WOW. A great bike and system. $1100 is ridiculous for a bike with low level Shimano (you should be at LX or above). You seem bound to failure with such a great idea, but poor price level.

Try a Spring time Demo at some major cities and ask how much they'll pay. Three easy payments on QVC might help you out. The more you look at this the more it seems like a late night infomercial.

I truley hope you can make this work. The bicycle industry needs fresh ideas to get drivers out of their cars.