NuVinci Human-Powered Transmission
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Originally Posted by AllenG
Krow, where did you get your hub?
I think your LBS can order it from Seattle Bike Supply.
It might be a nice addition to that sweet Giant Lite + XtraCycle you have...
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Thank you, yeah the Giant is what I was thinking of hanging one on.
Glad to hear you like the hub.
The Lites are great bikes. I've put tons of miles on mine.
Glad to hear you like the hub.
The Lites are great bikes. I've put tons of miles on mine.
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This CVT technology has been pushed several times to enter the bike market, I'm sure, however this seems to be a fairly developed version.
I wonder how this CVT will hurt/help automatic shifters such as Shimano's "coasting".
I have a feeling that CVT will allow users to have enough input to at least control candence (unlike coasting), but also have the freedom from shifting and clinks/clanks with a dérailleur.
I wonder how this CVT will hurt/help automatic shifters such as Shimano's "coasting".
I have a feeling that CVT will allow users to have enough input to at least control candence (unlike coasting), but also have the freedom from shifting and clinks/clanks with a dérailleur.
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Originally Posted by Krow
I think your LBS can order it from Seattle Bike Supply.
Originally Posted by kill.cactus
I wonder how this CVT will hurt/help automatic shifters such as Shimano's "coasting".
On a bike you would have to replace one shifter (gear change) by a "fatigue" shifter and a cadence shifter.
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Originally Posted by fransb
Originally Posted by CBBaron
I don't believe the transmission is fluid based. There have been some hydrostatic transmissions but the NuVinci is all mechanical.
The transmission is not fluid based but the traction fluid does play an important role in the operation of the hub. I guessing the hub would operate without fluid but you would quickly wear it out.
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Originally Posted by CBBaron
The transmission is not fluid based but the traction fluid does play an important role in the operation of the hub. I guessing the hub would operate without fluid but you would quickly wear it out.
Thanks for the info about the temperature, but you did miss the second page wich says:
THINK OF IT AS LIQUID GEARS.
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Anyone know if there's a way to get a Batavus in the US? As a cheesehead myself, I have a special affinity for these bikes - and with the addition of this NuVinci hub, I'd go into debt for it! They are expensive though. . .
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Nevermind - I found this: https://commutebybike.com/2007/05/24/...in-the-states/
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AJ, you may also want to check out https://www.dutchbikes.us/. They have Azor and Monark bikes.
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Originally Posted by AllenG
AJ, you may also want to check out https://www.dutchbikes.us/. They have Azor and Monark bikes.
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I was surprised today to notice that REI is selling the Ellsworth "the ride" bikes.
https://www.rei.com/search?vcat=REI_S...sworth&x=0&y=0
https://www.rei.com/product/760064
$3000 and $4000 each. Seems like an odd choice for them.
https://www.rei.com/search?vcat=REI_S...sworth&x=0&y=0
https://www.rei.com/product/760064
$3000 and $4000 each. Seems like an odd choice for them.
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I got my Giant Lite's cracked chain stay repaired the other day and realized I also snapped the cog off of my SA hub as well. I just ordered the Nu Vinci hub to replace the SA hub. It'll be in a few weeks, about the same time as the cast comes off my hand. I'll post pics and give a report as to how this hub performs when it shows.
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Originally Posted by Bill Kapaun
"I want to know when it going to shift, I don't want to be caught by surprise, and I want to be able to vary my cadence as desired."
Better re-read their web page. You do control the "pitch".
"You’ll find yourself shifting without thought, whenever you feel like it - while you’re pedaling, when you’re coasting (freewheeling), when you’re pedaling backwards, even when you’re stopped. There’s no hesitation, no noise, no waiting for the mechanism to “hunt” for the gear you’ve selected, nothing to synchronize, nothing to guess at, a simple twist of your wrist and you’re at a new ratio."
Better re-read their web page. You do control the "pitch".
"You’ll find yourself shifting without thought, whenever you feel like it - while you’re pedaling, when you’re coasting (freewheeling), when you’re pedaling backwards, even when you’re stopped. There’s no hesitation, no noise, no waiting for the mechanism to “hunt” for the gear you’ve selected, nothing to synchronize, nothing to guess at, a simple twist of your wrist and you’re at a new ratio."
Bill, you mis-read JOHN E's comment. He was addressing the comment above made by MAKEINU that if they made it automatic he would buy one. John E simply was stating that he wouldn't want it even if they made it automatic and he gave his reasons why. The NuVinci hub is not automatic hence the reason you were able to quote from their web page that you do control the pitch. Of course you do. Its not automatic!
O.K. now that we have that cleared up I want to comment on the automatic concept. I tend to agree with John E however, I began wondering if an automatic transmission could be developed that allowed you to manually set the CADENCE. Lets say you wanted to spin at x number of rotations per minute. You would set the gear shift to x. If you wanted to spin at y you would move the gear shift lever to y or z. Than the transmission would automatically adjust the gearing to maintain the cadence selected. And if this were done with the NuVinci hub you would supposedly not even be able to feel the gear changes. You would be left to spin away at whatever cadence you had selected. Just a thought.
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Does the Nu-Vinci come in carbon for OCP'ers and weight-weenies?
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"No friction losses" The only place there are no friction losses is mechanical engineering text books.
I personally would like to a comparison of mechanical efficiency for various gearing systems. Rolhoff seems to be the closest to actually publishing something like that. It is not that easy to determine and the results might not be flattering so I understand why they do not publish such data.
I personally would like to a comparison of mechanical efficiency for various gearing systems. Rolhoff seems to be the closest to actually publishing something like that. It is not that easy to determine and the results might not be flattering so I understand why they do not publish such data.
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Does the Nu-Vinci come in carbon for OCP'ers and weight-weenies?
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I cracked the Sturmey-Archer hub I had on my XtraLite in half recently and have replaced it with a NuVinci. I believe I simply subjected the S-A to too much weight and torque, and poor thing just gave up the ghost.
I picked it up today, tomorrow I'll bring my camera home and post some pics of it.
I've only put about 10 miles on the new hub, but my first impressions are:
1. It's huge (hold your hands as far from one another as you can)
2. It's the smoothest hub I've ever ridden.
It looks like it's about 5-6 inches across. Mine is silver and not black like the one in the pic above.
To "shift" it one just turns the shift knob until it reaches the torque you want, it's glass smooth and silent. On flats you can shift it while pedaling, but up hills you have to back off the pressure on the pedals. There are two cables coming from the shifter leading to the hub; Rohloffs also use a two cable system, one to pull the hub to the bottom end and one to pull the hub to the tall end of its range.
One thing that I'll find irritating is the shifter is backward to the one on my commuter (clockwise to shift up vs. counter clockwise) just something that will take a few days to change habits.
So far I think I'm going to be very happy with it, and being so much larger than my S-A it at least makes me feel like it'll hold up better.
Again, I'll post some images of it tomorrow and will post my impressions again in a week or so when I've racked some miles on it.
I'll also know if it has an effect on the battery range of the XtraLite.
I picked it up today, tomorrow I'll bring my camera home and post some pics of it.
I've only put about 10 miles on the new hub, but my first impressions are:
1. It's huge (hold your hands as far from one another as you can)
2. It's the smoothest hub I've ever ridden.
It looks like it's about 5-6 inches across. Mine is silver and not black like the one in the pic above.
To "shift" it one just turns the shift knob until it reaches the torque you want, it's glass smooth and silent. On flats you can shift it while pedaling, but up hills you have to back off the pressure on the pedals. There are two cables coming from the shifter leading to the hub; Rohloffs also use a two cable system, one to pull the hub to the bottom end and one to pull the hub to the tall end of its range.
One thing that I'll find irritating is the shifter is backward to the one on my commuter (clockwise to shift up vs. counter clockwise) just something that will take a few days to change habits.
So far I think I'm going to be very happy with it, and being so much larger than my S-A it at least makes me feel like it'll hold up better.
Again, I'll post some images of it tomorrow and will post my impressions again in a week or so when I've racked some miles on it.
I'll also know if it has an effect on the battery range of the XtraLite.
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[QUOTE=geo8rge;4745882I personally would like to a comparison of mechanical efficiency for various gearing systems.[/QUOTE]
See the article starting on page three of:
https://www.ihpva.org/pubs/HP52.pdf
HTH,
TCS
See the article starting on page three of:
https://www.ihpva.org/pubs/HP52.pdf
HTH,
TCS
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Happy riding,
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Nice animated gif!