Audi electric mountain bike

steelie600
steelie600 Posts: 519
edited May 2012 in MTB general
Any one seen this before??

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Looks quite sexual imo!
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  • waby1234
    waby1234 Posts: 571
    Looks uncomfortable to me!!!
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    just read about it, i wouldn't trust my arse on that saddle, that close to the rear wheel when its going 50mph :lol:
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I wouldn't be my arsse I'd be scared of losing.
    I wonder if it has LED's on the front to annoy people it's tailgating?
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  • IT66T
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    I'm not to keen on the looks and what's the point of an electric motor for as i thought you were suppose to pedal a mountain bike .
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  • steelie600
    steelie600 Posts: 519
    IT66T wrote:
    I'm not to keen on the looks and what's the point of an electric motor for as i thought you were suppose to pedal a mountain bike .
    well yeah but I think it looks cool as feckery
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  • IT66T
    IT66T Posts: 377
    steelie600 wrote:
    IT66T wrote:
    I'm not to keen on the looks and what's the point of an electric motor for as i thought you were suppose to pedal a mountain bike .
    well yeah but I think it looks cool as feckery

    We all have different tastes steelie600 but it's just to modern looking for my liking lol .
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  • steelie600
    steelie600 Posts: 519
    My reference was towards the electric bit! I agree it may not be to others taste.

    Still think I want one tho LOL, And one of them Honda DH rigs!
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    I was more concerned about the "wheely mode" and the trick computer?! Who is going to be using a 46lb electric bike for tricks?!!!?!?!
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  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    They seem to have paid far too much attention to copying motorcycle design than mountain bike design. Why would you want upside down forks on an MTB, why not have the motor close to the drive end, build in to the free hub?
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  • mintedox
    mintedox Posts: 273
    There are bikes with upside down suspension, i'm sure there's an expensive specialized with them
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    diy wrote:
    They seem to have paid far too much attention to copying motorcycle design than mountain bike design. Why would you want upside down forks on an MTB, why not have the motor close to the drive end, build in to the free hub?
    simples. less unsprung weight. and do you want gears or not?

    dont forget these can not be fully electric just power assist.
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  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    About 10% weight difference on the forks, but not so good in puddles. You could still have gears, the motor coils would be in the hub and the magnet around the shaft, giving you the ability to use your motor as a rear brake to recharge the cell. Wouldn't be any good for the road of course.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ideal for Barry Knows Best.
  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    I haven't been since the digger was in - whats it like now?
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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    diy wrote:
    I haven't been since the digger was in - whats it like now?

    Is it not 'Barry knows better' now? Last time I was over the berms and shizz at the bottom had been in for a few months.. has there been more work going on?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Barry Knows Better was a while back now. That was when they got decent funding and the trail builder expert dude (forget the name) to sort out the ending with big berms (though I miss the old rooty ending). Sadly the big berms turned into a mess of braking bumps.

    On and off there's been work and recently they've been there with a digger. There's been a bit of work on the upper berms to sort out breaking bumps, not the lower ones though. Main work seem to have been on a new line which is where the digger has been in use. Appears this will just replace an existing section with a more sustainable one. Would be nice if it was more fun, but probably not.

    There's another dig day coming up to finish it off. Did sign up to the volunteer list so might go along. Need to park the Audi as near as possible though and when done I'll need an ever more expensive bike to ride it ;)

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  • dhobiwallah
    dhobiwallah Posts: 272
    IT66T wrote:
    I'm not to keen on the looks and what's the point of an electric motor for as i thought you were suppose to pedal a mountain bike .
    So why do they bother with uplifts?
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    dhobiwallah wrote:
    IT66T wrote:
    I'm not to keen on the looks and what's the point of an electric motor for as i thought you were suppose to pedal a mountain bike .
    So why do they bother with uplifts?

    So we can use a light agile viscous bike to smash down, which that isnt. and when i say light i mean in comparison to that.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    nicklouse wrote:
    diy wrote:
    They seem to have paid far too much attention to copying motorcycle design than mountain bike design. Why would you want upside down forks on an MTB, why not have the motor close to the drive end, build in to the free hub?
    simples. less unsprung weight. and do you want gears or not?
    Aren't the "gubbins" of MTB suspension forks in the stanchions though, meaning that just turning them upside down results in more unsprung weight?
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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    deadkenny wrote:
    Barry Knows Better was a while back now. That was when they got decent funding and the trail builder expert dude (forget the name) to sort out the ending with big berms (though I miss the old rooty ending). Sadly the big berms turned into a mess of braking bumps.

    On and off there's been work and recently they've been there with a digger. There's been a bit of work on the upper berms to sort out breaking bumps, not the lower ones though. Main work seem to have been on a new line which is where the digger has been in use. Appears this will just replace an existing section with a more sustainable one. Would be nice if it was more fun, but probably not.

    There's another dig day coming up to finish it off. Did sign up to the volunteer list so might go along. Need to park the Audi as near as possible though and when done I'll need an ever more expensive bike to ride it ;)

    http://hurtwoodtrails.co.uk/

    Wow.. goes to show how long it's been since I rode over there.. I've been doing smaller rides recently due to a knee injury. Shall have to get over and help out. Bookmarked the link, thanks DK :)

    Also I agree, much preferred the old 'waterfall' ending, the berms tamed it down a bit much..

    Still, I won't be able to ride BKB without the new Audi electro-bike.. I'm off to the dealership with a wad of £50's. :lol:

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  • jogon321
    jogon321 Posts: 1
    edited May 2012
    ilovedirt wrote:
    I was more concerned about the "wheely mode" and the trick computer?! Who is going to be using a 46lb electric bike for tricks?!!!?!?!


    Watch this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edmH0Zx57JY
  • steelie600
    steelie600 Posts: 519
    jogon321 wrote:
    ilovedirt wrote:
    I was more concerned about the "wheely mode" and the trick computer?! Who is going to be using a 46lb electric bike for tricks?!!!?!?!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edmH0Zx57JY

    Thats it im sold!! Off to Audi!! :shock: :D:D:D
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