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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Thoughts on industrial design
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:20:31 -0500
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On 4/27/2025 11:38 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>> https://www.renehersecycles.com/driving-an-analog-car-in-a-digital-world/
>>
>> Although I'm disposed toward Subaru among modern autos, his
>> 1992 is in no way 'analog'.
>> Electronic not adjustable voltage regulator, electronic
>> ignition with computer real time monitoring/adjustment
>> rather than adjustable mechanical-actuated points,
>> electronic fuel injectors rather than carburetors.
> 
> Be easier to live with for that reason, ie don’t need to replace points but
> a black box every few decades or so.
> 
> I think his the generation before the boy racers noticed, before that was
> more common to see them out in the country, covered in mud generally,
> fairly handy off road from memory.
> 
>>
>> He did dump the slushbox for an actual gearbox, which is nice.
> 
> Autos are definitely variable, one work car auto box was painfully sluggish
> be that to engage pulling out from a junction or just change gear, not
> helped by a relatively small for the cars size diesel engine.
> 
> My old Volvo which is 20 something years old, auto box is while not direct
> doesn’t hesitate or so on, and is helped by a reasonably for the type of
> car it is pokey engine so doesn’t need the auto box to shift much as it
> will pull comfortably in gear and so on.
> 
> I agree his car isn’t analog though your not interfacing with any computers
> ie no info entertainment systems and so on, which possibly what he’s
> getting at?
> 
> Roger Merriman
> 
> 

My pushbutton AM radio has some big (the size of twopence) 
transistors so I'm not 100% analog either. I have owned cars 
with tube radios- OK but slow warmup.

-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971