All-wheel-drive (AWD) for bicycles is one of those things that's been around in one form or another for some time now, but is still mostly considered an oddity. In cases where cyclists have to ride on ice or plough through snowdrifts, however, it starts to make some sense … and when those people are riding across Antarctica, it makes a lot of sense. That's what Australian adventurer Kate Leeming is attempting to do, and if you've got the cash, you can buy an AWD fatbike like the one that she'll be using.
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Category: Bicycles
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- 2WD
- Kickstarter
- Cycling
- AWD
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