This allows seamless shifting with no gear cluster, derailleur, or extra chain rings. As the plates move (via the shifter), the balls ride on different places of the drive plates to effect the ratio change. What you will see is a set of balls that ride on moving drive plates. (Also a full listing of its features and benefits is posted). You can go to their website to get a feel how this hub operates. They have a new addition to this hub I will touch on near the end of this write-up. This N360 CVP hub is on several bikes and continues to gain popularity with the riding public. You will be seeing their products in more and more things in the market place. Fallbrook Technologies has come up with new ideas that are changing the ways a transmission works. These types of transmissions are advertised on cars nowadays. It was power-robbing, but allowed the snow-mobile motor to wind up to full speed and stay there as the axle speed increased. It was a relatively simple set-up with a wide belt between two pulleys that got wider and narrower as the speed of the motor and axle changed. My first exposure was on some Malibu Gran Prix type race cars we ran at slalom races in the early 80’s. The ease of shifting and the natural way you use it where so obvious to me.ĬVP (continuously variable planetary) type transmissions have been on the market in many different products for years. It is perfectly suited for a electric-assist bike, and would seem, any bike. I was completely impressed with the operation and smoothness it offers a bike rider. If you did, then you already know a little about how great I felt this hub feels and shifts. You may have seen my write-up on Bodhi Bikes new E-bike. Now, thanks to Paul at Bodhi Bikes, my wishes have come true. With many improvements, I was more anxious than ever to spin the wheels on a bike outfitted with this bike transmission. When Fallbrook Technologies came out with the N170 CVP bicycle hub in 2007, I wanted to try it. The NuVinci N360 Drivetrain looks like any other geared hub from the outside, but it’s what’s inside that counts.
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