Re: Audi All Wheel Drive Mountain Bike

[treilley_at_BANKMARK@conseco.com (treilley)]

     Really bad idea.  I file(circular) this with automatic shifting 
     mountain bikes.
     
     A mountain bike does not need more than one drive wheel.  The reason 
     is that the rider can position his/her weight in such a way to 
     maximize traction.  Besides, the weight increase to obtain this sort 
     of thing would literally outweigh the minute advantage it would 
     provide.  
     
     Tim NJ 90CQ, 77Spitfire, 91Gary Fisher HKII
     


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Subject: Audi All Wheel Drive Mountain Bike
Author:  EICHSTEV@aol.com at Internet
Date:    6/20/96 1:59 PM


>>Power was transferred to the front wheel through a flexible drive shaft. I 
have looked at the various bike catalogs to no avail: this does not seem to 
be available in the US. 
     
Does anybody know anything about this bike? Does it work?<<
     
I saw one of those two wheel drive cable operated things last year on trail 
near Denver.  It wasn't an Audi.  It looked like it had a big speedometer 
cable type thing connecting the front and rear hubs.  Didn't seem to help the 
guy as I still passed him on a hill. ;^)
     
BTW, if anyone finds a lung at Waterton Canyon, its mine.  I think I lost it 
on the second switch-back after the stream.
     
Sorry about the lack of Audi content, but I do transport the bike on my q.
     
Steve Eiche
Lakewood, CO
'82 Not So Ur q
'95 Proflex 855