Re: Audi All Wheel Drive Mountain Bike

[Steve Rosen <carsrme@li.net>]

I saw one of these bikes at the National Design Show a few years ago. The
company that was making the drive shaft had it on display. Looked pretty
cool although I can't say how it would work in the real world.

Steve 



At 01:59 PM 6/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>>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
>
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