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Originally Posted by Madison
We worked with Shimano a bit on trying to adapt similar gearboxes for robotics use. One of the first problems that you'll need to overcome is the transmission's one-way operation. It's possible to use two transmissions in tandem to eliminate the problem, but such complexity starts to diminish the benefits these transmissions might provide.
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One nice thing to come out of the fixie fad is a new three speed fixed hub (no coasting whatsoever). Not sure when it will be available for purchase, but it's looking pretty cool.
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Sheldon Brown also has an article that discusses converting a 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub into a fixed two speed hub,
here.