Old 02-13-15, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by StephenH
"A much shorter chain goes from those cogs to yet another cog, mounted on an arm that extends from the head tube. A flexible universal joint connects that cog to another one, that is mounted on an arm that is attached to (and that turns with) the front fork. Finally, a third chain extends from the cogs/universal joint down to a drive cog on the front wheel hub."

I assume that 29,800 is the price in Japanese Yen, which works out to $250 or so, which seems reasonable for the type of bike it is.

Tretta AWD Bicycles put that lazy front wheel to work
Pretty interesting man, I would never buy one but pretty cool bikes. I read that article and did a youtube search on them. Found this video to get a better look at one. That chains rubbing your leg or pants for sure.
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