CeramicSpeed DrivEN 99% Efficient Drive Shaft // Chain Free Bike // Eurobike 2018

Aiming for a practical 99% efficient drive train is the goal of Project CeramicSpeed DrivEn. This is one of the most talked about products here at Eurobike 2018. Thanks to DCRainmaker for calling me over and holding the camera as I checked out this amazing concept.... which has a little way to go. Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE to support this KZbin channel: bit.ly/3aUph9W
Quick Facts:
- No chain, derailleur, or jokey wheels.
- Claimed 49% less friction than Dura-Ace drivetrain.
- Claimed 32% less friction than CeramicSpeed UFO chain with oversized pulleys
- Certified eye-opener when you see it in person. :)
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[@stephanazor8898]

Yeah that's 4 of my biggest concerns. 1. Maximum power input 2. How will the drive chain handle shock 3. The amount of Watts lost during gear changes 4. Upkeep, what will it take and how fragile this mechanism might be. You'll also have to deal with dirt and debris that might get caught in the mechanism. What will it take to keep this drive train mechanically sound. Good video. Thanks for posting.

[@Heavywall70]

When you wrote “gear changes” I got to thinking the gear on the wheel could be a helical spiral type and the shaft could be lengthened by pedal force to alway be in the “right” infinitely variable ratio. Like a cvt maybe

[@marianmarkovic5881]

i tthing they could use less fancy but well tested rings from cars gearbox

[@dzefrejzteksasu.6339]

Stupid idea.

[@CuCulainn1]

Also how hard is it going to be to get the wheel off when you get a puncture.

[@ruinadaz6695]

as you can see its a triathlon bike it's not meant for impacts it's meant for racing on flat roads. small schock/impact can handle it since its only for racing

[@thoocas]

The load will be concentrated on one or two teeth instead of being spread over 10-20 teeth.

[@sammythekiller1079]

Xia Jiang the cranks and cassette needs to be extremely stiff and strong for it to be usable and practical

[@stillededge]

Pretty sure the load is focused mostly on one or two teeth in a chain setup too...the chain just wraps around the others under no or minimal load? Hence the “reduction in friction” claim here?

[@thoocas]

J Just J: pretty sure the load is supposed to be spread over all teeth in contact with the chain. This is the whole point of the shape of the teeth. As the chain wears and elongates, the tension in the chain will naturally cause the chain to move up towards the apex of the teeth and away from the base, so that the chain is still in full contact with every tooth and the load is spread. Only when you have excessive chain wear will the load be concentrated on the first few teeth. This is why an elongated chain is bad for the longevity of the drive train (this and the fact that the apex of a tooth is weaker than its base). Edit: BTW I suspect this is also the reason why the smallest sprocket we can have is 11-teeth -- any smaller there will be too few teeth to spread the load.

[@leedove7255]

Xia Jiang only if the chain and sprockets are a perfect match. Real world tolerances mean this is NEVER the case

[@996vtwin2]

there is still a lot of friction due to the chain having to move through other teeth.

[@balakrishnanprakash8552]

A track sprinter will shred the hell out of that thing in his first pedal push.

[@discbrakefan]

Well a track sprinter won't need gears will they...

[@fenderstratguy]

@@discbrakefan I think he means a track bike sprinter, not a runner

[@discbrakefan]

@@fenderstratguy I know what he meant - track bikes don't have gears...

[@fenderstratguy]

@@discbrakefan Oh! lol

[@bmw328igearhead]

CHUNK-CHUNKCHUNKCHUNK for every power stroke. Very weak design.. innovative sure .. but weak. Anyone with big legs will destroy that design.

[@victorwasiluk8802]

I really love the new design and the idea of having a driveshaft is really smart

[@yusufsafa581]

turkish design

[@aus890]

That rear cassette proto is definitely going to trigger those already paranoid about spinning brake discs of death!

[@martin.B777]

A mincer ;)

[@kevingiovanelli8917]

Those little plastic shields might be making a comeback!

[@martin.B777]

Turning the cassette around would solve that issue. Would require an offset though.

[@Skyoneder]

It will be encased in a shell to get rid of the Mad Max style spinning razors ha - and so it will stay clean when going through mud etc.

[@jonathanhowson6420]

Ben W that was my first thought. Its a load of rubbish. Mtb 4x riders race down tracks against each other with numerous crashes. No issues with them using disc brakes

[@MattyIce2214]

That’s the most advanced fidget spinner ever!

[@duronboy2]

And how many fidget spinners will grate carrots, too?

[@fhlosten187]

It's not a fidget spinner! It's actually a prototype driveshaft for a bicycle, if you watch the video you will see!

[@vytasffbismarck7001]

"a prototype" of 100 year old technology lols

[@mateuszzimon8216]

its two fidget spinners with stick replace a middle bearing transfreing rotation from cogs

[@GewelReal]

Damstrait As your Dad no

[@gplama]

*NOVEMBER 2019 NOTICE* This video was made at a bicycle trade show in Germany in 2018. I am NOT associated with CeramicSpeed. ALL QUERIES regarding this product and its origins should be directed to the CeramicSpeed company. Bu video 2018'de Almanya'daki bir bisiklet fuarında yapıldı. CeramicSpeed ile ilişkili değilim. Bu ürüne ve kökenlerine ilişkin TÜM SORULAR CeramicSpeed şirketine yönlendirilmelidir. I am fully aware of the Turkish video from 2014. Abuse or unnecessary comments will be removed.

[@refikcabuk4746]

Watch this video published in 2015. Then, you will see that this chain free bike was made in turkey by Mucit Hasan kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHXZoIGOha6ZgJI

[@carlitobenitto9283]

De uitvinder is een Turkse man.. Turkish guy found this out..

[@videodamuratabileocaladdin5038]

@@carlitobenitto9283 KARDEŞİM NİYE ALMANCA YAZDIN

[@natann4474]

@@refikcabuk4746 knk adamda onu anlatmış zaten

[@vasokotidou3970]

? L

[@tthheekk]

Wow mate 4 Million views on this and counting! Congratulations! Subs have shot up accordingly too. Well done and deserved!

[@gplama]

Cheers. I've got a video planned on hitting the KZbin lottery with this one. It was a wild ride for two weeks with this video.

[@c.joseph7103]

You're absolutely correct with every concerns you raise my thoughts exactly when I started the video, n that ticking sound I always try to get my louder n cleaner on my bike, I love it

[@mirteoda]

i always tahught chains were too light reliable and cheap. glad someone finally came up with a sollution

[@timothycormier3494]

mirteoda hahhhahahahahaha

[@weazeluchiha13]

what's wrong with light reliable and cheap?

[@weazeluchiha13]

George Alexander My head vvvvvvvvvvvvv your mom

[@joevideowatcher]

weazeluchiha13 only hipsters care about light reliable and cheap.

[@weazeluchiha13]

George Alexander get some friends instead of talking to me on youtube.

[@DarenC]

Knocking on 6 million views now. Bet ya never saw that coming when you uploaded it! :D

[@gplama]

I know! This was just another video uploaded... like the other 1100+ I have on here.... but it has gone wild.

[@Synystr7]

I think the holy grail would be a bike with a Continuously Variable Transmission.

[@kagekitsune93]

If they can solve the weight issue i agree.

[@harshbarj]

They have these, and the efficiency is very low, at under 85% under the best test. It's just not a good way to drive a bike. I myself owned one, and while the idea was neat, it never worked well. Hills that I could climb before with a 3-speed without problems I had to walk the bike up the CVT hub.

[@siraff4461]

I'm waiting for someone to work out that epicyclic gears in the crank mounting could replace the entire gearsets. That means lighter chain, only two sprockets and a more compact overall package. It would also be almost completely reliable if done properly. Downside is efficiency as the ratio's get wider. Of course if you want it could be 100% efficient in one ratio (the solid gear) then get less efficient as the ratio increases and the speed drops or vice versa. Would you trade a 3% efficiency loss at low speed for a 100% efficient gearset in top gear?

[@astlerebello7984]

Yea thats correct bro im with yaa

[@germanborgesxrt]

It is done! the transmission can go forward and back with centripetal forces, and make it CVT.

[@Pratalax]

Nice one for mentioning the engineering challenges no one else seems to have picked up on! Cheers!

[@toordog1753]

Easy work.... There aren't any major issues with this, it can all be easily built and prototyped....

[@velimiru]

What challenges this system is like 30+ year old

[@WOLFMAN2975]

toordog How?. : )Tyler

[@592sunrise]

musicmetal1 wow that's an awesome explaination of this new design..!!??

[@skys6655]

musicmetal1 wtf

[@kkehoe5]

This looks like a solution looking for a problem.

[@zamboana]

The first patent for a shaft driven bicycle was issued in 1891, which... considering that the first rear wheel drive bicycle with a chain wasn’t manufactured until 1879, makes this idea almost as old as the bicycle itself. Gear driven front wheel drive bicycles are even older, having been invented well -before- chain drive, back in the days when there were probably still some real life Luddites around. Once you understand why chain drive took over the world, and shaft&gear drive did not, you’ll understand why this solution will never be better.

[@dedfear9176]

necessity drives innovation. i just don't see a need for this. not to mention in the time it takes to machine that one part, an entire bicycle can be assembled. you 99% efficiency? make the motor the wheel

[@DanielSultana]

DeD Fear the necessity here is to win the race

[@brainmind4070]

Zack Aroo I'm genuinely interested in hearing why chain drive is better if you'd care to share.

[@Robizzle01]

In races like the Tour de France, the competition is so fierce that even the smallest improvement would dramatically impact results. Multiple percent gains in efficiency would be quite dramatic. I think the best chain-based drive chains are around 96-97% efficient, so this would be a 2-3% improvement. On a more practical side, as a casual cyclist I’m pretty sick of dealing with slipping and derailing chains, difficulty changing gears, replacing worn/broken chains, and general cleaning and lube maintainable that chains require. If this addresses some of these issues, I’d be ecstatic, even if it had the same efficiency as a chain. As mentioned in the video, this is a prototype and there are many problems left to be solved before this will work, so some cautious realism is warranted. Conversely, as a non-incremental leap forward, there’s a lot of potential for further improvements to be made on top of this design if it works. I don’t understand where the negativity is coming from. Why specifically don’t you think folks should look for new ways to improve bicycles?

[@liambrown8074]

It looks really cool, and I'm impressed that somebody actually built a driveshaft system for a bike. It's something I've wanted to implement myself, but I'm not a machinist. But I think a driveshaft system could be built using maybe 1/10 the number of discrete parts, and the result would be tough and reliable without weighing a ridiculous amount. EDIT: Now I'm chuckling at myself, because it turns out that this has been done numerous times in various ways. It's significant that most of the bikes we see in actual use still have chain drivetrains...

[@timcoleman8964]

Definitely thinking outside the box, WOW!!

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

You're right to mention the engineering challenges. Changing gear will be tough and all the load will be on a couple of aluminium 'spikes' so will have to be able to withstand enormous forces. Great idea but I doubt very much if the effort to overcome those challenges will be worth it.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

I'd say this idea is totally useless. The only reason why flimsy aluminium cogs work, is because they have very limited amount of forces applied to them. So bike manufacturers can make cogs super hard when compressed vertically, while mostly ignoring horizontal pressure. THIS idea makes that impossible, and if they want to do this - they will have to make all parts from steel, and reduce their size to save weight. And with reduction of size it becomes very vulnerable to dirt, so they also will have to seal it. And voila! We got ourselves a Pinion.

[@AtomicArcherGuy]

They could make the cogs from softer titanium alloys probably to save on weight over steel. Cyclists love paying extra for that kind of kit, especially if the promise is to increase efficiency. Although, I’m having a hard time seeing where this system is a significant improvement over chain in terms of efficiency. I mean, if it isn’t silent, it’s gotta be losing some energy to friction, no?

[@DustyCowdog]

Mike Kleinsteuber , bear arms--- you're right. All those challenges to get a telephone, computer, TV, GPS, still camera and a video camera in a device the size of a deck of cards, completely useless. Wasting time. Can't be done. Those engineers should go back home and pick their naval lint.

[@whataboutbob9786]

Lots of challenges to be met, with this set up, but given enough exposure, engineering minds can come up with viable solutions. One of the problems is keeping dirt out of little roller bearings.

[@russellwalker3830]

Nah man it will work no problem if you use adamantium

[@FowlersMakeryandMischief]

that is cool

[@guruluka223]

Hey there! Never knew you of all people were a bike enthusiast. Love your vids! And congrats on winning a whole bunch of money! Cheers! 👍

[@Texplainedeverythingdetailed]

one of the coolest thing ever seen on KZbin

[@mercytoday]

Love it, it’s simple and all of it can be encased. Looks promising

[@GabrieLight]

That's not simple at all! Lol

[@user-vz5bu6js4p]

Chain is the holy grail of bike transmission. But it doesn't mean we should't try new things. This thing is not gonna work but it definitely looks cool.

[@aiTheVulture]

В 1890 появились подобные конструкции, с 1893 их серийно производили и продавали... 130 лет прошло, а проблемы эксплуатации данной конструкции никуда не делись.

[@HB-cg4jv]

Definetly gonna fail, they're not the first to try it. It's just the basic concept for automobile transmission the only problem is when a rock kicks in there. It'll be funny to see how this fails

[@gur262]

It works. Its a kardan. Motorcycles have it too. Bit heavier

[@fukkinkana]

Hamza Bekkari any imperfection will fuck it up. They can overcome that with a casing possibly. Theirs successful driveshaft motorcycles. Not for sports use obviously.

[@lalthanzualahauhnar4003]

About time that something changes the chain system, chain system is well beyond 💯 years!

[@dadinggo]

I don’t ride bikes but very innovative 👌🏽

[@andyvaldez212]

Don't know what there's so much hate. Innovation is a great thing.. is this perfect? no, but we should be rooting for whoever designed this... it looks really awesome.

[@javedsunny]

that bike looks so cool and futuristic

[@CyclingSJH]

Holy micrometer clearances

[@jester4886]

CoffeeMed wtf? Lmao what

[@davidfultz6483]

VERY cool idea but , what a nightmare to have problems with !

[@deathuponusalll]

LOL

[@brainmind4070]

...Batman

[@hothothotmale]

Ideas to concepts are difficult. Have to start somewhere, and they have. Well done.

[@gplama]

Exactly. Fail fast, fail often. When something does work it just might change the world.

[@hothothotmale]

Shane Miller - GPLama As with many concepts, this will generate other ideas and may produce something totally unexpected.

[@petesmith9475]

to scam some money from idiots.

[@abdullahkardas8887]

@@hothothotmale I hope this will inspire someone

[@SpecialStreaming]

They copied

[@danielbull6709]

It is definitely an interesting idea, I can see how the gear changes could work if the bearings on the driveshaft were attached to a keyed slot allowing it to slide up and down and could be controlled with some clever cable linkage. I'm not convinced it will replace the traditional chain and rear mech systems, however. My biggest concern is sideways deflection of the driveshaft and more likely the slender thickness aluminium gear-carriage which will cause the gears to skip.

[@x2e4]

I’m fed up with fixing my chains, this just solved all my problems

[@ralphburns6659]

Bikes have come a long way since the old stingray days! lol

[@ropatekosa4501]

Chain ring and "cassette" would have to made out of some sort of space age material due to the very small contact points under stress, 2 or 3 teeth and possibly only 1 tooth or bearing in full contact.

[@dippster357]

Hey Ropate K. Will titanium do, it's very light and very strong!

[@pocketpunkie]

I really love how this host is both incredibly knowledgeable about bikes, and plays the total bumbling idiot so perfectly. It's professional level stuff. Making a video that is informative, interesting to the experts (not me) and entertaining to the novice (me. I can inflate a bike tire!) as well. This is what a quality KZbin video should look. Informative, entertaining, fun

[@gplama]

"plays the total bumbling idiot".... yeah...um... thanks...I guess? I'm confused.

[@agapiosagapiou]

pocketpunkie they call it Marketing

[@bongbiking2657]

Very good. Thanks for inventing this.

[@VaidyaRakeshMohan]

A unique chainless bicycle technology, best video.

[@RileyGoss]

That's a pretty cool engineering feat, but there's nothing like an old trusty chain.

[@gplama]

100% with you there Riley. Until they nail this design... or something newer and more robust than this prototype/concept.

[@DJRonnieG]

A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link :p

[@mikldude9376]

Riley Goss Totally agree mate , indeed cool engineering but sometimes simple engineering is the best . looking at that , i think it would have to have some sort of a cover or gaurd over the rear gear area , or the first time the tyre flicks up a bit of debris like a wood chip or a stone , that shiny cheese grater on the back i would imagine would go out of alignment very easily .

[@iPTdar2I]

and we got some old rusty crankplate

[@johnnyblaze1372]

Riley Goss thsts true in Chain we Trust😎 this seams to fragile and if somthing broke you are over.Whrere you can fix that in short Time and cost are huge to fix that.a chain you can fix everywear

[@goansekd]

The bicycle is the most complete machine made by man.

[@douglasgordon8753]

Look forward to the final solution, looks good so far. the machining is protype. so final manufacturing will take micro seconds, they will solve it all. Great effort.

[@Nancelot13]

That is incredible. I see much room for improvement and much more than just bicycle applications. To start with instead of having teeth it should have a thicker stock with ridges instead of teeth. That would drastically cut down on CNC time and make it a much stronger plate.

[@mjs1231]

Ya pretty cool. Throw some oil sand and dirt on it and see what happens in 200 miles.

[@palimpalim5291]

Do the same with a chain ...

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

palimpalim, Sure and the chain will last substantially longer

[@mharped1443]

engr. knows that before you know how to use youtube.

[@palimpalim5291]

Get-The-Lead-Out.45 Why should it? Bike chains are not very durable products and they require constant care.

[@davidashcroft5602]

Not to mention crash hard and it's fucked

[@RixterNow]

That is so cool. So innovative. Since it took 15 years for roadies to get over disc brakes not slicing your limbs off, how long will it take to get over the effect of being grated up like mozzarella cheese?

[@chrisvig123]

Rixter it’s the $600 pizza 🍕 gear replacement cost i would be worried about

[@Rei89CH]

Roadies are a bunch of divas. Can never please them.

[@BongED]

A simple alloy or carbon plate to cover the cogs to avoid injuries...

[@erik9108]

Are you kidding? With that much carbon, roadies will be all over it!

[@crolson37]

1890 tech, luv bill,i voted 9thhor him

[@markkovalcson7243]

Very nice prototype, and please keep in mind that this is a prototype and not what would be released to manufacturing. I look forward to seeing what the final production version looks like if they get that far.

[@belovedsonoftheking2449]

The obvious solution to the "indoor vs. outdoor" question, as well as the dust/grime problem, is to encase the whole thing in an enclosure of some sort. With a retention mechanism in place, jumping out of gear would be obviated as well. It wouldn't be as elegant but it would undoubtedly work better.

[@lavapix]

No need for a baseball card in the spokes.

[@thereborne5219]

LOL or a coke can in the back

[@waqasahmed939]

@@thereborne5219 We used to do that as kids except with plastic bottles instead

[@mm-xe9oh]

fun KNEE

[@johnniethepom2905]

Beautiful piece of engineering. The fact that it creates noise is indicative it may have more than 1% energy loss . Strictly speaking that is not the intended use for Roller bearings . I think it will be too expensive to produce and the rear gear system will be prone to failure ( certainly the weak link ) . It also strikes me that it must have a bias toward gear changes ie much smoother on the up than the down change or visa versa .

[@vod3skixl454]

Making sound doesn`t take so much energy, friction makes heat and it is much bigger problem.

[@Raka71]

There is a lot of engineers around with a lot of mechanical background. Can't imagine what was said when carbon appeared... As for me, thumbs up for all the ideas coming out of the box. I am sure is doable for a real mass product.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

There are* a lot of engineers ...

[@vellingirirajaprabhu2122]

The design is great, brilliant ,and simple.

[@lawmate]

Very interesting idea! I would have thought the gear slipping due to over-torque could be solved by putting a support roller on the wheel side of the sprocket. I could imagine aluminium being tough enough if the unit was covered. Cant imagine it lasting long exposed. Also those bearing do not have outer raceways that are designed to be rollers with an unsupported point load. They would need higher load bearings to last well i would think. Great idea though. There are similar transmissions for some cnc rotary tables. The benfit is that by eliminating the sliding action of spur gears you can eliminate any wear. Same would be true for this design. As for machine time, I'm sure if you had a custom for cutter for each of the tooth rings the machine time would be a fraction of its current time. No point in making tools like that for prototypes though

[@user-mp9rd4hg8b]

What about the ability to actually switch gears? This prototype can't even do that.

[@octaviomarquez9781]

Lorro Symonds en una cnc se pueden hacer de titanio.

[@jamesyork6512]

I think that would work. Or they can run another shaft on the opposite side of the sprocket that turns opposite to the other one. Machine out both sides of the sprocket to have contact on both sides. Then tie the two shafts together ,with bearings, for support,and the bearings can act as a collar for use when switching gears wouldn’t be hard to do and would strengthen the build. Instead of the bearings on the shaft requiring horizontal force to propel the bike it would be sandwiching the sprocket in between the bearings leaving no room to skip gears.

[@lawmate]

Double drive shaft idea sounds good if theres enough room. I guess you lose another pecentage point of efficiency and would cost more in components but could negate any slippage. The second drive shaft could have clearence on the wheel sprocket to reduce frictional loss there. You might be able to do it just with an idler bearing on the wheel side though. As for gear changing, i guess the designers have probably thought about this. At the very least you could change a gear one time per wheel revolution with it engaged. The drive shaft would have a spline to couple the rollers' motion to it but allow it to move between the different sprocket rings. I guess you could introduce a clutch on the driveshaft if this is difficult, but it would make the mechanism complicated. Maybe if the sprocket was tough enough you could disengage the roller away from the sprocket, shift it, then re-engage, but it would be pretty crunchy on the re-engagement i reckon. Look forward to seeing what the next iteration looks like. Still a very interesting concept

[@RhanzChannelprojectXposed]

Lorro Symonds

[@cndsoda]

Biggest question.... Can it still make that sweet engine noise when you wedge a soda can in the tire?

[@gplama]

Yep! 😂

[@lindofoino6348]

Adorei vou fazer na minha Vaiquer

[@zheuscher]

This beats turning over a heavy chain endlessly . I would buy it.

[@goldfever4570]

Can you imagine the uproar in the pro peloton with the face grater rear casette there! Bloody cool tech though.

[@dannygonzalez6548]

Art

[@uhhhhh262]

Makes me think possibly they could have a single angled gear on the rear (similar to rear diff) to take that shaft then do some clever gearing on the front mech. Would maybe give more options in terms of torque / stronger mounts etc but less gear sizing. Interesting stuff, please follow up with these guys

[@uhhhhh262]

Comedy cemetery

[@mr.l6615]

Very cool innovation! Nice to see someone coming up with a better mousetrap!

[@user-cz5qb6no4e]

The thing will doubtfully work in mud and dirt, though it's comparatively easy to make mudguards for this one. Also, it's quite clear that the rear hub must be combined into one unit with this rear set of sprockets to prowide enough support and sustainability - maybe at a cost of shorter spokes. Anyway, this is much better than all previous attempts to add shaft drive to standard rear hubs. Hope this drivetrain gets into production and on to the shops at a reasonable price.

[@markmangion454]

Hi Shane, yes you brought up the very issue I first thought of, small contact area = big problem under load. I do like the idea though and thought for gear changing the wheel "cassette" could be smaller and the inside of the chainring be a similar design to the cassette, so that when the drive shaft moves forward, the drive circle at the front is reduced while the drive circle at the back is increased, lowering the gear, and when it is moved backwards, the gear is increased. the designers still have a lot of issues to "torque" about though.

[@lawrencekeating5571]

Engineering problems to solve?? Absolutely. But it’s this out of the box thinking that moves technology forward. Maybe it won’t be this exact design. Maybe someone else will see it and say “Heh - if I changed this or added that” and a new viable concept is born. I say kudos to these guys for even trying this. If nobody tried, we’d still be walking.

[@rook-tv]

Lawrence Keating this guy gets it!

[@kelzuya]

So many cynics

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Lawrence Keating, in what way does this move anything forward? These types of driveshafts were in use for centuries. The problem is, these guys replaced cog to cog interface with bits of chain and chain specific cogs. These types of cogs only work when there's just one plain, in which the chain squeezes the cog. In their variant their drive shaft will be pushing the flat cog sideways almost as hard, as it pushes it downward. Thus bending or breaking the cogs.

[@team3383]

@Lawrence Keating: I've just come along and watched and somethoing clicked in my brain and I had a "Eureka" moment: "I'll change this, add that, put it underneath the lid of a cyclindrical shaped plastic container and make a salad drying kitchen ustensil for Mum" - it'll sell like hotcakes at any fair..... Thanks mate.

[@lawrencekeating5571]

Team33 No problem. Excited for your new invention 😉👍

[@helmutbessing4288]

Eine revolutionierende Idee - kein abspringen der Kette, kein reißen des Bowdenzuges. Genial. (•‿•)

[@rajinderahlawat5933]

Superb technology sir. Please use in normal cycles world wide. We waiting for this wonderful idea. 1 No slipping chain problem, 2 no catching clothes of riders ,like chain system 3 safe for little babies. Because they put finges in spokets. Harshment free ride.

[@simongorman1378]

That noise would drive me nuts

[@skuzlebut82]

Simon Gorman that and their claim to 99% efficient. It's no better than a regular bike.

[@blanerobinson6459]

Yes, the noise is annoying, but where is used coming from? It's not from the drive itself, because it keeps going when the pedals and the entire drive mechanism stop. So that seems like something that's easy to solve.

[@danbooher5843]

Ur already nuts

[@simongorman1378]

Whats it going to be like on that big 46t or what ever it is .that’s going to have be strong to stop it jumping

[@chrispyfer7721]

turn the volume down.

[@mopar1465]

Looks good on a bike stand, at a bike show, that's about it though.

[@bmack2000]

This company already makes some components in use by some of the top pro teams in Europe and they have partnerships with several high-end manufacturers, including Specialized. This is a prototype and while not ready for prime time, it is some serious engineering.

[@charlieskudder2461]

Errrm, we have had this for ages.... The street bikes that can be hire in Brighton city are driven in this way! The cycle motion is extremely smooth though! 👌😊

[@martin.B777]

I like the idea! That rear mincer will put both SRAM and Shimano out of business ;)

[@cwsgt2806]

Martin R. And yet anyone putting Shimano out of business is utterly laughable it will never happen they didn’t get two world war military contracts making Japanese tank/ components in between their fishing gear and bicycle components to then be over taken by a flawed new comer with a sudeo divinci idea

[@martin.B777]

LOL, who knows. Big things have small beginnings ;))

[@TheCrossroads09]

I believe we should commit ourselves, to achieving the goal before the decade is out, of designing a lightweight internal gearbox driven directly by the crank with belt driven rear wheel.... Love new designs that inspire people to think.

[@rkan2]

Maybe just go and buy a Rohloff 14 speed and a belt drive from gates... Then build umyour favorite wheel on the hub with say half the spokes :)

[@hanseidottersauger5663]

Or the Pinion which has 18 speeds and a belt drive

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

I think that went right over a lot of heads Johnny. But your spot on it is a concept, thinking, trial and error, development end results may or may not resemble this.

[@brianmessemer2973]

“We choose to design these drive trains in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are haaahd.”

[@BS-yy8ur]

👍⭐👑💎⚡❤ *This is a wonderful mechanism. This will run very smooth because of bearings. Rolling friction is best in mechanical terns.*

[@wannabkain4400]

Going to keep my eyes on this very interesting. I would imagine at launch would be very expensive but if it replaces the current bike model then it will slowly become more affordable. I just worry about the ballbearings as anything with those in usually don’t last very long under pressure.

[@l34052]

I'm not sure if this is really viable or not but it is a very intriguing product I think.

[@Harry-fh6gu]

Reminds me of being down the casino the noise it makes

[@jonmayer]

Roulette anyone?

[@lucase.7250]

year right, sounds super "efficient" with all that noise it makes

[@chado3000]

Probably cost you about as much.

[@lucase.7250]

you're right. my bad

[@doublevanoz]

TRIGGER

[@simonhare7369]

If the driven shaft bearings outer faces engage at 180 degrees to the gears (try slightly cupped gears machined to 190 degrees for example), then jumping shouldn't be a problem until wear sets in. Good work and innovation here!

[@jeffmclowry]

Very cool! And insanely expensive, I bet.

[@affetvegofret9947]

This machine had been found long ago and only financial support and sponsors could not be found. The inventor's name is Hasan Kum!!!

[@emrecankara01]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHXZoIGOha6ZgJI

[@virjeeva]

@WungusBillThough I am not a mechanical engineer, I agree with your conclusion , with simple common sense it seems it is highly not practicable.

[@paulgallagher2937]

@@virjeeva No doubt many engineers have had this idea pass through their brain. It fails the practicality test at every level. I find it stunning that a company with enough skill to make that device also does not have enough common sense to see the failings. They should not have even shown it in that configuration. If they actually have a way to make it work, then show it.

[@DilbertMuc]

Shane, I already gave my list of engineering thoughts about this on GCN's youtube video. - However, as an inline speed skater I can tell you that those open bearings will become a major maintenance nightmare. They work fine when new and in the showroom. In the open they get dirty, squeaky and efficiency drops quickly. Speed skates have 16 similar bearings and they need thorough maintenance after each run. You can seal and grease them to avoid internal muc, but then they don't spin freely anymore. And yes, ceramic bearings were not different to steel bearings. - It would be nice to see this system shifting, and without a catastrophic gearing failure since there is zero tolerance between the contacting bearing and tooth. - Did you really mean that it takes 8 hours in the CNC machine to make the big mozzarella shredder in the back? So Ceramicspeed will charge USD 2000.00 per disc?

[@sagichdirdochnicht4653]

As for the maintainance, this is actually FANTASTIC - once it's encapsuled. I mean this isn't the first drivetrain for bicycles. It may be the highest engineered so far, but the Idea isn't new (at all). Those drivetrains who allready exist - altough they do not shift AFAIK - are completely closed off. This should lead to extremely low maintanence, since no dirt or whatever will find it's way IN there. I mean internal gear hubs are quite popular for low maintanence applications, because they are closed off as well. They'd be a maintanence and troubleshooting nightmare if they weren't as well. A little bid of sand in there and you are gonna have a REAL bad time.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

I think we should give this a chance, it's still in the prototype phase, so there can definitely be improvements made to this thing.

[@cedricbottom2932]

Great little video

[@robiedoo00]

Wife says go visit. Lama says meh Ray says go visit Lama says how can you turn down a suggestion from Ray

[@hughbusby9923]

It’s a great shame that there is no video showing this bike being used in real life situations.

[@joshiek7839]

@drew13600 Prototypes are not prototypes if they cannot be tested in real life situations. In that case they are concepts. and this is a really shitty concept

[@joshiek7839]

@@benbktrstv6321 Calm down it was a shit idea back then too. Id hardly be claiming dibs on a shit design.

[@kjesso]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vGfZylltGhrbM

[@irfanpathan-qy7rr]

incoming cycling becoming amazing and unbelievable technology

[@Hambini]

99% efficent, this is rubbish. Moving the direction of travel through 90 degrees twice incurs more loss than 1%, bunch of liars.

[@gplama]

In Hambini we trust. I knew you'd be interested in this one.

[@jbkltc4469]

thx man, i was really waiting for some real engineer laughing at this joke

[@stevecrabb1]

On what basis do you come to that conclusion? Total system losses including aerodynamic losses or just an idealised system?

[@Hambini]

Having a drive that gets moved through 90 degrees creates forces on the teeth (or in this case the bearing elements) that are at an un-preferential angle, these forces are a mechanical loss. The maths behind this is here. www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Drive/Gear_Efficiency.html Don't be fooled, this ceramicspeed setup is a crown/spur gear where one set of teeth on the spur gear have been replaced by bearings. The loss in tooth friction for turning the drive through 90 degrees alone is at best 1% (this is based on pure maths so the real loss will be higher). This has to be done twice 0.99x0.99=98%. The 98% is in sliding friction only. Then you have to subtract the loss for the friction in the driveshaft bearings, flex/torsion in the chainstay and losses associated with misalignment. There will also be a loss from flex within the "cassette". Furthermore as Shane rightly points out, if you wind up the power, the components are essentially flexible and will move. Go above 250W and it will creak. But... to the student that designed it, he/she did a good job. I feel sorry that the Ceramicspeed marketing department has put their spin on it and then engineering purists like me come along and tear a strip out of them. Hambini

[@RedWingsninetyone]

steve crabb motorcycles have 3 options for their drivetrains. Driveshaft, chain, or belt. A driveshaft requires the least maintenance, however, it is also the least efficient of the 3 and has much more power loss than the other 2.

[@MichaelHarto]

The problem is that it would push the shaft outward as the torque increases and it would start skipping as it loses traction between the disc and the gear.

[@giaxxone]

That’s the first thing I thought. The “engineering challenge” here is that there’s no way this will ever work without adding a ton of weight and following it up with constant maintenance.

[@srinivasnaga9372]

Michael Harto yeah. That's what I'm thinking

[@skiie]

Thank you . I didn't know the words but you explained it perfectly. And if they wanna machine this out of aluminium they're in for alot of returns.

[@lalthanzualahauhnar4003]

If it works on automobile it'll work on bicycle too, remember that we are in the 21st century's

[@stevorobo692]

Just incase it with a cover that can be opened.

[@pope406]

Nothing new - rambler cycles had that already in 1904

[@manoo422]

...and it was 99% mechanically efficient...?

[@critical_mass6453]

Manoo42 , no, it just doesn't work well which is why we have chains.

[@danhenderson783]

1904 Pope Rambler 88

[@sethh8892]

Manoo42 I doubt it's 99% efficient... that's virtually impossible to get...

[@sanctus722]

roland H sure

[@olivercollard8767]

As a pure bred mountain biker, this even makes me gasp!

[@julirensch]

back in the 50's the Indian Bicycle dealer in Ohio had an antique Dunault with shaft drive...very slick....

[@DardanelleNews]

Agree with Xia Jiang but harder steel, wider load surface can overcome load requirement. The design is possible with newer materials at the same size too. Just build, test, break, over & over until you finally make it work w/o breaking.

[@workwithnature]

If you put a chain on it and a shimano gear you would be good to go.

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Work With Nature LOL!!!! BEST COMMENT ON THIS IN MY BOOK!!🚴‍♂️🚵‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♀️

[@richarddalton5191]

Work With Nature But using a chain would make it a lot less efficient

[@Isegawa2001]

I think you missed the point.

[@workwithnature]

Would love see someone stick a carrot on this. It would be at least 5% more efficient than current vitamix available!

[@workwithnature]

- Well if you want more efficiency than just an increase of 5%, it may be good to just lose weight. Make the bike lighter or just use the bike you have got. If this is for competition purposes than it would seem that the contestants should all get the same bike in an honest contest anyways. If this makes you 0.1 % faster than what came before than I do not see the point in that. The only point of friction you are loosing is that of the chain, it may be way smarter to focus on magnetic bearings to minimize friction.

[@Yosser70]

This remind anyone of Ben Hur! lol

[@fredericborloo1910]

What a beautifully elegant design! Kudos!,

This is FCKIN' GOOOD !!!!!!!!!!!

[@680ecks]

Finally ive hated bike chains since i was 10 years old cant belive im 50 and they just came up with something

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

680ecks You can get rubber band bikes

[@imiimo1800]

now i can make a juice while cycling at once, how healty

[@stevenr5149]

The best marketing hype in recent memory. Actually second to Ceramic Oversized Pulley Wheel Systems.

[@leamsy1969]

I remember our old egg beater, it works exactly like that

[@timtran3595]

lmao DCrainmaker matters more than his wife xD... well at least with bike tech :D

[@alienfac32]

1899 Columbia Model 59 Shaft Drive Bicycle.

[@nowayout8773]

I was at a vintage car show and there was a vintage bicycle section and there was a shaft drive bicycle from probably the 1970s , not sure. So I googled shaft drive bicycles and it turns out they were developed in the late 1890s in Britain and they didn't catch on so the inventor went to the USA and there was some interest. They are very interesting. I believe the one I saw was a three speed.

[@ValmerKill]

На полку поставить в гостиной в качестве сувенира. Красивая игрушка, трещит занятно))

[@curtbentley]

Very cool, and makes you think. But the more I look at it, the more problems I see, haha. It's a long way off still, if it goes anywhere...

[@thunderpooch]

It won't. It's a gimmick. Drive shafts are good at high rpm. They aren't good for low rpm and high torque, aka the bike market. Imagine if your car engine only produced 130 rpm's and had to delver all that torque through a drive shaft. Yikes.

[@glenncarver9049]

Thunderfoot mode on: A great idea! A shaft-driven bicycle. Noone have thought about it for sure. Truly a revolutionary idea! ... Ehhh... Eh... No, shaft-driven bicycles have been around since 1891

[@gplama]

As has been mentioned a thousand times in the comments. And as CeramicSpeed claim.. what is new about it is the bearing interface, not direct mesh. Take it out on them, I know.

[@glenncarver9049]

Sorry, I couldn't bring myself to reading all four thousand comments, only the recent ones where all the juicy bits are ;)

[@glenncarver9049]

Also it was kinda meant to be a sort of parody :)

[@abdoharos7299]

Nice job dude 😃

[@aethervortex]

Ingenius!

[@thedude7726]

Wait till those open bearings get dirty.

[@jeffl4830]

It's a prototype. The bearings would have to be sealed.

[@Metal-Possum]

@@jeffl4830 Seals add drag. Drag reduces efficiency.

[@indiansrus2]

Mudguards would help

[@YukiKawaiUltimatum]

Its good for internal gear hub or single speed setups.

[@hlim431]

Shane, cool tech... if you look at motorbikes, most have chains... so in going to a drive shaft, I'd expect the entire mechanism to be encased in liquid lubricant also. With motorbikes the power loss is much less important of course...