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Of course, while hard wiring is logical, wireless (Radio/Bluetooth/IR) is the ultimate answer.

*Basically the tech in micro helicopters which has been around for a while now. (Prob in development already tbh)

imagines tour saboteurs jamming derailleur frequencies

I have an old non cycle related project with this exact technology. A linear scale controlled via radio. Just too bulky atm. /csb

So tomorrows biek control will be 4 recievers, (2 derailleurs + 2 brakes) and 2 transmitters, (levers/shifters) as part of groupset. The only thing holding it back imo is maintenance.

wow imagine not being able to ride your bike because the software crashed

MADNESS

^^ Forgot about powermeter. Yep gonna need a computer.

So tomorrows biek control will be 4 recievers, (2 derailleurs + 2 brakes) and 2 transmitters, (levers/shifters) as part of groupset. The only thing holding it back imo is the absence of stupidity on the part of manufacturers.

No way brake are going 'fly by wireless'. Even with billions of miles of trouble free ABS/EBA operation under the belt, vehicle brakes are still designed to work even in the event of total failure of the electronics or electro-mechanical parts.

wow imagine not being able to ride your bike because the software crashed

MADNESS

Thats very deep if you think about it. Wow.

No way brake are going 'fly by wireless'. Even with billions of miles of trouble free ABS/EBA operation under the belt, vehicle brakes are still designed to work even in the event of total failure of the electronics or electro-mechanical parts.

Maybe. What about driverless cars?

A system where shutdown (brake on) is default is surely a fail safe non?

Schtaaaap

stupid lever angle

It was oh so very close!!!

stupid lever angle

Matthew Sowter of Saffron Frameworks … created this stainless steel road bike for the United Kingdom’s premier ergonomists, Cyclefit.

Lol. Actually, I think the lever angle isn't as bad as it could be given the shape/shallowness of the bars.

Nice colour though.

Dunno, kinda getting bored of these overly crafted "perfect" bikes. I say this as I'm heading off to Bespoked right now...

Nice colour though.

Topaz blue I believe. Awesome colour.

Like a Ford Cortina...

exact.

wow imagine not being able to ride your bike because the software crashed

MADNESS

No one let micro$oft anywhere near it!
"It's alright, I'm just doing a firmware update..." famouslastwords

Dunno, kinda getting bored of these overly crafted "perfect" and boring bikes.

Amen.

Tough crowd. There have always been 'perfectly crafted' bikes, you just never got to see them because the people who built them didn't take a million pictures of them, court 'likes' or do 'collabos' for fashion's sake.
That Saffron frameset itself (which, let's face it, is far more important than the build) is insanely nice. Near-Bishop-level attention to detail, for me. I can't get bored of fabrication like that.

I can, however, get super-bored of safari hunters posing with Cinelli Lasers.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/1zl3dhw.jpg

A system where shutdown (brake on) is default is surely a fail safe non?

It worked reasonably well for a long time on trains with vacuum brakes, so it is obviously possible to design a pretty reliable fail-safe system. Whether it's possible within the constraints of a racing bicycle is another matter. What people coming up with "clever" ideas for bicycles frequently forget is that the available power is very limited.

Just saw this in the flesh, apart from bendy seatstays that I find difficult to accept it's a mental piece of art

Bout time we had some wankery over here.

A system where shutdown (brake on) is default is surely a fail safe non?

I think the system failing and without warning jamming the brakes on is just as likely to cause an accident as having them fail and stay 'off' when you want them. Imagine a 'brake by default' system engaging in a group ride or cornering or in the wet.

I think the system failing and without warning jamming the brakes on is just as likely to cause an accident as having them fail and stay 'off' when you want them. Imagine a 'brake by default' system engaging in a group ride or cornering or in the wet.

This, half the point of having two brakes. Unlikely to both fail.