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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by loeg on Thursday October 23, 2025 @10:23PM (#45690059)
Shaft drives are less efficient than (clean) chain drives. Chains are just really, really good (outside of extremely dirty conditions).
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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by defrost on Thursday October 23, 2025 @10:34PM (#45690114)
Chains wear down, as do gear wheels.

They both have their pro's and cons, I've a few hundred thousand km's across the globe each with both shaft's and chain's.

Thank you for expressing your personal opinion though.

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by loeg on Thursday October 23, 2025 @11:36PM (#45690491)
Everything wears down.

Chains are objectively more efficient than shaft drives -- it's not my personal opinion.

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by defrost on Friday October 24, 2025 @12:40AM (#45690843)
The two major downsides for chains are maintenance and longevity.

The main benefits to shaft drive are longevity and ease of maintenance.

That's objectively more efficient to those that travel a lot in harsh conditions.

Opinions are almost always personal.

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