Automatic nexus geared bike🥳

[bikeworkshop]

If I knew where Rugeley was, I'd be right over there - build this kit over into a cool urban piece
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17690442...fKWcIN2RE6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Gear selection options:

I think D stands for Dude
Ds must be Dude-ess
And M, Mother

 

[L-Note]

Very cool - has anyone had a go on these?

 

[bikeworkshop]

Very cool - has anyone had a go on these?

Yes.
Awful.
All auto geared bikes are worse than a single speed, and nobody ever liked them, even if they don't know the difference between tyres and wheels...
(Obviously the bar- end shifter mob will start contradicting here)

Those features aimed at engaging non- cyclists usually just turn them off.

I've got a kickback 2 speed on a slow burning project, but that's to have a control-free handlebar

 

[grantoury]

Its good that it says "real" on that, as I was having doubts.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Real was a supermarket-style brand, like cheapy decathlon.
Northern European, possibly French.

I'm sure they ditched the brand name when they "real"ised how their Internet searches would pan out.

 

[L-Note]

Shame it's no good although I didn't expect anything else. I got on well with my Nexus IGH on my old commuter and it would have been great in the city to have an auto system that actually worked