FlyKly Smart Wheel

Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by crazygringo on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:18PM (#6563497)

It doesn't appear to support bicycles with gears. Is that something planned for a future model? Or do gears somehow become unnecessary with electric assist? Could you even retrofit this to a standard cheap 15-gear bike, or is it strictly fixed-gear only?

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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by deletes on Thursday October 17, 2013 @02:33AM (#6563948)

I think it supports bikes with gears where the pedals are( in the middle not on the last wheel ). If you look in the video at about 3:58 you will see some bikes with gears. This does limit you to two to four gears but that should be enough. Just have two low gears and one high one.

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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by lostsock on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:20PM (#6563500)

It replaces the need for gears. The motor does all the work for you so you don't need to gear up or down.

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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by stcredzero on Thursday October 17, 2013 @09:26AM (#6565164)

Future designs could integrate a hub-gearing mechanism.

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