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The Yikebike -- very nice, a bit costly.

LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
edited 2014-04-04 20:45 in General Discussion
Take a look at a folding electric bike that finally doesn't make the user fumble around to fold and store. recharges in 1 hour 30 minutes, and weighs 25 pounds.

I really want one, but I am not willing to part with $5,000USD for the all carbon fibre version.

I just purchased a Yamaha 125cc BMS motorscooter for less than half of that.. not ready to go electric.

I guess the New Zealanders have nothing better to do than to wait for customers.

http://www.yikebike.com/design/video-gallery/yikebike-discovery-channel

www.yikebike.com

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-04-04 08:53
    Love it. Would certainly be a fun toy to scoot around on for a day or two. Looks like it might pitch you forward on a hard stop or pothole, though. No pedals though; once the battery dies, you carry it back to old Virginny. YIKES!

    I have over a dozen bikes in my garage. One is electric, a conversion I made. Half of them are folders. Three Dahons, two Stridas, an A-bike, and one I can't recall the name of. They are very cool, but the small tires are much less efficient than my 700c road bike wheels. The Stridas are great for taking on the bus and biking short distances. Two Dahons barely fit in the back of my Cessna 152. Before kids, we would fly over to Catalina Island and bike ~20 hilly miles round trip to Avalon. As a typical geeky engineer, I'm fully prepared to talk about folding bikes all day. :)

    I've been biking to work all year, most every day, on my road bike. 1300 commuting miles since Jan 1, I'll get 5000 this year. That plus running 1000 miles this year are my 2014 goals. Right on schedule so far.
  • Dave HeinDave Hein Posts: 6,347
    edited 2014-04-04 10:13
    erco wrote: »
    Looks like it might pitch you forward on a hard stop or pothole, though. No pedals though; once the battery dies, you carry it back to old Virginny. YIKES!
    Yes, I think it should be call YIKES!bike. Putting the handlebars in the back just seems a bit dangerous. I wonder if it can be ridden in reverse.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-04-04 12:58
    Going down hills in San Francisco would be an adventure.

    Most folding bikes I see in Taiwan never get folded -- they just sit outside and rust. Too many things to twist and turn and set.

    No pedals, but there are foot rests.
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2014-04-04 18:54
    I love the idea but have a feeling it would not be all that great in Edmonton when the temperature gets down to -30C (-22F), and the roads are a sheet of ice.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-04-04 20:21
    erco wrote: »
    Three Dahons, two Stridas, an A-bike, and one I can't recall the name of.


    It's a GoGo bike! Found it in the garage, right behind the Corvair. :)

    http://www.electrikmotion.com/Go%20Go%20Bike.htm
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2014-04-04 20:45
    A little too much design school and not enough practical engineering school for my tastes.
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