Rear hub and wheel removal - new thinking

jgsi
jgsi Posts: 5,062
edited November 2014 in Road general
http://youtu.be/UWki2rr8BcY
I like his inventiveness.

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  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,322
    Proves again that there is nothing to invent that's not invented yet.(in the cycling world)
    I don't remember what it was called in those days but in the late 70ties or early 80ties this came up and died a silent dead because it was incompatibel with the existing wheels and the necessity was not that great.
    I'm sure you can find it with the help of the big G.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    As above it has been done at least two times before.

    Don't think it will go to far. See zero use in any situation where there is mud.
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  • Undertones
    Undertones Posts: 52
    Keezx wrote:
    Proves again that there is nothing to invent that's not invented yet.(in the cycling world)
    I don't remember what it was called in those days but in the late 70ties or early 80ties this came up and died a silent dead because it was incompatibel with the existing wheels and the necessity was not that great.
    I'm sure you can find it with the help of the big G.

    But in this case as long as the cassette and frame are standard then compatibility with other wheels is of no concern.

    Quick wheel swap and you only need 1 cassette for all your sets of wheels. Removes the issue of uneven chain and cassette wear.
  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,322
    I see the advantages but there has to be someone to put it on the market with big money and marketing.
    Besides that I see technical problems with an axle in two parts.....
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    Why didn't the video show the coupling mechanism?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    MichaelW wrote:
    Why didn't the video show the coupling mechanism?
    it does.
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  • Joeblack
    Joeblack Posts: 829
    I think it's fair to say if Zipp or Mavic released this then pretty soon we'd all be riding wheels that conform to this mechanism.

    To discount it because it's been brought to market before but didn't get anywhere is a small minded attitude. Look at digital shifting that was suggested years ago and prototyped but got no where now it's the big thing.

    Fact is sometimes a product needs good timing to become popular.
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    wow, he's used it for a whole 500km!
    Not only that but they don't actually show it being fully removed and replaced (from flipping the QR)
    Looks like it takes just as long or longer to swap a normal wheel out. Wouldn't want to be trying to get that lot threaded in in straight on a cold night with debris dripping all over the interface.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Consensus appears "I'm oot"
  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,322
    It's not a good product that's the problem.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    JGSI wrote:
    http://youtu.be/UWki2rr8BcY
    I like his inventiveness.

    What a neat solution, solves many things, would love to see this picked up and become standard. Good luck to him :D

    (Apologies for my positivity)
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    I hadn't realised that flipping the chain aside to remove the rear wheel was so much of problem to overcome. :D:D

    Now on a Brompton where removing and replacing the rear wheel is a bit of a faff then yes I can see the need, but as that's a hub gear I can't see this system working and the sprocket needs to be attached to the hub.
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  • secretsqizz
    secretsqizz Posts: 424
    t4tomo wrote:
    I hadn't realised that flipping the chain aside to remove the rear wheel was so much of problem to overcome. :D:D

    Now on a Brompton where removing and replacing the rear wheel is a bit of a faff then yes I can see the need, but as that's a hub gear I can't see this system working and the sprocket needs to be attached to the hub.

    Surely to God, Brompton riding solicitors can afford a Jeeves to remove a stubborn rear wheel?
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  • Ber Nard
    Ber Nard Posts: 827
    I could see more use for this if it decoupled the wheel from disc brakes, especially if the UCI allow disc brakes for racing. Quicker wheel changes, no disc rub as a result of a wheel change and no problems with different rotor sizes.
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    Ber Nard wrote:
    I could see more use for this if it decoupled the wheel from disc brakes, especially if the UCI allow disc brakes for racing. Quicker wheel changes, no disc rub as a result of a wheel change and no problems with different rotor sizes.
    Good point, I can see how that would be a great advantage. Should have written to the patent office before posting it on here...
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