“With its smaller size and improved shifting, the N360 opens the door wider for manufacturers everywhere to make NuVinci technology part of their business strategy,†said Alan M. Several bike manufacturers, including Batavus, Derby / Raleigh, Ellsworth, and Simpel are among the first to have chosen the N360 for their new mid-year and 2011 models. These model types include Trekking, Mountain, Sportive and Flat Bar Road bikes, as well as Urban, Commuter, Folding, Hybrid, Cruiser and eBikes. The company believes these changes dramatically widen the range of bike models that can potentially use a NuVinci drivetrain.
Additionally, the new hub interface is inside rather than outside the frame dropout, reducing the likelihood of damage in the event of a fall. The sleek, newly-designed shifter and shifter display now includes the icon of a rider on its unique “inchworm†indicator. Because shift effort under pedal torque is also less, riders can shift easily at any time, in practically any condition. There is a more direct feel for the rider, with 50% less shift grip rotation required between the lowest and highest ratios. The N360 also provides an enhanced shifting interface. Shift effort is significantly reduced, even under high pedal forces. The N360 is 30% lighter, weighing just 2,450 grams (5.4 lbs), and has a 17% smaller overall diameter than previous NuVinci models. As with previous NuVinci hubs, the N360 uses spheres instead of gears to transfer torque, but the number of spheres has been reduced from eight to six.
#Nuvinci continuously variable transmission update#
The N360 represents a major update and enhancement of the NuVinci bicycle drivetrain. (Fallbrook), a technology company dedicated to improving the performance and flexibility of transmissions for engine- and human-powered devices, today announced and displayed its new NuVinci 360 CVP bicycle drivetrain (N360) at the Taipei Cycle show in Taipei, Taiwan. PRESS RELEASE: Fallbrook Technologies Inc.
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