jonny jeez
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Because of the frame split issue.
Where will bike design/technology be in 20/30 years time
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jonny jeez
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I hope some bikes, like city bikes will become simpler.
Technology will allow less clutter, sleek designs and supa light construction....almost disposable
Solid tyres will become.mainstream
Servo driven eccentric gearing will remove the need for rings and cogs...and clutter and cables and levers and springs.
Grease and oil will no longer be needed.
Bike shops, that sell bikes will cease to exist, with bike service centres becoming abundant.
Technology will allow less clutter, sleek designs and supa light construction....almost disposable
Solid tyres will become.mainstream
Servo driven eccentric gearing will remove the need for rings and cogs...and clutter and cables and levers and springs.
Grease and oil will no longer be needed.
Bike shops, that sell bikes will cease to exist, with bike service centres becoming abundant.
classic33
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We go back around a 100 years?
jonny jeez
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Yeah but these will actually work.
classic33
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The tyres did then. No punctures whatsoever.
Drago
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Cycle helmets might have been developed which demonstrably work, although lack of progress over the last thirty years doesn't bode well.
double_dd
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Hopefully there'll be advancements in the technology which self driving cars use to navigate, detect objects and prevent collisions. The ability to re-play the scenario in a 3D model will go a long way in proving who's at fault for a lot of accidents.
See
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUbdd7ae54
for an example
See
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUbdd7ae54
for an example
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classic33
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Drago
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That's hideous. Almost as bad as the Philipe Starck designed Aprilia Moto 6.5.
Heisenberg71
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Not a lot of discussion in here about Graphene, apparently a revolutionary material with widespread applications in cycling. Lighter AND stronger offers all sorts of possibilities for design. A sub 3kg bike? The current aero / sleek / slick bike trend could be fed by Graphene. Component design can also benefit from this material, offering a further plethora of opportunities.
Electronics and specifically integrated electronics will, I think gather pace. There are of course some who will hark back to steel and cables but many and certainly children of today who embrace all tech in all forms. There are many cyclists, including myself who love gadgets and stats. My boys love tech, imagine how comfortable they will be with it being integrated on their bicycle in 20 or 30 years.
My Di2 system already has semi-sync shifting so we are half way there. Surely fully auto as an option can't be far away. It may not be to everyone's taste but many will embrace it, I'm sure. Integrated power meters, speed and cadence sensors, ABS, integrated lights.....
I heard a 'Fabber' could become common place. Essentially an in-home 3D printer for the masses. From a range of base materials you can then download, create or bespoke a build programme for all sorts of things. Imagine completely bespoke components and accessories? I'm excited by the future.
However the biggest question is will Garmin have actually created navigation software that doesn't go 'off course' every three miles or drain the battery at twice the speed of sound? That would be progress indeed.
Electronics and specifically integrated electronics will, I think gather pace. There are of course some who will hark back to steel and cables but many and certainly children of today who embrace all tech in all forms. There are many cyclists, including myself who love gadgets and stats. My boys love tech, imagine how comfortable they will be with it being integrated on their bicycle in 20 or 30 years.
My Di2 system already has semi-sync shifting so we are half way there. Surely fully auto as an option can't be far away. It may not be to everyone's taste but many will embrace it, I'm sure. Integrated power meters, speed and cadence sensors, ABS, integrated lights.....
I heard a 'Fabber' could become common place. Essentially an in-home 3D printer for the masses. From a range of base materials you can then download, create or bespoke a build programme for all sorts of things. Imagine completely bespoke components and accessories? I'm excited by the future.
However the biggest question is will Garmin have actually created navigation software that doesn't go 'off course' every three miles or drain the battery at twice the speed of sound? That would be progress indeed.
Drago
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Full auto was around a while ago, but no one bought it. Price perhaps?
Heisenberg71
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Purely down to chip they put in a battery now. The functionality is virtually there in existing kit.
I would like to try it, but not sure how it would feel. However both of my cars are automatic and wouldn't go back now.
Dogtrousers
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I've never driven an automatic car, so I don't speak from experience, but ...
Surely a one-size-fits-all automatic transmissions for bikes would fail because, unlike cars, the engines are all different and have different optimum revs (cadence). So one person might find the bike under-geared and another might find it over-geared. So you'd need an adjustment - let's call it a gear lever.
As to why automatic transmissions have failed in the past, the Deal Drive was very heavy, complex and expensive. I don't know the actual commercial reasons for its failure but I'm guessing that weight cost and possibly production problems were involved.
Surely a one-size-fits-all automatic transmissions for bikes would fail because, unlike cars, the engines are all different and have different optimum revs (cadence). So one person might find the bike under-geared and another might find it over-geared. So you'd need an adjustment - let's call it a gear lever.
As to why automatic transmissions have failed in the past, the Deal Drive was very heavy, complex and expensive. I don't know the actual commercial reasons for its failure but I'm guessing that weight cost and possibly production problems were involved.
classic33
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Kept an eye open for it, or similar, and not seen anything. Do you think you'd be able to manage by thought alone, no levers. That includes your braking.
I'd say we've all had one of those "STOP" moments.
