BionX drive now also shifts 10-speed

Until recently, only a freewheel cassette with new sprockets could be fitted to the BionX drive wheel. With the 10-speed cassette now available, this drivetrain is now compatible with current mountain bike and trekking drivetrains. The Canadian electric mobility specialist is also adaptable when it comes to wheel sizes.

The 2013 Shimano LX groupset is based on 10-speed, which is already standard on the cassette of most mountain bike components. In order to keep up with this development towards more gears - and narrower chains - a freewheel cassette with ten sprockets has been available from BionX provider Intercycle for a few weeks now. This makes the BionX drive fit for shifting from 10 to 30 gears and offers a gear ratio of 11-34 teeth.

With 650b, the latest wheel size trend, the BionX drive is adaptable, even if wheel sets of this size are not available and are not planned by the manufacturer. When converting a BionX wheel to 650b, the mechanic must be a skilled wheel builder and mechatronics engineer: By re-spoking to a 27.5 inch rim and adjusting the wheel size via the console, the drive wheel also fits into a 650b bike.

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