What if your derailleur shifted automatically for you at a preselected rpm or torque setting?

Okay. Automatic shifting would ease my work load on technical trails
Forget that. I want total control over my transmission.
Yes, as long as I could choose to override the auto setting and shift manually
Undecided

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pieters (Oct 20, 2017 at 17:20)

as long as the shifting was powered by the rider. having a computer controlled shifting that never left you in the wrong gear after a mistake would be nice. but if you used current chain setup where you cant put power down when your shifting and you dont know when your gear is shifting seems insane. could work with gearboxs

oldmanbucksaw (Oct 21, 2017 at 8:16)

Cool concept RC. I wonder if it would be possible to integrate power output and tire slippage into the equation? It's a thought provoking concept. Imagine breaking traction on a seated climb, the bike senses the slippage and shifts gears, perhaps even adjusting the suspension to aid the climber. The purist in me thinks this all crazy, but ideas fuel innovation.

utopic (Oct 22, 2017 at 14:14)

I think the idea implies electronic circuitry. If that's the case, I don't want one near me. If it was somehow mechanical, reliable, had an override capability, and cost about the same, then I'd consider it. Yeah, never going to happen.

GNRGNR (Oct 22, 2017 at 7:17)

With Ebikes, now this idea, soon automatic braking will come along like in cars...can't we just cut to the chase and have someone develop a riderless bike? Then we won't even need to ride.

MtbSince84 (Oct 21, 2017 at 8:40)

For it to work in an acceptable way, it would have to be a lot more sophisticated than simply a preset rpm or torque level.

tomboyjr (Oct 23, 2017 at 8:15)

If this is your thing, just go buy that Land Rider bike on TV

enduroelite (Oct 24, 2017 at 7:11)

This is only convenient for city commuters or beach cruisers. MTB needs a manual transmission.

whateversm (Oct 24, 2017 at 18:30)

i like the idea of shifting while coasting.. you CAN do that with internal hubs, not free hubs

enduroelite (Oct 24, 2017 at 7:13)

Imagine, going rock-crawling in a jeep with automatic transmission.