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The Yike Bike can run for 10km after a 30 minute charge

The Yike Bike can run for 10km after a 30 minute charge

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00a.m.

The Yike Bike has today been wooing Europeans on German streets as its developers try to sell their new mini-farthing cycle to the European market.

Inventor Grant Ryan said he hoped its European debut would spark interest ahead of a major trade fair later this week.

The Yike Bike can run for 10km after a 30 minute charge.

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Comments [5]

Clark McClelland
17 Mar 2010 5:22a.m.

Great idea. It is GENIUS. Clark What is the price?

gnomedriver
05 Sep 2009 4:59p.m.

Nice idea, so long as if riders of it stay of the goddamn footpath.

There are already cyclists, store signs, old people on ride-on scooters, Segways, café chairs, pub smoking areas.

Get off!

Do I have to have some sort of machine to run someone down to get any respect? I just want to walk from A to B! I don’t need a vehicle to do this.

Don't get me wrong. I like the idea but keep them off the footpath.

Sandy
04 Sep 2009 6:59p.m.

Sadly Dave has a point. Looks like great fun though. I guess they will have the same problem as the Segway. Apart from looking like a complete target on two wheels the cost is going to kill the company. Segway runs at AU$5000 and this at AU$7000 and it all makes the Razor motor scooter look incredibly cheap at AU$400. Shame really. They could kill the market if they went for volume

dave
03 Sep 2009 7:48p.m.

riding a normal bike is one thing but looking like a complete TWAT is another, If you rode one of these through one of the estates in say ...Leeds - you'd be lucky to come away without having to remove the bike pump from rectum .....no thanks ..keep your stupid bike.

keefy
03 Sep 2009 7:26p.m.

Went to Berlin last year, they love bikes especially in the city,Cars have to give way to them or they will attack the driver,Great idea,and of course Amsterdam is full of them.

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