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03-25-09, 06:03 AM
Not a chain, not a belt, not metal or carbon or rubber:
http://www.chine-informations.com/usb/images/upload/2009031705470483efc.jpg (http://www.chine-informations.com/actualite/chine-il-realise-un-vrai-velo-tout-en-bois_12638.html)
click picture for article (in French)
To me this looks like quite the training aid - you've got the least mechanical advantage over the wheel at the most powerful part of your pedaling stroke.
http://www.chine-informations.com/usb/images/upload/2009031705470483efc.jpg (http://www.chine-informations.com/actualite/chine-il-realise-un-vrai-velo-tout-en-bois_12638.html)
click picture for article (in French)
To me this looks like quite the training aid - you've got the least mechanical advantage over the wheel at the most powerful part of your pedaling stroke.