Billed as a "high-end sports machine," Audi’s e-bike is basically a trials bicycle with a 3-hp electric motor. It looks cool, and who wouldn’t want to ride a bike with a "Power Wheelie" mode? Unfortunately, the Audi suffers from some of the same problems as all electric bikes, which is that it’s hard to pin exactly who needs or wants something that’s not quite a bicycle but not quite a motorcycle. Plus, this one is heavy: Despite the bike’s carbon fiber reinforced polymer construction, it still weighs more than 24 pounds excluding the battery and motor (most modern carbon fiber road bikes usually stay under 20 pounds). And it’s also a single speed. Hope you don’t live on a hill.
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