About Tbikes
TBikes - Chainless bikes with patented LinkDrive technology.
Tbikes Description
After being stung a few times for a new chain and stuff, who hasn't thought “there must be something better”?…But after some determined experimentation with a rusty old mountain bike, I realised there was lots more to be had than just ditching the chain – something better to pedal with new design freedoms, and no need to tuck your trousers into your socks! Great for a zero maintenance commuting bike - folding if you want - or an MTB that loves to climb and doesn't care about the mud and grit, so don’t keep going round in circles!
LinkDrive uses a specific patented geometry of links to connect the pedals to cranks on the rear hub. The geometry ensures a smooth, forward biased action, where the downward stroke of one pedal starts before the lowest point of the other. This, combined with the near to vertical travel of the pedals maintains torque production for the complete cycle – great for tough climbs on an MTB and makes the most of the elegant simplicity of a single speed. Pedals are placed beneath the rider’s centre of gravity when in the saddle for increased pedal force minimising tiring out of the saddle pedalling.
Benefits include :
- Powerful pedalling action Great for toe clips /SPDs or flats
- Minimal maintenance with all joints, bearings and gears sealed
-No need for cycle clips (or tucking your trousers in your socks! )
-Road bikes, Folding bikes, MTB hard tail and full suspension, single speed and multi speed hubs in development.