[geeks] Electric bike?

[Phil Stracchino]

wa2egp at att.net wrote:
> I was following this thread for a while and I wonder if there could be
> some kind of setup with the front gear to the pedals similar to the rear
> hub.  In other words, the motor would drive the chain but the pedals
> could slip (not move).  When you used the pedals, they would drive the
> chain and the motor could slip.  I guess I'm talking about the mechanical
> equivalent of an OR gate.  Some sort of ratcheted gear on the pedals 
> and the motor.    Just a thought.

Sprag clutch?



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