Autogears

Cyber Watcher said:

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."
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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

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