Originally Posted by
AndrewP
You would lose more power to friction in the bevel gears, than you would gain in traction transfer to the tront wheel. You could gain more traction by fitting a banana seat, so you could slide back over the rear wheel.
I don't have the engineering on that so can't speak to the friction, but climbing, the weight distribution is so far forward that rear wheel drive can be useless. On steep descents, it is common to be so far aft on the bike, a banana seat would have to be abot 3 ft long.