Chainless bicycle. What do you think?

Found this online, looks like this design has been there for a while

Proper cover may be added.

Interesting, but I question how much torque can be transferred with that mechanism before it slips or deforms. But points are deserved for innovation, and all my negativity is pure speculation :)

Chainless bikes are not really new. They are not used, because chains can handle dirt much better.

The rear "sprocket" looks fragile and highly prone to wear in the usual dirty bicycle use environment. Was there a problem with the conventional chain that this invention was intended to fix? Or is someone "innovating to be different" again?

Create problem which never exist and sell the solution 😂 With huge load of force from pedalling the bearing will break, or at least get forced deterioration

Dürrkopf Kettenlos, 1912. Looks like they're 110 years late to the party.

Nice concept and design but it looks like it wouldn't take much to make it completely inoperable. One drop or one fall will earn you a hefty repair bill.

When the chain fails, it is a cheap and easy fix. Ready to go again in minutes + can be repair (if breaks) at any local shop. If this guy fails, u have to bring it to dedicated svc centers, and it won’t be cheap. U will go back to normal bicycle when this breaks for sure

Transfer of force, from your feet directly to the rear wheel. Chain wins. The key is having quality bearings at the main sprocket and wheels; also optimizing the mass of the construct - the force required to rotate it.