For example,
- How does that big ring inside the timing chain stay in place?
- What is that extra set of cranks under the stokers bars for? Russ suggests these might be hand cranks, but I think they might allow a very short rider to pedal recumbent style.
- What about that handle that appears to stick out obliquely from the stoker's saddle? Another hint that this might be for a short rider?
With enough tension, the chain can hold the big ring in place by itself. He's probably using the ring as a DIY chain tensioner. doesn't seem particularly stable, though - either an impact or a jam at either end of the chain would be enough to dislodge it.
ReplyDelete+1 for chain tensioner. Without it, the chain was probably 1/2 a link too long.
ReplyDeleteI also think the second crankset is for the recumbent position and the handle at the rear is for the same.
is that a motor in the rear hub and possibly batteries in the bag?
ReplyDeleteI think the post from the stokers seat and the cranks under the bars are for a child, the child seat clips to the bar from under the stoker and the Kid gets to peddle, to.
ReplyDeleteJasper, that looks almost like a hub motor but that's an Arai drum brake.
ReplyDeleteCliff -- Aha! I thought of that bar as a handle for the child but your idea makes better sense.
Bet that free-floating tensioner pops out all the time when you hit an inconvenient bump. Either that, or he's just messing with us.
ReplyDeleteApparently it's called a "ghost" or "phantom" chainring.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mtbr.com/ssfaqcrx.aspx#ssCompTensioners
That's really interesting and I've nver seen that before!
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