HAWK CLASSIC BIKES

[socal_jack]

That external shaft drive looks like the same idea as the one these guys make, except they replaced the chainstay possibly

http://www.dynamicbicycles.com/Animation/dynamicpopup.html

 

[jtdaddy]

I have a phone number for you.
(214) 282-9951
This is his direct number he is pretty good at answering it soon.
James

 

[Feralkid]

It's shaft driven....no chain...just gears and a shaft.

man thats crazy ive never seen that before to you still pedal like normal???

 

[FunkyStickman]

It's shaft driven....no chain...just gears and a shaft.

man thats crazy ive never seen that before to you still pedal like normal???

Yup. Just like a shaft-driven motorcycle, it's just a different way to get power to the rear wheel (instead of a chain). I'd be interested in seeing how it mates to a standard hub, though... that would be interesting indeed.

Also, since I said I could build one similar to these, I did some research on eccentric bottom brackets... and the conclusion is they're not cheap, but still an option if you wanted to build a 1x1 chainline on a frame with vertical dropouts. It would be tough to build one cheaper with all-new components, for sure. And it still wouldn't look as nice.

But I might build one anyway...

 

[deorman]

Seems likely to just have a ring gear where the sprocket usually goes. :|