Hmmm, So the cranks will stay perfectly still? What happens if you want to move the pedals into a different position does this mean the hub (I'm guessing you could use a cassette with this system?) would engage? Sending you flying depending on what trick you are doing?! I am very interested in this design & i look forward to seeing more!

I'm lost...I can run one of my cassette hubs with this setup?

The original Rollercoaster concept was invented by Kevin Jones I think.  The way it works is that your back hub would lock up and brake like a coaster brake if you backpedaled.  However, the wheel would continue to roll instead of brake, unlike a coaster brake.  You could see Kevin in a few of the Dorkin' Videos utilizing this setup while doing backwards rolling megaspins on the pedal.  One of the reasons that this particular setup never took off was because it was hard to keep the hub working properly.  Now, it seems that Alex Worden has created a new technology that allows the locking mechanism to be in the bottom bracket and not in the hub, which will probably be much more reliable.  It sounds like a great idea.  It would definitely open up a lot of doors for new tricks.  For example, Day Smith does a no footed elbow glide while sitting on the pedal, but he has to hold in his back brake for the trick to work.  With this setup, he could do it without the brake.  Alex has a few videos out there showing how this setup works. 


Another cool idea would also be to make the entire freecoaster mechanism in the bottom bracket instead of in the back hub.  If that idea ever happens and takes off.... we will all be running super light front hubs on our back wheels....

The whole Ratchet Sprocket thing isn't new in the bike world. You can get Trials cranks (In Flatland friendly sizes too i might add) with a thread for a Freewheel & then you run a Cassette on the back, this means that when the bike rolls backwards the Freewheel on the front & the cassette driver on the back still rotate but as the chain moves backwards the cranks stay wherever you have put them. With this set-up it also means instant engagement, no more Freecoaster slack! It also opens up a whole new world of ultra light cassette hubs E.G Tree Straight Pull. 14.5oz!

The whole Ratchet Sprocket thing isn't new in the bike world. You can get Trials cranks (In Flatland friendly sizes too i might add) with a thread for a Freewheel & then you run a Cassette on the back, this means that when the bike rolls backwards the Freewheel on the front & the cassette driver on the back still rotate but as the chain moves backwards the cranks stay wherever you have put them. With this set-up it also means instant engagement, no more Freecoaster slack! It also opens up a whole new world of ultra light cassette hubs E.G Tree Straight Pull. 14.5oz!

Has anybody actually ever tried this?
As somehow I cant help but think it wouldnt work.