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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
Here's a little exchange from another thread between Oz and myself:
[quote] RjC: Well, first it should be pointed out they've been selling this drivetrain (Shimano Auto-D) in Europe and Asia for some time. Oz: When did they begin selling this scheme in those markets? RjC: I'm not sure about exact dates, but I think if I dig around I have a catalog from a few years ago that shows Auto-D as a product. [end quote] http://tinyurl.com/2dt9bs (google groups link to the post within the subject "??The future of cycling???") That's a long preamble to me saying that I found my 2005 Shimano catalog, which details all kinds of mad stuff that is not for us North Americans. "Premium Comfort" group known variously as Di2, Nexave C810, Cyber Nexus or Ecovision: 3x8 electric derailer drivetrain setup, with a rear wheel hub dynamo to power the shifting, plus the . . . other stuff. Electronic front and rear derailers integrated computer that both controls the shifting (automatically or manually) and handles the usual cyclocomputer stuff, and controls the... ....electronically activated suspension! They use electronic control to firm up the damping while climbing and starting from a stop. A shock and a fork are both available. Web site he http://www.smover.com/ I'm going to assume that's pronounced "smoover" or "s-mover", and does not rhyme with "smother." The FAQ is otherwise quite informative. Group appears to have been available since 2004. The auto shifting has so many user selectable modes and programs that it appears to be aimed at Dutch bike commuters who wish to reproduce in cycling form the experience of driving a BMW with iDrive*. *Notoriously overcomplicated "glass cockpit" radio/climate control/satnav/et cetera user interface abomination, standard on certain nice models. System features daft menus, fussy haptic-feedback knobdial thingy, and in some versions a mandatory "using the iDrive is dangerous!" disclaimer window which appears each time the car is started, and which must be actively dismissed by the user (one hesitates to call them the driver) before the car will start. There's also a separate "Auto-D with Inter-3" hub gear system, also featuring auto shifting and 8 shift-timing modes (...). The existence of The 3x8 electroshifting drivetrain has inspired me! It seems like a Positron approach, though: introducing a tricky innovation at the wrong end of the market. As a solution, I hereby offer the Nex' prize: I will give a box of Powerbars (I think that's 15 bars) to the first person to adapt this drivetrain to a road bike and take a podium position in a sanctioned race (UCI, national subsidiary of UCI, or non-UCI cycling bodies like OBRA). I will up the prize to two boxes if you do so in a fully automatic mode (that is, without touching the shift controls from start to finish). I encourage all competitos for the Nex' prize to contact me for complete details. More seriously, Campy has been "testing in plain sight" its proto electroshifting race group for years now. It appears the Shimano testing has happened in even plainer sight. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
where will these advanced ideas surface? Madison, Boston, LA, Portland, Seattle, Palm Springs? Cambridge, New Haven... |
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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
Here's a little exchange from another thread between Oz and myself: [quote] RjC: Well, first it should be pointed out they've been selling this drivetrain (Shimano Auto-D) in Europe and Asia for some time. Oz: When did they begin selling this scheme in those markets? RjC: I'm not sure about exact dates, but I think if I dig around I have a catalog from a few years ago that shows Auto-D as a product. [end quote] the 4-speed auto-D has been available from 2000. You can shift in manual mode -- --- Marten Gerritsen INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL www.m-gineering.nl |
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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
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M-gineering wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: Here's a little exchange from another thread between Oz and myself: [quote] RjC: Well, first it should be pointed out they've been selling this drivetrain (Shimano Auto-D) in Europe and Asia for some time. Oz: When did they begin selling this scheme in those markets? RjC: I'm not sure about exact dates, but I think if I dig around I have a catalog from a few years ago that shows Auto-D as a product. [end quote] the 4-speed auto-D has been available from 2000. You can shift in manual mode There we go. But how about that 8x3 electroderailer with active suspension group? -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article , M-gineering wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: Here's a little exchange from another thread between Oz and myself: [quote] RjC: Well, first it should be pointed out they've been selling this drivetrain (Shimano Auto-D) in Europe and Asia for some time. Oz: When did they begin selling this scheme in those markets? RjC: I'm not sure about exact dates, but I think if I dig around I have a catalog from a few years ago that shows Auto-D as a product. [end quote] the 4-speed auto-D has been available from 2000. You can shift in manual mode There we go. But how about that 8x3 electroderailer with active suspension group? 2004 -- --- Marten Gerritsen INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL www.m-gineering.nl |
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A history of Shimano electric shifting (Auto-D, Coasting, etc.)
Hello ; Compatible with Non-automatic sg-4r35 encoded hub ? (for YAMAHA XPC 26 bike) , I will try to make the Non-automatic gear automatic… |
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On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:51:02 PM UTC, wrote:
Hello ; Compatible with Non-automatic sg-4r35 encoded hub ? (for YAMAHA XPC 26 bike) , I will try to make the Non-automatic gear automatic… That ship has sailed, Burack. See my Smover at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGsmover.html for some details. Shame that it wasn't developed, as the autobox made me faster. Andre Jute Not all great technical advances find a niche |
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