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It has been here before (I think), but another view is warranted
http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6202...tag=ne.gall.pg Same with the next link also http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6167611-1.html Halcyon |
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Halcyon wrote:
It has been here before (I think), but another view is warranted http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6202...tag=ne.gall.pg I made wooden bike once, but it wooden work. So I made a steel bike, and it steel wooden work. Ok, I'll be quiet now. -- Linux Registered User # 302622 http://counter.li.org |
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On Sep 19, 6:03 pm, Halcyon wrote:
Same with the next link also http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6167611-1.html I rode an auto-shifting 4-speed bike that was in stock at my LBS about 9 years ago. The intended application was pretty clear - it was a step-through frame with a basket mounted on the handlebars. A bike for somebody who doesn't "get" the whole gears thing and couldn't be bothered with it. As such, it worked really well. Just get on the bike and ride. Easy to start, and the faster I rode the faster it would let me ride. If a hill slowed me down, it would select a lower gear for me. I assume it worked by measured wheel speed - knowing what drive ratios it had, it chose a gear to give appropriate cadence range. High-tech stuff that would be within the capabilities of most digital watches :- D . A little battery-powered box pulled cable to engage the appropriate gear. It was a pretty new concept back then, and I'm surprised it never seemed to take off. I'm even more surprised to see it reported as "news" in 2007. tim |
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On Sep 20, 10:39 am, tim wrote:
On Sep 19, 6:03 pm, Halcyon wrote: Same with the next link also http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6167611-1.html I rode an auto-shifting 4-speed bike that was in stock at my LBS about 9 years ago. The intended application was pretty clear - it was a step-through frame with a basket mounted on the handlebars. A bike for somebody who doesn't "get" the whole gears thing and couldn't be bothered with it. As such, it worked really well. Just get on the bike and ride. Easy to start, and the faster I rode the faster it would let me ride. If a hill slowed me down, it would select a lower gear for me. I assume it worked by measured wheel speed - knowing what drive ratios it had, it chose a gear to give appropriate cadence range. High-tech stuff that would be within the capabilities of most digital watches :- D . A little battery-powered box pulled cable to engage the appropriate gear. It was a pretty new concept back then, and I'm surprised it never seemed to take off. I'm even more surprised to see it reported as "news" in 2007. tim Maybe they don't sell because they are for people who are not 'into' cycling. |
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tim wrote:
I assume it worked by measured wheel speed - knowing what drive ratios it had, it chose a gear to give appropriate cadence range. High-tech stuff that would be within the capabilities of most digital watches :- D . A little battery-powered box pulled cable to engage the appropriate gear. The one I heard about was based on spring loaded weights attached to the spokes that slid up and down the spoke according to how fast the wheel was going. There were three weights, one for each corresponding gear. As far as the guy described it to me, it appeared to be a purely mechanical setup, and the gear change was around the bottom bracket, not the rear as would be the norm. It was a pretty new concept back then, and I'm surprised it never seemed to take off. Next one I heard of was the Shimano Airlines, that used pressurised air and pneumatics to do the shifting. I'm even more surprised to see it reported as "news" in 2007. To the masses, automatic shifting on bicycles does not, and has never existed, so it's all news depending on who you sell it to. -- Linux Registered User # 302622 http://counter.li.org |
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The one I heard about was based on spring loaded weights attached to the spokes that slid up and down the spoke according to how fast the wheel was going. There were three weights, one for each corresponding gear. What!!!! Extra weights on the bike!!!! Well you'll never win over the carbon bling crowd with that kind of setup! ;-) PS the smiley is now 25. How old is the winky? (assuming that's what it is called) ;-) |
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