Interesting thought. I doubt it since chains have very little
resistance. I presume you are thinking along the lines of putting a
generator on the crank and then use that to power a motor on the wheel.
What might tip the scale would be to find a way to eliminate the
shifting. Instead of a shift lever you have a work-level lever. The
more you "shift" the lever, the harder you have to work - but you would
go faster.
Secondly, you could theoretically charge a battery when coasting and use
that to supplement going uphill.
Again, interesting. I don't know if I'd like it, personally, though
because I like the direct feeling of movement and pedaling.
Peri
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From: "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: 27-Aug-14 9:49:55 PM
Subject: [EVDL] Cargo bike with electric chain.
Is the technology available to use electricity to replace bicycle
chains or is a bike chain still more efficient? Trying to eliminate
long chain runs on cargo bikes. Lawrence Rhodes
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