gearbox bikes

bit of a zerode / superco mashup. no details, alas. so much want:

edit - chap that built the thing is phil whiering.

Saw this the other day from another site. I'd really like to see how the shock is actuated. The pivot sure does look wide, like wider than the outside of the cranks wide.I wonder if this causes any rider interference?

Looks cool though.

wide indeed - looks like you'd bash your knees on there. Still cool though. Shimano hub I assume.

Yeah, my massive quads and calves would have nowhere to go… ;)

Looks like a bmw concoction from the early 2000's…

since i don't have a dedicated gearbox thread here, i'll use this one. the pinion alutech has seen a bit of refinement:

and a nicolai iteration; not quite as svelte:

I'd love to put a Pinion into a Ti hardtail.

paragon made a belt drive iteration:

and jeronimo does one too (both 29'ers, of course):

I would love to have a spin on a pinion gearbox bike, LOVE the concept.

rob @ zerode's garage built carbon pinion gearbox test mule trail bike. he's trying to drum up funding for production. and generous philanthropists out there? want:

rob @ zerode's garage built carbon pinion gearbox test mule trail bike. he's trying to drum up funding for production. and generous philanthropists out there? want:

YES please!!

These are the first really new-looking things I've seen in a while.
Do want.
Much excite.

that paragon belt drive is one sexy looking bike.