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Been reading on the forum of all the ways to gear our engines without to much cost, Here's my idea, Instead of puting the internal geared hub on the back wheel (logical place) why not locate it directly behind the output sprocket from the engine? then attach another sprocket very close to the sprocket on the geared hub, sitting together side by side, so output from engine to geared hub sprocket , then to neighbour sprocket, then directly back to our standard spoke mounted rear wheel sprocket. That's it , Is that great or what? , No jack shaft to stuff with, complete left side geared drive.
One small problem that i'm sure we can overcome quite easily, The sprocket teeth on the geared hub sprocket are obviously for bicycle chains, change this one sprocket to a sprocket with our 415 tooth spacing and that's it.
Also would a cheap Sturmey Archer 3 speed Internal geared hub for $52 U.S. do the job? I think they give a %133 total ratio change.We can always manipulate gearing outcome by using different size rear sprockets and hub sprockets. comments please.
One small problem that i'm sure we can overcome quite easily, The sprocket teeth on the geared hub sprocket are obviously for bicycle chains, change this one sprocket to a sprocket with our 415 tooth spacing and that's it.
Also would a cheap Sturmey Archer 3 speed Internal geared hub for $52 U.S. do the job? I think they give a %133 total ratio change.We can always manipulate gearing outcome by using different size rear sprockets and hub sprockets. comments please.