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Post by zoltansocrates on Mar 12, 2015 22:09:45 GMT
Read this blog today from a couple of years back, was mulling around the interweb looking for info on shimano flight deck. Strikes me as odd that shimano haven't pushed this or developed this further especially with the potential interfacing with electronic shifting systems theres loads to talk about from that wee ditty but the potential for almost automatic shifting dependent upon set cadence or torque or even previous ride data poses the question, would you let your bike do it for you? It's almost inevitable that electronic systems will become the norm at some point, is this the next evolution from that? Imagine telling your garmin, for example to shift if your cadence drops, keeping you in your golden zone, hardly a big weight off your mind but one wonders how it would affect the enjoyment of cycling, if indeed it would Blog link below www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/shimano-shifting-computer
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 13, 2015 0:42:01 GMT
GCN have covered something similar, I'll look it out when at PC.
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 13, 2015 7:21:04 GMT
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Post by Paulinblack on Mar 13, 2015 8:13:57 GMT
I really like the sound of that. Especially if there is a manual overide.
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 13, 2015 8:49:46 GMT
I've had automatic cars (Mercedes) but prefer manual - reckon the same goes for this for me personally, there's a pretty decent ECU inside your skull IME .
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Post by jondxxx on Mar 13, 2015 10:08:15 GMT
Cycling is one part of life where you can be in total control so why let technology take over. Might as well sit on a turbo trainer. Lots of interesting engineering out there though but mostly aimed at electric bikes to maximise range and control regenerative battery charging. articleNot a complete luddite as I much prefer automatic gears in cars for everyday driving.
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Post by Paulinblack on Mar 13, 2015 14:36:33 GMT
I think we do let technology take control already don't we? Strava? Garmin? HRM? Cadence sensors? Power Meters?
Having ridden with someone with DI2 I felt very jealous. I want to have nice precise gear changes - I can get that for short periods of time through fettling, but I get annoyed I have to keep doing it. DI2 (or whatever replaces it) is something I'm going to look at 'if' I ever progress enough with my cycling to warrant an upgrade to my T5.
The idea of a 'semi-automatic gearbox' with nice crisp changes and the ability to ignore when you are feeling feisty or spent does sound like a welcome addition to the boxes of tricks available to us. Would you want to use it all the time? Possibly not. Would beginners want it more that 'experts'? Possibly yes.
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 13, 2015 14:58:45 GMT
Faff, all roads lead back to the engine .
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