Contes Engineering Athos Quad

[Aushiker]

Maybe a fun way to go "mountain biking" I guess; well maybe not single trail.











More info on the Contes Engineering Athos Quad can be found on their Facebook page.

Andrew

[Cunobelin]

There used to be a recumbent version as well...

[Si]

One has to ask: why?
It's never going to be as quick or versatile as a proper MTB. And I'd guess that people with balance issues wouldn't be able to ride it off road anyway if the off road was anything harder than a smooth fire road or BW.... for which a simpler machine could be used. Plus it''l weigh a ton and cost a load.

I'm sure that it would be fun for a while, but one would soon find it limiting.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
The recumbent I saw being raced dowhill by semi disabled.
Most of this stuff is for downhill....................stable
Just look at quads and the laws on resale, america baned quads in some part due to the amount of deaths.
Have you ever riden a three wheeled quad type, honda made some, I rode one once
I have riden off road motor bikes in competitions, but I would not let a non off road motor cyclist ride a off road thee wheeled trike
They are far more difficult and more dangerous than old non diff quads.

[andrewk]

Cool. Technically interesting machine with sophisticated suspension and drive, I'd love to try one out but as others have said it'll be heavy and limited by its weight.