Looks interesting, but what about gears? That demo bike didn't seem to have any.

^ they replaced gears with a system that gradually increases pressure on the chain.

it won't actually affect your speed, though.

just makes it harder to pedal, so you'll think you're going faster...

A fookin' belt drive passes for innovation?? Good lord we're getting pathetic.

What a waste of time, energy and R&D money. Not that you actually have to do a lot of research or development to produce something that's already in existence.

Shame on me for thinking they'd actually make something I'd be interested in.

*fist shaking at sky* You'll have to pry my chain and gears from my cold, dead hands you bastards!

A bike's drive mechanism has been around in the form it has for so long for a reason, people.

There's a reason that people have been trying to find a replacement for chain drive since the earliest days of bicycles, people: chains suck. This is the most promising replacement I've seen yet. There's an internal-geared 8 speed version that looks pretty nice for a commuter bike:

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/

I'm not in the market for a bike but I'm curious enough to hunt one down and test ride it.

>> ^timefactor:
I'm not in the market for a bike but I'm curious enough to hunt one down and test ride it.


You go to a bar and start making conversation.

Oh wait, that's ladies, not bikes.