Truthfully, I like it a lot. I am a weekend rider, casual riding mostly with the kids. I replaced a Nexus 8 speed and thought I would need new spokes because the SRAM looks significantly smaller but it fit perfectly. On 700c wheels it shifts "for me" at a pretty good place and seems to do well. On my Raleigh Detour I have an Alfine internal hub and found myself usually in 1 or 2 gears so I thought the Automatix would be pretty suitable for my needs, turns out I was right. Trick is now, I have no wires. I am using only the coaster brake which I know many feel it is unsafe alone. I grew up on bikes with only coaster brakes, as I am sure a lot of people here did as well. With the amount of riding I do, I feel very comfortable with it.

Down shifting seems pretty legit, when I press and hold the brakes it shifts down and of course when you stop completely. I haven't noticed it down shifting too much when I naturally show beyond the point they kicked in to begin with, but honestly I haven't been looking for it. I'd place the gearing around starting gear same as 3 or 4 on the Alfine or Nexus and around 7 in second gear. I haven't went any places to really show off the bike so I can't speak on attention if that is something someone is looking for.

I still have some minor work to do to the bike like replacing the nuts with Pinheads and working in a better chain. The combo I am running seems to really dislike master links so I am going to do an entire chain without a master link, probably next weekend. Right now I am running a 1/8", I originally had a YBN but now am running a KMC, I am going to go back to the YBN because it was much quieter.

Well, that is all I can think of right now. Oh, the SRAM comes at 19T, it will accept others but that is what it ships with. Right now I am running 19T and 45T, maybe I am doing something wrong and that is why my chain feels weird, could use some advice there. Thanks.