On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:27:34 +1300, Jinx wrote:
>=A0Apparently there is a french company called Mavic Mektronic
>=A0>=A0that =A0makes an electronic gear change system for bikes with
>=A0>=A0Derailleur type gears. Uses a push button on each handle bar,
>=A0>=A0one for up, one for down shift - F1 paddle change style

That reminds me, back in the 70's my father had a Renault automatic - 15 =
or something it had the engine in the back, anyhow at that time it was th=
e only commercial car with  an electronic gearbox, it worked by pushbutto=
ns as you could select the individual gears or have it do everything auto=
matically. The gearbox was a standard manual but with a set of solenoids =
that the control unit 'steered into the correct position.

A  clutch IIRC wasn't needed as it borrowed the Citroen pre-selector/cent=
rifugal clutch system of the Pallas and AMi8.

Oh yes jinx moi an Oz boy? I'm a Blighty boy living in Oz at the moment. =
Though dadykins and family are true blue Oz boys 3 or 4 generation!

Colin
--=20
cdb, bodgy1@optusnet.com.au on 29/01/2003

I have always been a few Dendrites short of an Axon and believe me it sho=
ws.

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright unt=
il they speak!

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