Anyone seen this before? Pretty weird

http://www.yikebike.com/site/gallery

Yikes!

They're not pedalling

they both look like they've got something holding them in place like Mr Garison

see www.yikebike.com

Tinkerbell wrote::lol:

they both look like they've got something holding them in place like Mr Garison

Awesome South park reference.

so its an electric "bike" that you cant pedal when the battery is flat, that requires you to adopt a very strange and unnatural (and it looks like difficult to balance) sitting position, its made of CF so implies expensive, and only capable of riding on smooth asphalt?

and the wheels look anything but quick release: i.e. when you get a puncture you're stuffed. unless the tyres are CF or filled with mousse* or something.

Its almost as cool as a segway.


and segways are not cool.

I would like to take one for a thrash but will not be an early adopter its fair to say.


*chocolate is my favourite

Injected plastic rather than CF. But still an indicative price of three and a half pound aint cheap.

There is a video in the gallery section of the launch party. Shows what appear to be a bunch of randoms jumping on for a spin around a warehouse (smooth floor). Doesn't look that hard to master the balance thing. I would wonder about stability in the wind.

8 kilometre range seems handy. 20kph.

Interesting. Wont be getting my $ but I'd happily take one for a fang.

I'd love to see what happens when they come to an abrupt halt

I can assure you that at least the main frame and front wheel "guards/covers" are made from 100% aero-space grade carbon fibre pre-preg. That is because I made them. Didn't make the rest so can't say what they are but they should also be CRP.

It is an interesting concept. I think it would be will be better suited for European and American cities than New Zealand, where there is a mass transport system into the city and then you ride the Yikebike to your office. Hence the price in euro not NZ$ and launching in Germany not Chch.

Moke wrote:I can assure you that at least the main frame and front wheel "guards/covers" are made from 100% aero-space grade carbon fibre pre-preg. That is because I made them. Didn't make the rest so can't say what they are but they should also be CRP.

It is an interesting concept. I think it would be will be better suited for European and American cities than New Zealand, where there is a mass transport system into the city and then you ride the Yikebike to your office. Hence the price in euro not NZ$ and launching in Germany not Chch.

have you taken one for a spin?

and blimey

MattV wrote:I'd love to see what happens when they come to an abrupt halt

2nd.

i want a car to pull out infront of them and see them stop in a hurry

TV3 News did a segment on them tonight. Estimated cost of $7000 severely limits the potential target market. Also looked quite unstable, with plenty of potential for a face plant if the front wheel hit a bump.

Just what the Doctor ordered in an obesity crisis.

@Henry Dorset Case

No, no ride. Up until today I'd never seen one together, didn't even know how the parts fitted together. We are based in Auckland and they are in Christchurch.