It is a bit Rube Goldberg-ish, and has the appearance of being a throwback
to the late 19th century. The weights are not very heavy, and cranking it
while on the repair stand is very easy. It's actually fun to watch it working.
>
>> Yep, and they're pretty expensive if you can find one. There
>>have been other automatic shifters, mostly centrifugal internal hub
>>types and at least one electric one.
>
>I've seen the internal hub type before, but never one like this. I
>can't imagine that I would want to add spinning weight to the wheel
>like that. The faster you go, the farther the weights extend, and as
>they extend, they move farther away from the axle. The farther from
>the axle, the slower the wheel will want to spin.
>
Chris
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