Cixi, a French company which specializes in "green active mobility solutions," has developed its own version of a chainless drivetrain, which it calls a Pedaling Energy Recovery System (PERS)
Agreed. That’s one of the big benefits of cheap bikes currently - cheap, available parts that work in a wide range of bikes. There’s always been proprietary shit though, this particular tech isn’t new in that regard.
We need to stop with the proprietary bike parts. A bike that isn’t able to be repaired destroys a lot of the benefits of bike ownership.
Agreed. That’s one of the big benefits of cheap bikes currently - cheap, available parts that work in a wide range of bikes. There’s always been proprietary shit though, this particular tech isn’t new in that regard.