Originally Posted by ksteinke

Hello All,

While surfing the internet about a year ago, I ordered one of these chainess bikes from Dynamic. I paid the extra airfreight to get it shipped to me in Switzerland and then had it europeanized with hub based lighting, built in locks, fenders and a rack.

I really like the idea of the bike. I ride to and from work in all weather along a flat lakefront path 5km each way.

In other posts I've read that the shaft can't take the kind of tork chained bikes can. I believe this. I only have to climb one small hill on the way home but often I hear CRUNCH, CRUNCH while climbing the hill.

The only thing I've tried is to put grease in as instructed. I read about "once a year or perhaps once a month". I'm 6 ft 1 and 220 lbs. My conclusion is that this bike can't handle the weight. It's started to crunch a lot more recently. I guess it will die soon. It's a real shame. Then the question is to order another shaft or to just junk the bike.

Perhaps this is a great bike but I have to loose 40 lbs and get a new shaft before I can use it?