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Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

disqus_hbLSjCJ8aF — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:23:01 -0000

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Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

disqus_hbLSjCJ8aF — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:18:42 -0000

What's wrong with its shifting selections?

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

disqus_hbLSjCJ8aF — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 17:04:21 -0000

does anyone know where a video clip might be about how the bike works?

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Tito Serrano — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:49:09 -0000

In 1971 I was dating a girl named "Becky Dunder." Her father had patented an automatic-transmission-bicycle that used a continuously-velocity-transmission. I do NOT know what happened to Mr. Dunder, the engineer. Was he robbed from his invention?

Tito Serrano—

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

700R4 Transmission — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:42:29 -0000

Bravo, Bros! keep going like this, more good info again.

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Jerry Edmon Fordyce — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:21:10 -0000

I need to sell this bicycle to my trust adviser. He's going to shoot it down as my first pick of a new technology. I need to prove to him that this is a great technology provided by a great corporation. Please, allow me to send this website to him. Sincerely, Jerry E Fordyce, MA (psych and 20 sem hrs econ).

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Kelly — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:33:48 -0000

I found a 6-speed Shimano autobike tossed out by the side of the road last year. It needed a few repairs I was able to do. I'm no bike expert but it's kind of fun to ride - although I do question its judgment at times so far as its shifting selections...

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Fritz — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:54:24 -0000

CVT for bikes was introduced at Interbike last year: http://www.fallbrooktech.co...

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Slokunshialgo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:58:50 -0000

I know a few months ago, I saw on Daily Planet a bike from Mercedes that had automatic transmission. It was about $6000, and came with a lot more features, but it does exist somewhere.

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Ian Weir — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:05:58 -0000

Automatic may be a neat idea, but I doubt I'll be leaving regular bikes until they can offer me a CVT. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... )

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Mark — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:55:24 -0000

Not the shifting without exposed gear, nor the automatic shifting is new on bikes. I've seen them before, even on branded bikes. I wonder though why oh why people would want a automatic gear box in their bike.

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

sly — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:35:21 -0000

There was a bike called the "autobike' that had an automatic transmission. It is now called the landrider.

http://www.healthandbeautyd...

Apparently, the autobike was an overpriced and inferior product, and shimano is one of the top names in the dÃ©railleur industry, so you can expect good things from them.

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

sean bonner — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:54:36 -0000

I think Browning came up with this several years ago but since they aren't a major bike manufacturer it just hasn't caught on very well. I know I saw one in person about 3 years ago and it wasn't made by Shimano.

Re: Shimano Introduces An Automatic Transmission For Bicycles

Crab — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:51:50 -0000

Back in 1982, while at college, a friend had a bike with 2 gears in the back wheel, thal shift automatically back and forth.