Every motorcycle needs a system to transfer power from the engine to the rear wheel, and riders often debate whether a chain, belt, or shaft drive is best. Each system has its design, performance ...

Two years ago we first heard about Schaeffler's Free Drive system, which uses a generator instead of a chain or belt to propel an ebike. The technology is now entering its first commercial use, in ...

A year and a half ago, we broke the news about a wild new drive system for electric bikes that lacked any mechanical connection between the pedals and wheels. The Free Drive system, created by a ...

The front of the block houses the camshaft chain-drive system and the crank-driven oil pump, while the rear maintains the original Chevy bolt pattern.

Digital Drive systems have emerged in the e-bike space, and they eliminate the need for chain or belt drives. Could this be the future of cycling?

That’s a feat that normally isn’t possible using a chain drive system, since the chain needs to be moving to hop from one cog to another.

Schaeffler and Heinzmann have announced that their new Free Drive ride-by-wire e-bike system is now ready to enter production.

For vehicles like ebikes, belt drives offer a smoother, zero-maintenance alternative to chain drives. The Shift Drive system takes the technology further, by allowing riders to shift between two ...