smeeps@feddit.uk to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoJust picked up my first Cargo Bike to replace a car!feddit.ukimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down118cross-posted to: utilitycycling@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1414arrow-down1imageJust picked up my first Cargo Bike to replace a car!feddit.uksmeeps@feddit.uk to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: utilitycycling@slrpnk.net
minus-squarexylogx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt has a belt drive? Why does it look like the belt is pinched in?
minus-squaresudo@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt appears it’s just an additional gear to keep the chain from hanging as low and loose as traditional chains to help prevent things, like pant legs, from getting caught in it.
minus-squarepaddytokey@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso to create space for the stand
It has a belt drive? Why does it look like the belt is pinched in?
that’s a chain with an extra roller
It appears it’s just an additional gear to keep the chain from hanging as low and loose as traditional chains to help prevent things, like pant legs, from getting caught in it.
Also to create space for the stand