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Auto Gearbox for bikes

lway · 2012-11-19 09:45:50

Smartphone gives bikes an automatic gearbox http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22478-smartphone-gives-bikes-an-automatic-gearbox.html An end to manual shifting of Gears?

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19-11-2012 10:45am

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lway

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Smartphone gives bikes an automatic gearbox

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22478-smartphone-gives-bikes-an-automatic-gearbox.html

An end to manual shifting of Gears?

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#2 19-11-2012 10:59am
lgk

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Maybe for leisure cyclists, but they don't use auto-boxes in race cars for a very good reason.

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#3 19-11-2012 11:25am
lway

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"However, there is one group for whom this may make total sense, and that's triathlon riders – who like to ride at constant cadence and power", admittedly a quote from a Buyer who i've never heard of, but is there some truth in it?

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#4 19-11-2012 11:35am
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Gas, they've found a way to make cyclists lazy. Part of the skill of cycling is learning which gear to use in which situation.

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