Hi Folks Whilst channel hopping on ntl cable TV, I saw an advert for a bike called something like Overlander or something like that. But what I found interesting was the description of the gear system. The bike had automatic gears, seven flat gears and seven hill gears, as well as a high low ratio setting. The advert indicated it was the only automatic gear bike on the market, is this true, because it is such a new development or are there any other bikes with automatic gears. Yours Chris
Cyber Watcher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > Whilst channel hopping on ntl cable TV, I saw an advert for a bike called something like > Overlander or something like that. But what I found interesting was the description of the gear > system. The bike had automatic gears, seven flat gears and seven hill gears, as well as a high low > ratio setting. The advert indicated it was the only automatic gear bike on the market, is this > true, because it is such a new development or are there any other bikes with automatic gears. > An age old concept. There are others such as the notorious Autobike whose derailleur was operated by weights moving radially on the rear wheel. That also was advertised via cable TV. I think Sheldon Brown's summary was the most apt: "A crudely built bike, with a rudimentary automatic transmission. This is marketed for people who think they are too stupid to be able to learn to operate a normal bicycle." http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_a.html The thing to think about is if its such a good bike, why are they selling it on cable TV and not through bike shops/Halfords etc? Tony http://www.raven-family.com "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" George Bernard Shaw.
see: http://www.topica.com/search/?query=auto&search_what=1600005701&search_typ e=msg&x=24&y=6 or http://tinyurl.com/584x ~PB