I had the same thoughts. I started listing all the bits I wanted... and the price tag just skyrockets; but I guess that's like anything. It's almost always less expensive to buy a finished thing, if you can find exactly what you want or are willing to take a bit of a compromise. That Nuvinci hub in the Continuum alone is around $400. I just can't find anywhere locally that has any bike that is equipped with one - had I known about it at the time of the cycle show earlier this year in Toronto, I would have been on the lookout for it!
Cute video from Holland; not quite as nice as the Siemens system (which uses your smartphone to try and give you a green by modifying the light cycle, if possible), but probably easier to drop-in anywhere:
(...riding the whole way to work today and back, wish me luck!)
Cute video from Holland; not quite as nice as the Siemens system (which uses your smartphone to try and give you a green by modifying the light cycle, if possible), but probably easier to drop-in anywhere:
(...riding the whole way to work today and back, wish me luck!)