47 lbs Audi gizmo bike
Audi introduces e-bike Wörthersee at Wörthersee
Highlights-
The electric motor connected directly to the bottom bracket delivers 184.39 lb-ft of twist. For reference, that’s nearly double the peak torque of a Suzuki Hayabusa. It does not, however, share the two-wheeled Shinkansen train’s ludicrous top speed. No, the e-bike Wörthersee tops out at 31 mph under electric power.
That’s about par for the course with an unmodified 50-cc moped. However, according to Audi, a willing pair of gams can up the e-bike’s maximum velocity to 50 mph.
It wouldn’t, however, be a show vehicle if it didn’t feature some strudel-in-the-sky trickery, and the e-bike doesn’t disappoint in that department. Featuring a wheelie mode that uses a Segway-esque balancing system, the rider can get his or her inner unicyclist on without having to pay much in the way of attention to balance.
