Next level mtb technology tfor the future? Guess Here!

cunning-stunt

Would it be too much to ask for a QR on the saddle rails so you can change position on the fly without digging the Allen keys out?
Non rub brakes?Can't be that hard to get an electrical circuit in there that detects rub and adjusts accordingly.
How about universal mech hangers?

'Look ahead' technology is asking too much IMO.The terrain a bike encounters changes by the second,unlike a road.


A word to the manufacturers out there..

*shout* We need electronic or hydraulic shifting.If you want to sell more and make money,drop the stinking price *shout over* (I could have replaced the word 'stinking' with so many other words there )

jon prothero

Good ideas ther stunt for the rails. I have got my own theory on brakes they could be magnetic. Two strips of single polarity magnets could be lowered from above inbetween the metal rotor, no heat ,no rub ,no friction!

jon prothero

How about adding square wheels to all bikes with over 3 inches of travel to bring back the excitment of riding rigid!!!

Thomas Prior

A level sensor to tell if you're going up or downhill
it would automatically adjust your suspension and lower the front end for climbing
and it would automatically lower your saddle height for decending

Belt driven gear systems completely internal, with force sensors on the cranks to adjust the gears automatically so your pedalling cadance stays constant.

Mutiple tube tyres - as soon as one goes flat the next one automatically inflates from CO2 cannisters in the rims

Electromagnetic disc brakes (already used on lorries). using Bluetooth to remove the need for cables.

Integrated dynamo to charge your brakes (ride faster to stop faster!)

Electromagnetic SPDs also with a level sensor that automactically releases the shoe when you tip too far over to one side.

Thomas Prior

Got more:

new MTB clothing with airbags!
You could bounce off those pesky trees with no worries!

jon prothero

In all seriousness mentioning airbags. After I have been on a run and have nearly finished my camelbac I used to feel a little vunerable speeding down the last rocky downhill at cwmcarn. So i had an idea.... I blow into the camelbac pipe and inflate my water bag. Thus an air bag to protect the spine at the final decent!

Gwaredd

How about a saddle that doesn't hurt your fucking arse!!!!? :evil:

jon prothero

PS did not know abour electromatnic brakes on lorries, have no car or lorry.. any way it might work on a bike....now where do i get some magnets!

PS Great ides Thomas

Thomas Prior

hey Gwaredd

there is another way - don't change the saddle simply eat lots and get a fat ass - simple cheap cusioning!

jon prothero

saddles are supposed to hurt so finish your ride faster cause you cannot wait to get off the thing!

Matteeboy

jon prothero wrote:

Good ideas ther stunt for the rails. I have got my own theory on brakes they could be magnetic. Two strips of single polarity magnets could be lowered from above inbetween the metal rotor, no heat ,no rub ,no friction!

A magnet with enough power would be too heavy.

Chalky76

voice recognition activated seat post to move to pre-set positions for climbing / descending on the fly?

jon prothero

OK Matteeboy how's about an artificially induced magnetic field without the actually heavy magnets' and further more add a phaser gun to the handle bars that will comatoes xc racers for 15 minutes by which time I will have long passed them!!!!

Matteeboy

Jon - sounds good.

You could actually set up an electro magnet but you'd need some serious current to make it work properly.

Who else remember the "right hand grip" rule from Physics A level?!

Thewaylander

oh yeh... i remember the jokes in my physics class for that...

big_southern_jesse

Matteeboy wrote:

Who else remember the "right hand grip" rule from Physics A level?!

First Finger = Field?
SeCond Finger = Current
Thumb = Thrust!

Not positive about the first finger...

Matteeboy

Right hand grip rule is for current/movement (slightly different)

The rule you are talking about is the right hand rule:

First Finger - Force
SeCond Finger - Current
ThuMb - movement.

big_southern_jesse

Cheers Matteeboy, thought I might have that first one wrong!

Matteeboy

No problem - I did a Materials Engineering for a degree and have a large streak of "nerd" within me!

Bikedevil

Flemmings left hand rule for EMFs and right hand rule for induced movement.

jon prothero

And further more....... fire that shots out of the sides of the handle bars. I know its not as good as the usb port but god its hard to beat that one!

big_southern_jesse

Can I have spikes that come out of my wheel to get the cat that keeps crapping in my garden!

Thewaylander

now that sounds good...

anti cat wheels, with a red sock detecto so you can hide...

paulf2007

Marjory Stewart BAxtor wrote:

lights driven by some sort of dynamo attached to the hub or rim of the wheel?


or a foam insert instead of pneumatic inntertubes like in motocross racing

are you taking the p, that was done donkey's ago

allthegearnoidea

stumpyjon wrote:

Writing that last post I've thought of a really obvious and seriously useful improvement. Glasses that never steam up and actively repel rain, sweat, mud and sh1t.

If any one knows of any that genuinly do all that (and react to light levels and look good and are comfortable and don't cost more than a bike I'd love to know 8) ).

If you use something like rainX on them inside and out then they will repel the water of them a lot better and help stop them fogging up quite so much too! (is very good on your car windws too!;) )

jon prothero

No jesse you CANNOT have spikes for use on small furry animals. I have 3 cats they have inside litter trays so I clean up there mess. If you want to pick on some one try 'owners' especially the ones that do not clean up their dogs crap! I will accept the idea off spikes to explode competitors tyres though!

prophet_1000

Lorries do Not use Electromagnetic brakes (YET) But have a a thing called a Retarder which is a Huge (and Heavy) set of magnets that surround the propshaft and slow the propshaft down but will not lock the propshaft and are only effective at reducing speed as opposed to stopping the vehicle.

Sorry Thomas Prior, don't mean to try and suss out your idea, just used to work for M.A.N Truck and Bus and previously LeylandDaf trucks (The Patent holding inventors of the Diesel engine, Rudolph diesel worked for M.A.N).

Also, and again not trying to make me look clever, Bluetooth is not quick or reliable enough for a braking system, vehicles use Hard wires or CAN data wires for braking and other safety related systems as they Need to work everytime and have a mechanical back up incase of failure.

But hey who knows, Maybe in the future (way way in the future :? ) after all this is a thread about future Tech right?

prophet_1000

How about night rider style devise that makes the front wheel jump up and over any obstacle just like Kit used to be able to do!

jon prothero

Showing your age there prophet!

prophet_1000

I was just a wee kid when it was on :roll: , Only 33 now i'll have you know !