Bicyclers - check this one out.

[The Stigenator]

Though this bugs me that there was another company "CSA Autobike" with similar technology, both technologies look promising.

Land Rider - Auto Bike

 

[yakko]

I don't like it but someone might.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

might as well attach a 1200 cc engine to it too.

 

[Fausto]

Um. Is it so hard to change gears? Almost every bike has the shifters right on the bars where you can get at them without moving your hands off the grips. Not to mention....$400 for that thing? You could get a really nice "suitable for off-road use" mountain bike that likely weighs a lot less than the landrider as well. I just don't see the need for the added weight and complexity of the auto-shifty thingy. It's interesting in principle, but I don't see it ever showing up on higher-end bikes.

Fausto

 

[Muadib]

I'm with Fausto1 on this one. You still have to pedal it, and with all the extra weight, it won't be easy.

 

[The Stigenator]

My bike in India was pretty heavy, the other day I went to a bike shop and a raliegh bike that was round the same price could be lifted in 3 fingers. I coudlnt dare do that on my racing bike in India. So weight doesnt matter to me.

But I was just looking at the gear changing thing.

Prior to this bike there was on called "Auto Bike" that worked on a similar principal of weight transfer to shift gears. That had 21 speeds.