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Re: Methods of shifting gears
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Originally Posted by fb39ca4 View Post
Has anyone tried using a shifting bicycle hub? The kind that bikes without derailleurs use?
The biggest issue with derailleurs is that it is a single direction gearbox, and most FIRST applications are bidirectional.
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