A Mercedes-Benz BICYCLE with an 8-speed automatic transmission and active suspension

[Random Variable]

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050310.001 :thumbsup::thumbsdown:

No word on when the AMG-tuned model will be introduced.

 

[Maximus96]

didn't bmw do something similar?

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: zaku
didn't bmw do something similar?

I think so

 

[mercanucaribe]

BMW made a skateboard.

 

[gscone]

Originally posted by: zaku
didn't bmw do something similar?

YEs, I own a bmw bike..

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

When does it shift? downshift?

 

[intogamer]

:shocked:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Mercedes used to sell a high-quality (if overpriced) full-suspension mountain bike, which IIRC was sourced from AMP Research in California. I imagine this thing will be similarly overpriced, and I tend to think the automatic transmission and active suspension just add weight and complexity to no good end.

 

[Ornery]

Shouldn't cost a fortune for simple, in the hub gearing, like Sturmey Archer use to make, and Nexus now does. I certainly have no use for a fragile deraileur, and can't fathom why they're still used, especially on mountain bikes. Makes no damn sense to me!

 

[Rhin0]

It isn't two wheel drive though, i'm dissapointed.

The automatic shifter isn't anything new, my uncle has an old bike with a 3 speed "rear end" haha

 

[vexingv]

looks nice...
too bad i dont know how to ride a bike

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: Rhin0
It isn't two wheel drive though, i'm dissapointed.

The automatic shifter isn't anything new, my uncle has an old bike with a 3 speed "rear end" haha

Yeah, that's hilarious:

• For many years, in many parts of the world, the Raleigh "Sports" three-speed bicycle was considered the ultimate in human-powered transportation. These bicycles were not toys, and, despite the model name, they were not sporting equipment...they were serious vehicles. The men and women who built them, by and large, also rode them, as their primary means of transportation.
  
  Most modern bicycles are designed with the primary intent to catch your eye on the sales floor, and persuade you to buy. That is not what a Raleigh Sports was about...these were designed to provide solid, dependable transportation for the British public, at a time when only the upper classes had motorcars. These bikes were built to last 100 years, with reasonable care.

 

[mercanucaribe]

That Nexus thing is nice. I had to have my derailleurs adjusted the other day. What a freaking pain. I can't believe bikes still use these archaic contraptions.

 

[SuperTool]

I would consider it if they also replaced the chain with a driveshaft that doesn't need to be oiled and cleaned. Without the derailleur, that should be easy to do.

 

[Albis]

i would rather have an electric bike

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Albis
i would rather have an electric bike

And I'd rather have a motorcycle. Doesn't owning an electric bike sorta defeat the purpose in owning a bike? Exercise? Fun?