Find a website for automatic shifting bicyles

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 27 Oct 2002 09:56 PST

What, specifically, would you like to know more about?

Are you wanting to know who sells them, who makes them or more about
the technology of automatic shifting bicycles?

Hi - I haven't found one website that pulls together all information
on bicycles with automatic shifting but I hope you'll find some of
these links useful.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON AUTOMATIC SHIFTING BICYCLES

An article from ABC news mentions some of the problems with
older-style automatic shift bikes:
"Critics have said the old mechanical models gave auto shift bicycles
a bad name when early versions proved unreliable."
and suggests the new generation of with computerized shifting are more
worth owning, if you are not put off by the price:
"But so far the computerized shifting systems have won good reviews."

Bicycles with Brains
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/CuttingEdge/cuttingedge020830.html

'Bicycle Retailer' also thinks the newer automatic shifting bikes work
well:

Article from 'Bicycle Retailer'
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/bicycleretailer/business_resources/article_display_resources.jsp?vnu_content_id=1125466

Details of 'Smartshift transmission'
http://www.totalbike.com/interbike/2001/browning.html

Azip bikes: technical explanations:
http://www.azipbike.com/automatic_gear_shifting.htm

Popular Mechanics Review: bikes with brains
http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors/bicycles/2002/3/bike_with_brains/

Shimano 'automatic transmission'
http://bike.shimano.com/comfort/nexusauto-d/index.asp

CONSUMER REVIEWS

Links to consumer reviews of the older type of bicycles with automatic
shifting:
http://www.epinions.com/bike-Bicycles-All-70403-AutoBike_Classic__1998/display_~reviews

Consumer review of the Simple Plus
http://www.epinions.com/bike-Bicycles-All-35601-Giant_Simple_Plus__2001/display_~reviews

SOME AUTOMATIC SHIFTING BIKES AVAILABLE

Azip bike home page
http://www.azipbike.com

Azip bikes: how it works
http://www.azipbike.com/technology.htm

Autobike 
http://www.infomercialindex.com/nfcat/nfbike.html

Automilano from Bianchi - scroll down for specifications
http://www.bianchiusa.com/site/bikes/cross/01_automilano.html

Simple Plus from Giant Bicycles
http://www.giantbicycles.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?bikesection=8802&lYear=2001

I hope this is useful. Please ask for clarification if anything I have
written is unclear. If you decide to get an 'automatic', enjoy it!

Regards - Leli

You may find more sites with relevant information using this search:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22automatic+shift+OR+shifting%22+bikes+OR+bicycles&btnG=Google+Search