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re:"Continuously variable" electric transmission
In category Tech issues
Written by ducky

My searches have not turned up anyone selling a bicycle with a continuously variable electric transmission. I don't mean an electric scooter: I mean one in which the crank turns a generator/alternator, whose output through an electronic controller then drives an electric motor on the wheel rim(s) or in the hub(s). There would be no chain, derailleur or gears, except perhaps for some fixed-ratio

re:Gen Wes Clark's Adaptive Motor bicycle
In category Tech issues
Written by mfried

Today's New York Times has an article about General Wes Clark promoting bicycle warfare.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html (registration required)

He's Chairman of the board of WaveCrestLabs who make electronic motors that dynamicaly optimize performance at any rpm or load
http://www.wavecrestlabs.com/technology/overview.html. The bicycle is a way to bootstrap the company into la