I never knew Millyard made treaders

[Nice 'n' Fat]

 

[Udders]

Nice. Good bit of work there.

 

[Greenman14]

You might know AM would do things differently, and better. It does look like it would be expensive though.

 

[Hoggyf]

anyone know how the gears work? hoped he would show on the video but sadly didnt

 

[Greenman14]

He uses a Shimano Nexus hub gear unit, which I believe is an epicyclic gear. Normally the unit is built into the rear hub but Alan built it into the intermediate hub, above the crank.

 

[walkingpictures]

Looks like a great bit of kit top bloke

 

[Hoggyf]

He uses a Shimano Nexus hub gear unit, which I believe is an epicyclic gear. Normally the unit is built into the rear hub but Alan built it into the intermediate hub, above the crank.

I assume a shaft down through the swingarm to back hub?

 

[Greenman14]

No, I think he says it’s a chain, fully enclosed in an oil bath. A shaft would add even more cost to an expensive project, not to mention weight, and even on a downhill bike you would want to minimise power loss. Ok, this is GS forum but sometimes we just have to suck it up!

 

[Toddmeister]

I feckin love that, thanks for posting.

Looks a bit like some of the early Marins, only nicer!

I wonder if a major manufacturer would ever buy the design rights and mass produce?