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Old 10-16-11 | 12:27 AM
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Wireless Disc Brake

Saarland University has created a completely wireless electronic braking system and is testing it on a cruiser bicycle.

https://www.bikerumor.com/2011/10/14/...7-of-the-time/

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Old 10-16-11 | 12:38 AM
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No... no ****ing way. We talked about this already. Its a solution in search of a problem. No.
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Old 10-16-11 | 01:48 AM
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So in the off chance this wireless system gets interference or runs out of battery?

Accident waiting to happen.
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Old 10-16-11 | 02:14 AM
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No... no ****ing way. We talked about this already. Its a solution in search of a problem. No.
This...

Out of all the different bikes I've had, with all the different brake combinations I've had, I've never once thought, "gee whiz, I'm absolutely certain I'd be better off — and safer — with some sort of RF-actuated, light-speed-responsive solution to a problem I didn't even know existed.

Having said that, I am developing a Dart-based solution for Cloud-based deceleration...
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Old 10-16-11 | 06:23 AM
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All cars currently using electronic braking systems have a back up hydraulic system as well for use in the event the electronic system fails. I would think you would need the same on a bike negating any weight advantage a wireles system might have.
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there's a 4 page long thread on this already.
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Old 10-16-11 | 11:38 AM
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Pressure sensitive grip? So I stand to sprint, grab the bars a bit harder, lock up the front wheel, face plant.
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Old 10-16-11 | 11:41 AM
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I'm sure Pcad will buy it.
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Old 10-16-11 | 02:30 PM
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Sorry...I don't see face-plants as a desirable possibility and "wireless" in my book means "interference"....
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Old 10-17-11 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
there's a 4 page long thread on this already.
I looked, but did not find an e-brake specific thread. It was very late when I found the article, however.
(and NO, I would not use them.)
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Old 10-17-11 | 11:23 PM
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Why fix it if it isn't broken. No way I would trust a completely wireless brake system while bombing down some steep descent.
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