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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?


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.


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


Future designs could integrate a hub-gearing mechanism.




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