Cool bike! I used to have one of these in the mid 1990's and I have never seen another one. It took a bit to get used to but after I figured this bike out I could go quite fast with it. The key is to make short fast strokes with the pedals. Long strokes slow you down.
I had one too. When they first came out, they claimed to be 2-3 times (?) more efficient and could beat a pro racer on a conventional road racing bike. I bought mine used at a bike shop in Caldwell Idaho back in the 90s. The only flaw I could remember was that you couldn't back pedal when you needed to in certain situations. I really liked it otherwise.
I found an mtb version at our local dump many years ago. Kept it around for a while just for the novelty of it but finally got rid of it a few years ago. If I recall correctly they tried to revive the bike at some point with a model that could be switched between normal pedaling, the alternate stepping as in this one or it could be synced to where the pedals stepped together.
Whoa! What a trip. It seems like you wouldn't be able to stand up out of the saddle, though, which strikes me as a major limitation. Thanks for the demo!
I had a bicycle exactly like this one. I bought it back in the middle eighty's for $345.00. l loved it but the stress of the pedal system caused the seat tube to crack. My friend got it but never knew if he fixed it. I just recently found another one online and now have it the same exact one. going to see if some technician can improve the weak area without destroying the originality of the bike.
@@RJTheBikeGuy it's automatically up and please can you tell me which mechanism is worked in this cycle and please make video for how to make this system in cycle I am also RUclipsr technical Naimin.
It's a cable/pulley thing. Push one pedal down, it pulls the other arm up. And no, I am not going to build one of these things. The system kind of sucks, that's why they went out of business, like every other company that makes these types of bikes.
Because the bike is discontinued. Your video is now and will be part of the history. Thanks for your covering every detail, I saw a local listing on matketplace for $250 and just cruious how a “fulcrum” bike works. Your video is a whole new knowledge to me. One little thing: you covered the shifting; but to what I see the shifting is in a “dropped down” manner and just wondering how it will possibly coming back up?
Seen this kind of treadle system on old English bikes ( well- in pictures). Always wondered if and how gear changing would work. I know the English ones I saw were produced as a public service to injured war vets who lacked the range of motion to pedal and still needed to get around in a culture where cars were not so attainable. Have never seen one in US market. Thanks for showing it!
If it has such a use, perhaps the gov could subsidize them for disabled vets? They look very inefficient though. A regular person would like be way better off with a regular bike. It also seems like it would be possible to just ride a regular bike this way.
That is a rather clever mechanism, much simpler than others I've seen. I would think this motion is better than regular bike. The noise is annoying, is that normal? the freewheels should be quieter.
In this bike two freewheel was attached .one freewheel is move 180 degree and how is the work another side freewheel so chain is move backword .can you explain how is the one free wheel move forward and another freewheel backword
Once you get the noise level down it would be perfect on a trike or a bike where you're sitting and thrusting instead of traditional bicycle seating position. Just my humble opinion though. Great work and wish you great success!! Way to think outside the box!! 👍
It's going to be noisy. A regular bike freewheel ratchets only when coasting. This bike ratchets constantly. If you are push the right pedal, the left side ratchets, and vis versa. And both ratchet while coasting.
I had one. It's called a Row-Cycle. Out of business as well. I picked it up for my brother after he lost his leg....he didn't live long enough to ever ride it.
Spray lots of penetrating oil in around the skewer, and tap it out with a hammer. It could be your axle it bent. ruclips.net/video/JYVWFkctxg4/видео.html
This is my last question after I will not ask to you any questions ..inside cable box which through cable is moving which move through pulley ? Sorry for you disturbing
Cool find RJ! The treadle drive actually pre-dates chain drives! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadle_bicycle I had a friend some years ago who found a similar bike at a garage sale. He was an older guy & had difficulty with the circular motion of regular cranks, but the treadle bike was easy for him. Not sure if it was the same brand/model shown here, but quite possibly, since how many companies actually make treadle bikes nowadays?
Reverse question. Why bother ruin a nice novelty item when $10-$20 get you the same bike at a garage sale lol Common curiosity and common sense can be cultivated so nicely when applied!
@@kurtiskoppdrums Well, people are subjective. I like the frame, I don't like that "propulsion" system so this is my reason why I would like it converted. It looks like a well built bike and if I can buy it very cheap, I can transform it into a bike I like to ride. In my country I really don't see any classic and quality bike sold for less than 100 - 150 dollars, except the junk that some "smart" guys are importing from Holland, Denmark, and so... Usually, abandoned or stolen bikes. Which I don't even think to buy.
Prior to chain drive, bikes made during the Victorian era operated a similar treadle system with connecting rods to the rear wheel rather like a sewing machine.
Despite the fact it is impractical bike, it has nice detailing though. Forks and headset are beautiful, brake calipers as well. Nice color and decals. Must agree, the sound is awful, but this interesting machine would decorate any bicycle collection, I am sure.
What someone was thinking was this: For someone like ME (I can't bend my right leg far enough for a full rotation due to a bum knee, 9 operations, and total knee replacement) and as someone else mentioned, for war Vets who had been injured and disabled. I would definitely try this bike.
I think its the leverage - normal bikes have poor leverage whilest the pedals are pointing upwards. These are always pointing forward. I haven't tried one, but it seems a bit awkward for some reason. Are the stroke shorter than on a normal bike? Whats missing in this concept? Momentum? Whats the problem more precisly?
Please expand on why people choose regular pedals over these. You'd think the leverage would always be at peak level here. Normal pedals have maximum leverage pointing straigt forward - but barely none pointing upwards. These pedals always point straight forward, always at full leverage. The thrust is always tangental to the motion - more or less. I haven't tried one and are curious as to why this concept failed.
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This is for people who take photos of their bike from the non-drive side. 👌🏻
t0k1d0k1eighty8 gotta show odd those brakes right
What non- drive side? I thought that was the point.
😂😂😂
Cool bike! I used to have one of these in the mid 1990's and I have never seen another one. It took a bit to get used to but after I figured this bike out I could go quite fast with it. The key is to make short fast strokes with the pedals. Long strokes slow you down.
I had one too. When they first came out, they claimed to be 2-3 times (?) more efficient and could beat a pro racer on a conventional road racing bike. I bought mine used at a bike shop in Caldwell Idaho back in the 90s. The only flaw I could remember was that you couldn't back pedal when you needed to in certain situations. I really liked it otherwise.
@@mjt11860et alors étiez vous 2 a 3 fois plus efficace ?
I found an mtb version at our local dump many years ago. Kept it around for a while just for the novelty of it but finally got rid of it a few years ago. If I recall correctly they tried to revive the bike at some point with a model that could be switched between normal pedaling, the alternate stepping as in this one or it could be synced to where the pedals stepped together.
I think those were the early ones that could have the synced pedaling.
Cool! Was it called the Alanex or did it go by another name?
The phrase 'reinventing the wheel' springs to mind 😁
Whoa! What a trip. It seems like you wouldn't be able to stand up out of the saddle, though, which strikes me as a major limitation. Thanks for the demo!
This is the first time I'm seeing this type of bike this is incredible
I had a bicycle exactly like this one. I bought it back in the middle eighty's for $345.00. l loved it but the stress of the pedal system caused the seat tube to crack. My friend got it but never knew if he fixed it. I just recently found another one online and now have it the same exact one. going to see if some technician can improve the weak area without destroying the originality of the bike.
This system would probably be a lot more popular if the wheel didn't sounded like if someone was torturing it the whole time...
André Fontes sounds like an i9 hub to me, mountain bikers tend to love it.
Definitely an interesting design... Especially the shifting mechanism!
First time I've seen one. Thanks for sharing, RJ. Imagine riding this up the mountains?
Love seeing off the wall stuff. Thanks RJ.
Complete genius and utterly bonkers at the same time!
Sir when one side paddle is pushing down and after other side paddle is automatically up or not ?
Yes.
@@RJTheBikeGuy it's automatically up and please can you tell me which mechanism is worked in this cycle and please make video for how to make this system in cycle I am also RUclipsr technical Naimin.
It's a cable/pulley thing. Push one pedal down, it pulls the other arm up. And no, I am not going to build one of these things. The system kind of sucks, that's why they went out of business, like every other company that makes these types of bikes.
Interesting bike... noisy as hell though :/
Absolutely cool bike !!!
I'd love to grab on of these units
Thank you for making this video, it's always cool to learn about some of the odd ball stuff
I love the simplicity of changing gears. Have you seen "stringbike"? It use similar idea, but you can pedal around.
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Very interesting concept, pleased you showed it on a video, it did look kinda weird tho peddling it... cheers for your time RJ.. 👍
Hello dear , can I shift that gearing when I do pedaling on road ... Please tell me . Because I want to make this type of gear bike.
I saw a video of a lever drive bicycle doing 53 mph. Is there a speed advantage to this bike?
I lost my ability to peddle a regular bike after having a knee replacement. I never knew about these bikes, and I am very interested in having one!
Because the bike is discontinued.
Your video is now and will be part of the history.
Thanks for your covering every detail, I saw a local listing on matketplace for $250 and just cruious how a “fulcrum” bike works.
Your video is a whole new knowledge to me. One little thing: you covered the shifting; but to what I see the shifting is in a “dropped down” manner and just wondering how it will possibly coming back up?
Just imagine trying to wheelie that bike
Once you popped you could keep going up the col du tourmaline
Thanks for the look see and demo ride. Interesting concept, looks kinda ungainly to ride.
Seen this kind of treadle system on old English bikes ( well- in pictures). Always wondered if and how gear changing would work. I know the English ones I saw were produced as a public service to injured war vets who lacked the range of motion to pedal and still needed to get around in a culture where cars were not so attainable. Have never seen one in US market. Thanks for showing it!
If it has such a use, perhaps the gov could subsidize them for disabled vets? They look very inefficient though. A regular person would like be way better off with a regular bike. It also seems like it would be possible to just ride a regular bike this way.
What pushes up the second pedal? Is there a spring hidden in that case under the bottom? Gets your foot pushed up or do you have to lift it up?
That is a rather clever mechanism, much simpler than others I've seen. I would think this motion is better than regular bike. The noise is annoying, is that normal? the freewheels should be quieter.
It almost does look like some of those modern pump bikes. Interesting video RJ!
How the nu bike is working.which type gear hub is used in bicycles
In this bike two freewheel was attached .one freewheel is move 180 degree and how is the work another side freewheel so chain is move backword .can you explain how is the one free wheel move forward and another freewheel backword
The freewheels are opposite. One spins the one way, the other spins the other way.
I was wondering how that worked. Nice video! :)
looks like a perfect trainer for XC skiing or vice versa
This is one of the most efficient designs I have seen
I found this after finding the NuBike.
Once you get the noise level down it would be perfect on a trike or a bike where you're sitting and thrusting instead of traditional bicycle seating position. Just my humble opinion though. Great work and wish you great success!! Way to think outside the box!! 👍
It's going to be noisy. A regular bike freewheel ratchets only when coasting. This bike ratchets constantly. If you are push the right pedal, the left side ratchets, and vis versa. And both ratchet while coasting.
Sir how the gearing works in this type of drive.help me with this one because I'm doing a project on this type of drive cycle ✌️
I explained it in the video.
@@RJTheBikeGuy I wanted the design details sir
Which types of modification we do in this bike can you suggest me
LOL. *shrug*.
It looks kinda kool! I would ride to critical mass. It sure has some long crank arms.
Thanks for showing this, very interesting.
A guy where I live has this drive system on his recumbent bike. He pulls the levers with his very strong arms and achieves impressive bursts of speed.
A hand cycle.
Maybe someone will build a trike or bike which has both drive systems available; maybe one for the back and the other for the front.
I had one. It's called a Row-Cycle. Out of business as well. I picked it up for my brother after he lost his leg....he didn't live long enough to ever ride it.
How much should you sell a Alenax TR8 500 transbar power bike?
maintaining the bike speed and how you fix it. When need to work on !
Thanks RJ, interesting history.
And I thought my retro direct drive was odd! This is actually like the new string bike from somewhere on Europe
How the move flywheel on forward and another side backword
Hi rj, I have a wheel where the squior is seized in the hub. Any tips on getting it out?
Spray lots of penetrating oil in around the skewer, and tap it out with a hammer. It could be your axle it bent. ruclips.net/video/JYVWFkctxg4/видео.html
Beautiful
What is provide inside the cable box which through cable is moving
Dude, if you want to know how these bike work in fine detail, buy one.
This is my last question after I will not ask to you any questions ..inside cable box which through cable is moving which move through pulley ? Sorry for you disturbing
Awesome mechanim for powering hand cranked bikes.
Please try if you can make a Nubike with Leverage system. no chain at all but just a high speed with linear motion
Probably not.
"The company went out of business..." what a surprise. Like a stair master with better scenery.
Rj what shoud I do I notice may steel frame has a crack on the head tube what should I do?
Bummer. Replace the frame.
Thanks Idol :)
😂😂
can you ride it with only one foot?
There is any website of this bicycle so i get a all part details
Probably not. The company is out of business.
Cool find RJ! The treadle drive actually pre-dates chain drives! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadle_bicycle
I had a friend some years ago who found a similar bike at a garage sale. He was an older guy & had difficulty with the circular motion of regular cranks, but the treadle bike was easy for him. Not sure if it was the same brand/model shown here, but quite possibly, since how many companies actually make treadle bikes nowadays?
It seems it can be converted to a normal bike, single speed, fixie or hub gear. What is your opinion?
Not easily. The frame is made for this. There is no bottom bracket shell for one thing.
Reverse question. Why bother ruin a nice novelty item when $10-$20 get you the same bike at a garage sale lol
Common curiosity and common sense can be cultivated so nicely when applied!
@@RJTheBikeGuy I thought I saw a bb shell on that frame. It seems I didn't see well. Thanks.
@@1zanglang There is a BB shell thing there, but it is welded closed.
@@kurtiskoppdrums Well, people are subjective. I like the frame, I don't like that "propulsion" system so this is my reason why I would like it converted. It looks like a well built bike and if I can buy it very cheap, I can transform it into a bike I like to ride. In my country I really don't see any classic and quality bike sold for less than 100 - 150 dollars, except the junk that some "smart" guys are importing from Holland, Denmark, and so... Usually, abandoned or stolen bikes. Which I don't even think to buy.
How is the flywheel move opposite ?
Because on is made the reverse of the other. Buy one of these and figure it out.
I have one in mint condition with original brochure. Fun to ride and a real headturner near the beach.
How much does it cost?
Did you release pressure when changing the gearing?
Not really.
What is the top speed? 🚴
What is freewheel and what is happend to insert free wheel in bike
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wow we that looks cool. this it hard to ride.?
Prior to chain drive, bikes made during the Victorian era operated a similar treadle system with connecting rods to the rear wheel rather like a sewing machine.
Thanks RJ love what you do. This was interesting to see but id never buy this bike even in the days it was made. Its ridiculous.
I want you to build that full suspension blue bike fr previous video.
Never seen this type of bike. It’s crazy, but I like it
Is chain wear accelerated compared to a normal bike?
No idea. I doubt anyone put much serious mileage on one.
@@RJTheBikeGuy True that.
What did u tell me about the frames
???
How the string is attached with chain
It's not a string string. It's a cable. If you really care, buy one of these and check it out.
Despite the fact it is impractical bike, it has nice detailing though. Forks and headset are beautiful, brake calipers as well. Nice color and decals. Must agree, the sound is awful, but this interesting machine would decorate any bicycle collection, I am sure.
And damn near impossible to ride up hills, very fast on the flat, fun to watch other people try to ride it.
In both direction same direction flywheel used
I think its a cool head turning bike that'd be good to pop to local store n back.
I'm 2 weeks late to the party. Wondering if RJ will give me some love like he did to all the other comments?
Merry Christmas RJtBG.
I bought one of these years ago because it was odd. Still have it. This should never have gone into production. What was someone thinking?
I don't think the designers were cyclists. They came up with an idea that they thought would sell.
What someone was thinking was this: For someone like ME (I can't bend my right leg far enough for a full rotation due to a bum knee, 9 operations, and total knee replacement) and as someone else mentioned, for war Vets who had been injured and disabled. I would definitely try this bike.
I think its the leverage - normal bikes have poor leverage whilest the pedals are pointing upwards.
These are always pointing forward. I haven't tried one, but it seems a bit awkward for some reason. Are the stroke shorter than on a normal bike? Whats missing in this concept? Momentum? Whats the problem more precisly?
Thanks for information bro
Wow, now this is the kind of weirdness I wanna see! :D
nice redirect from thai trans bar.
Wow, that's actually very clever, but I already can see it requires much stronger and faster freewheel, and make it times two.
Wow, having the handlebars twisted that far forwards and down would make my wrists hurt if I tried to ride a bike like that.
Cool bike plus cool guy hehe more power from Philippines :)
Man u are cool as hell love that bike
Благодарю, отличная идея.
Alenax, sure to evoke crank envy
Are those Chris King hubs? 🚴🏻 lol
double freewheel clicking, double satisfaction : )
Amazing
In this bicycle chain is move from lowest gear to higest gear
No, it goes from the highest, to lowest.
@@RJTheBikeGuy can you give me a design of bike
Do you know how is the nu bike inside mechanisam work video link ruclips.net/video/ldcdiu82-_Y/видео.html
Buy a used one and figure it out.
Did you Wheelie it?
I can't wheelie a regular bike.
Ok
Interesting technology
gotta say looks weird. But I'd ride it. I wonder how efficient it is compared to a normal bike.
Not very.
that's what i'd guess too.
Going in a continuous circle is more efficient than going up, stop, down, stop, up, stop, down, stop.
Please expand on why people choose regular pedals over these.
You'd think the leverage would always be at peak level here. Normal pedals have maximum leverage pointing straigt forward - but barely none pointing upwards.
These pedals always point straight forward, always at full leverage. The thrust is always tangental to the motion - more or less.
I haven't tried one and are curious as to why this concept failed.
awesome 😊
I like it but.....but I still would love to own the blue one
This is the one you bought with the trek 😁
Yes.
Pretty funky
There's snow where you are already!
What is the point of it?
Exactly.
Could wear out your foot knee joints x2
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