Originally Posted by Thylacine
Well, as far as I know, the front chainring is mounted to a freewheel mechanism, rather than having the rear cogs mounted to the freewheel.
I think what that means is, is that if you stop pedaling while riding, the entire drivetrain still goes around while your cranks stay stationary
Hurts the brain, doesn't it.
It also means that the rear cogs are 'bolted' to the rear wheel like a track bike, and that you can change gears even when you're not pedaling.
I think.
Yeah it does hurt the brain. There were five or six bike guys at a Christmas party on Saturday night trying to sort out the technicalities. We spent... oh... errr... about two minutes on it, then had another drink as a sedative.
It's a bit like trying to work out how a Schlumpf mountain drive works when there is absolutely no change in the number of the outer teeth. Now that really is a conundrum that takes some getting around.