Whaaaat the groove is actually the gears!
Here's a video of it in action and explained: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VAlFpcph1LM
I really want to try it now!!
Looks really similar to a "string bike"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringbike
And an explained video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=doKhd8kE0Ow
Really nice!