Thing of the day: Stringbike - a bicycle with pedals, but without chain

Instead of the traditional chain drive or a toothed belt in modern Stringbike Hungarian design to rotate the wheel a special mechanism Springdrive with nylon strings. By pressing on the pedals they tensioned alternately reeling and reeling from pulleys located on both sides of the rear axle. Looks and works is as follows.

Due to the balance of the system, a higher ride and greater efficiency. On Stringbike can go much faster and easier than on a conventional bicycle. In this case, there is no noise, except for the rustling of tires on asphalt.

Bike equipped with a simple gear system 19 with speeds that are immediately switched on the fly by altering the length of the string due to the movement of the pedal arm on the cam. And its asymmetric design allows maximum torque at any position of the pedals.

Stringbike offers as many as four bikes line, each of which consists of several different models. Among them there are stories like aluminum and a carbon frame, as well as different weight, the diameter of the wheels and the design model.

on Stringbike prices start at 984 euros. Order on bicycle can be official website or through regional distributors.