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Discover a Chainless Bicycle! Can it compete with traditional bikes? Dive into this fascinating experiment to see if innovation meets efficiency. This prototype shows promise, but room for improvement ...

DULUTH — With only the gravity of the steep trails propelling them forward along the winding dirt paths, over 100 racers took the plunge down Spirit Mountain for the Chainless Downhill race as part of ...

Pairing dual front- and rear-hub motors, a chainless 'energy recovery' drivetrain, extensive connectivity and a French-made carbon frame, the CIXI Heritage Chainless Altitude is claimed to offer more ...

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It may look like another stealthy e-bike, except for its glaring lack of an obvious drivetrain. Look/Cixi After discussing the benefits of belt drive technology in a recent article, I couldn't ...

Bike chains are messy and noisy, and can fail when pushed to their limits on powerful ebikes. Where some manufacturers replace them with belts, French e-drive innovator Cixi ditches both in favor of ...