Audi’s high-tech bicycle
CARMAKER Audi has developed an exclusive new racing bike that weighs less than a box of cereal.
The Audi Sports Racing Bike is made from carbon fibre with the frame weighing just 790g — that’s also about the same as 32 packets of crisps.
Audi says they’ll only be making 50 of the bikes. They’re being sold by request only on Audi’s online shop for ¤17,500.
The German car maker says that the carbon fibre used to make the bike was developed at a specialised Japanese manufacturing company that also produces lightweight materials for its Le Mans racing cars.
The bicycle also comes with a saddle made from carbon and covered with Italian leather.
When all the attachments are added to the frame, including important stuff like wheels and gears, the bicycle weighs a total of 5.8 kg.
The bike was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
— thejournal.ie
