Cyclists, do you prefer an automatic transmission to that of a manual transmission?

[AdamK47]

I by no means speak for all cyclists out there, but from my experience I find the benefits of an automatic transmission to be beneficial in many ways. If you?re a professional pedaller then you know that looking down at your hand and then through your legs to examine the gears to be a daunting process. It can also turn deadly shifting while an inattentive leg pumper decides to cut you off on the bike path. An automatic transmission not only gives you the freedom to hold a cell phone, but allows you to focus your eyes on the road ahead. Some purists would say that an automatic transmission is for weak minded plebes and that using a manual transmission guarantees a more pleasurable pedalling adventure. I pose the following question in all seriousness. Which type of transmission do you prefer to use on your bicycle?

 

[ViviTheMage]

WOW HILAROUS

 

[AdamK47]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
WOW HILAROUS

Was there something funny? I wasn't trying to be.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Parody of car threads?

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
WOW HILAROUS

Was there something funny? I wasn't trying to be.

caps intended

 

[radioouman]

I like cruising around in first gear, so I'll take a manual.

 

[cheapgoose]

I don't get it?

I never look down to figuer out what gear I'm in.

 

[GasX]

Is this a bad parody or a demonstration of the effects of eating lead paint chips as a child?

 

[tfinch2]

Bicycles have transmissions?

 

[AdamK47]

If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

 

[TheChort]

Are you kidding? Manual keeps you much more alert while riding. With an automatic you lose touch with the state of your bike, and it's probably easier to zone out as well. On a manual bike, you are force to stay aware of you surrounding, therefore, you become a better biker.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: AdamK47
If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

That isn't the point. You inability to effectively communicate what the eff you are talking about is the issue here.

 

[LS20]

actually, there ARE automatic transmissions for bicycles (one works like a CVT car transmission)

the true analogue to bicycle manual is Fixed gear - where technically it has 1 gear - but the bike does not coast and the rider can control decelleration without usign the brakes

and i do prefer fixed gear, so i do prefer "manual" on a bicycle

 

[AdamK47]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47
If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

That isn't the point. You inability to effectively communicate what the eff you are talking about is the issue here.

My inabilities are not the topic of discussion here.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I had an 'automatic' when I was a kid, gears are much easier.

so stop!

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47
If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

That isn't the point. You inability to effectively communicate what the eff you are talking about is the issue here.

My inabilities are not the topic of discussion here.

It certainly is heading in that direction...

 

[AdamK47]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47
If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

That isn't the point. You inability to effectively communicate what the eff you are talking about is the issue here.

My inabilities are not the topic of discussion here.

It certainly is heading in that direction...

If I cared about that I wouldn't have made this thread.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: AdamK47
If you don't believe automatic bicycle transmissions exist then Google it.

That isn't the point. You inability to effectively communicate what the eff you are talking about is the issue here.

My inabilities are not the topic of discussion here.

It certainly is heading in that direction...

If I cared about that I wouldn't have made this thread.

Good point, but we don't always get what we ask for...

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Is this a bad parody or a demonstration of the effects of eating lead paint chips as a child?

Probably somewhere in the middle.

 

[JulesMaximus]

All my bicycles are manual transmission.

Oh, and I prefer manual transmission cars too.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Bicycles have transmissions?

Well, they do have gears...and you do have to shift them.

 

[waggy]

i had a motorcycle with auto. a hondamatic!

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: waggy
i had a motorcycle with auto. a hondamatic!

I've heard about those. They never really caught on though did they?

<--Owns an old CB750.

 

[Shawn]

LAME parody.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Manual FTW