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I’ve been a cyclist all my life, including hanging out with antique bicycle clubs (I have an 1886 Columbia highwheeler) where one might, might, see an 1890s Co
by mikestew 7y ago
I’ve been a cyclist all my life, including hanging out with antique bicycle clubs (I have an 1886 Columbia highwheeler) where one might, might, see an 1890s Columbia shaft drive. I might have seen a half dozen of the Columbias over the years. I have never seen a shaft-driven bicycle made in the last 100 years in anything but pictures.
So though shaft-driven bicycles most certainly exist, I would argue that they are the dictionary definition of “uncommon”.
- zik 7y agoIt depends where you live. I imagine they're pretty uncommon in the USA. I've seen one or two in Australia. Most companies making shaft driven bikes seem to be in countries where bikes are used more commonly for commuting like Germany, The Netherlands and Scandanavia.