Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Eh - the tech is there for lots of vehicles already. The issue would be wired or wireless for bikes. If wireless then we now have batteries for our brakes...that's not going to pass anyone's safety regulations. So wired it is....then why not just stick with hydraulic, cheaper, more efficient, lighter, and proven.
You too, Psimet? Wouldn't have picked you for that sort of fantasist.
The whole idea will never get past, or even to, the drawing board. It's utterly ridiculous in every way. Someone tell me what problem it solves. And consider that a Di2 derailer, employing a bespoke actuator designed to meet a far less demanding brief, costs like $500.
Shifting uses tiny little batteries. Has anyone considered for a moment, what size bucket of electrons you need to repeatedly haul 80kg or so to a stop? Electric brakes would weigh half as much as the bike, if you're lucky! And folks just hand-wave past the critical aspect of feedback - I suspect this would be a decidedly non-trivial challenge.
I mean come on.
Why? Does any
motorbike have them?