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It looks amazing in design, I'd like to give it a go and see how well it works, makes me think about getting my bike out this weekend and go riding somewhere...
CeramicSpeed’s Driven Concept Might Become the World’s Most Efficient Drivetrain
CeramicSpeed Driven chainless drivetrain is 99% efficient
Here’s the thing: CeramicSpeed doesn’t have a lot of answers yet. Driven is only a concept drivetrain, and one that’s not fully fleshed out. So questions like, "Will it be strong enough to withstand a 1700-watt sprint?" and, "How well will it shift under load?" (and many, many more), don’t have answers yet. And they won’t be answered for a while.
That’s because the main motivation behind Driven was to,"to create a drivetrain that only had one-percent frictional losses," according to Jason Smith, CeramicSpeed’s chief technology officer. The challenge was undertaken by Smith and CeramicSpeed’s USA office, and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Mechanical Engineering Department.
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There’s reason the chain and derailleur has endured as the dominant multi-speed bicycle drivetrain system: it’s really good. It's light, it’s efficient, it’s pretty simple, it’s durable, and it’s adaptable to a wide range of uses. Many people have tried to improve this particular mousetrap, and most of them have failed. Time will tell if Ceramic Speed has succeeded in finding the answer that has eluded many others for so long.
CeramicSpeed’s Driven Concept Might Become the World’s Most Efficient Drivetrain
CeramicSpeed Driven chainless drivetrain is 99% efficient
Here’s the thing: CeramicSpeed doesn’t have a lot of answers yet. Driven is only a concept drivetrain, and one that’s not fully fleshed out. So questions like, "Will it be strong enough to withstand a 1700-watt sprint?" and, "How well will it shift under load?" (and many, many more), don’t have answers yet. And they won’t be answered for a while.
That’s because the main motivation behind Driven was to,"to create a drivetrain that only had one-percent frictional losses," according to Jason Smith, CeramicSpeed’s chief technology officer. The challenge was undertaken by Smith and CeramicSpeed’s USA office, and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Mechanical Engineering Department.
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There’s reason the chain and derailleur has endured as the dominant multi-speed bicycle drivetrain system: it’s really good. It's light, it’s efficient, it’s pretty simple, it’s durable, and it’s adaptable to a wide range of uses. Many people have tried to improve this particular mousetrap, and most of them have failed. Time will tell if Ceramic Speed has succeeded in finding the answer that has eluded many others for so long.