Wednesday, 15 February 2012

"YikeBike" Electric Bicycle

The YikeBike is the world’s smallest and lightest electric folding bicycle in the world. With no chains, pedals, cables or levers, this beautifully designed 10 kg carbon fibre bike can be easily folded in under 20 seconds, carried onto buses, trains and cars, and fits nicely under your desk. The radical and unique design has been named by Time Magazine as one of the top inventions of 2009 and has won first place in the International Design Awards “Urban Sustainable Design” category. The YikeBike’s ability to effortlessly take commuters from their home to the nearest public transport without the need for bicycle parking facilities is attracting global attention as a last-mile solution for increasingly congested urban cities. The YikeBike comes with many convenient accessories such as the custom carrying bag, extra battery pack, backpack, extra charger and global adaptor plugs. The downside? It only goes 12 miles per hour, and it could cost as much as $3,800. 

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