo bike stand then slammed on the front brake and it all fell to pieces in a clatter.
joglo
Senior Retro Guru
sorry for replying once more to this interesting ride.
Just Paul Brodies cruiser with shaft drive came to my mind last night and I have to share this here too.
His result as shown at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (2017, if I'm not mistaken):
https://www.thespoken.cc/paul-brodies-shaft-drive-cruiser-3
and used basis
Please check also this docu how he has made it
https://www.thespoken.cc/like-bevel-paul-brodies-shaft-drive-cruiser
"Kariz" was the brand of the used shaft drive bike.
There are some others available https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bicycle-kariz-chainless-speed-26-1926820973
The yellow cruiser is an "Amis" "Chainless Bicycle" according to this thread made in Japan
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=5950617#p5950617
The shaft drive system can be still ordered from a company called Sussex in Asia, at least the website is still up an running
https://chainlessbike.cn/index_en.html
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klunkrider
Retro Guru
There’s fair bit wrong with that Brodie ain’t there!
Frankenorange
Orange 🍊 Fan
That is a whole lot of awful put together really well. If you block off the front half it looks kind of ok even with the unaltered shaft drive sticking the wheel out back. It is the front half that is not right. Maybe chunkier tyres would bring it together? I dunno. Maybe a horizontal top tube? Maybe both.
