Heavily capitalised society...

[steve50]

Bioshift is an intelligent, automatic gear-changing system that claims it can keep your bike in the most efficient gear at all times.

We could think of several useful applications for this kind of tech, so to find out more, we posed some questions to Armando Mastracci, one of the founding members of Baron Biosystems, the company behind Bioshift.

CW: How does it work?

Armando Mastracci: “Bioshift collects data from the available sensors and, based upon your own specific configuration, establishes which cadence is most efficient for you based on the current cycling demands. It then determines which gear of the available gears should be used and if the gears need to be changed, can instruct a electronic shifting system to change gears.”

“In fact, Bioshift will change gears to a more efficient gear before one realises that the gears need to be changed, always keeping you in the most efficient gear. After using it for a while, you forget that it’s working for you since you never feel like you’re in the wrong gear.”


Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...tomatic-gears-bike-151859#d3FsZZVoXZXRKebF.99

 

[3narf]

Imagine using your last ounce of effort, out of the saddle, 50 yds from the top of a 15% gradient, and it decides to change up a gear. Or filtering between cars on a busy town centre junction...

 

[mr messy]

Imagine using your last ounce of effort, out of the saddle, 50 yds from the top of a 15% gradient, and it decides to change up a gear. Or filtering between cars on a busy town centre junction...

That would be a major design flaw if it didn't have "Boost" and "dying" buttons

 

[3narf]

Or at least a warning that it was about to do it, so you could switch it off!

 

[VintageRuby]

It's not big or clever to try to subvert the swear filter either.

I said bloody yesterday is that allowed or not? If so I apologize

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I said bloody yesterday is that allowed or not? If so I apologize

As you can see bloody doesn't trigger the filter.

I put my username back right too !
Anyhow, back to topic eh.

 

[Blurb]

I smell bioshift

 

[Bollo]

Di2 can be configured to synchronise front and rear shifts automatically based on riding style. I've not tried this yet but might give it a go next time I upgrade the software.

http://e-tubeproject.shimano.com/about/syncroshift.html

Although there's a lot of emerging standards and opening up of APIs around cycling sensors and computers, Shimano Di2 is still a closed system. I've always fancied having a hack at something like bioshift but don't do the smelly hardware side.

Titanium jockey wheels are ok but I found the encrusted diamonds had a habit of falling off. #Annoying

 

[Dirtyhanz]

Point 2 my sturmy gears have worked like that for years and there not even electrical don't think there meant to though

 

[tyred]

I'm a big boy now and have worked out how to change gear myself and prefer hub gears anyway so have no use for fancy jockey wheels.

I also only spend my hard earned cash on necesities.

I'm just waiting for my custom made diamond studded, 24k gold plated SA hub to be delivered..

 

[Seevio]

I would love to be in the position where I think £700 on a jockey wheel is a good idea.

It would mean that either I have become rich beyond my realistic expectations or I have succumbed to some sort of age related mental disorder in which case it won't matter anyway. You could probably just tell me I already had them and I'd be happy.

 

[lutonloony]

I thought the OP said £7000, which is of course rediculous, £700 on the other hand.........

 

[DCLane]

You're not the only one - I fitted a replacement seatpost to my youngest's race bike last night and then looked at the retail price: £200 (it was bought secondhand at a fraction of that price).

Most of my entire bike collection didn't cost that much.

 

[tyred]

Would you though? My experience of wealthy people is that they have a tendency to be a bit tight and hate spending money.

That is why they are wealthy.

Most tradesmen will tell you the people in the big house with a drive full of posh cars are the most difficult to extract payment from.

 

[User482]

That is why they are wealthy.

Most tradesmen will tell you the people in the big house with a drive full of posh cars are the most difficult to extract payment from.

This ex-paperboy notes that the generosity of Christmas tip was always inversely proportional to the size of the house.