Objective Cycling is the cleanest transport system so far and its extended use is one of the key elements for traffic congestion and pollution decrease, especially in urban areas. City-bikes have been usually based on simple designs with a significant proliferation of fixed-transmission bikes. However the presence of hills makes this solution not comfortable enough for manoeuvring around a whole city. Multi-speed bicycles are better suited to provide a comfortable journey but appropriate managing of sprockets and chain-ring requires some additional skill that many people usually perceive as a hassle . Moreover, misuse or inadequate management of gears can often harm the big potential of bicycles as urban transport for new users. With the recent introduction of electronic shifts in the market , the path towards a simple, straight-forward, sequential shifting system that reduces the need of any sort of skill for shift management is closer. However the mechanics of current bicycle transmissions are not adequate for such a leap, especially in the case of the front derailleur which has limitations for its integration with the most modern automatic shifting systems. The goal of this project is to bring to the market a new transmission system for bicycles that will allow the integration of automatic and sequential shifting in an efficient manner (lower friction, exploit use of optimal gear ratios covering whole transmission range, lightness). A smooth automatic and sequential shifting mechanism would make multi-speed bicycles more attractive for a wider part of the population (especially for urban users) and would make the use of a bicycle in the city more comfortable for more people. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementsocial sciencessocial geographytransportsustainable transportsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommerce Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator ZUMA INNOVATION SL Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address OLETXE 45 48960 Galdakao Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
