Thread: Hubless Chopper
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Old 03-25-2010, 01:46 AM   #14
mrray13


 
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
Hubless bikes have been around for years. I think that design may actually be the first one ... from 2004 (link). I suspect that the brakes are some sort of variation on drum brakes, front suspension looks somewhat conventional and I bet the forks flex a fair bit. Rear, well its probably a rigid.

I just found an even older bike:
http://www.choppersinc.com/html/bike...ikeID=3&Page=2


Yep, Billy Lane pioneered the concept on bikes a few years back. You look
hard enough on youtube, you'll even find him explaining how his work.
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