Thread: Best Drivetrain
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Unread 30-04-2008, 14:25
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Re: Best Drivetrain

If your chains break, the wheel that you have direct driven still has power. And at least for us, it means one less chain to tension and design for. With that in mind, if you are going to go with direct drive and then run chains to the rest of the wheels you want power to in the drivetrain, drive the one that will be transmitting the most power to the floor, and/or will yield simpler chain paths, and/or will be the one you want to still be connected to your drive motors if your chains fail.