Audi: Philadelphia-based company pioneering 2-wheeled AWD

In its 4th part of the Bike Week Fourtitude is writing about Philadelphia-based company Christini which is pioneering a 2-wheeled AWD, following the example of Audi's famous quattro drive.

It’s no surprise, most Audi owners and enthusiasts understand and value of all-wheel drive. When quattro burst onto the scene in the early eighties, it took the world by storm and allowed the cars fitted with it to seemingly break the laws of physics. Since then, all-wheel drive in automobiles has become a “must have” option on many high-performance cars. Still, when thinking of all-wheel drive, most don’t think of the bicycle or motorcycle. That’s not so with Steve Christini.

Regarding the Audi frame, Steve would only say that Audi had been evaluating the technology. The frame had been sent to Christini to see how difficult it would be to add the system to the Audi design. The answer was that the frame was suitable, and it could be done relatively easily.

Will there be an all-wheel drive Audi mountain bike? Christini wasn’t sure. Talks on the project had stalled from what we could tell from his response.

Source: Fourtitude

Audi: Philadelphia-based company pioneering 2-wheeled AWD

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