There was a bicycle some years ago that had two chains. If you pedaled
forward you had a high speed, but if you pedaled backwards you had a lower
speed. The low speed chain was in the form of a figure eight. I saw one of
these a couple of years ago but cannot remember the name.
>
>Most transmissions have one gear chain & either one clutch or one
>torque converter. These have two chains, one for odd-numbered gears &
>one for even, & two clutches. When you shift, the unloaded chain gets
>set up in the new gear then the clutches simultaneously engage that
>chain & disengage the other.
>
Chris
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