A Foldable, Electric Bike to End Commuting Woes?
July 28, 2010 by pbik
Filed under Electric bike
Would you ride a foldable, electric bike? The Yike Bike’s makers describe it as a clean an efficient electric bike that can be charged by electricity and that encourages the use of public transport because it can easily be folded. (Sept. 2)
way too expensive and it is crazy looking….makes you look like an idiot
The annoying thing would be everybody looking at you.
im gonna get me one of those
I’ll give you a thumbs up for this one!
But you can’t fold it up and carry it.
Crystalyte 5304 rear, Ping lifepo4 30a 48v and Infineon 30a 48v controller and Specialized Hard Rock bike. The battery is mounted in a Bikes At Work trailer do to weight.
what bike do you have ?
A little expensive, but cool. I currently use an elektroskate skateboard it’s small, lithium powered and light, goes 25mph and good for 20 miles. I use it every day to and from the train.
6 miles is probally the biggest down size
With that kind of price, I can build a better bike faster and last longer!!!
as for price big deal there are ordinary 10 speeds that cost as much
teehee everyone commenting on 6 miles when everyone should now by now that electronic devices tend to progress, y know 6 miles today 60 tomorrow
One more thing I can haul two average shopping carts size of groceries with my bike trailer. Only one bad thing about my bike I can’t fold it and take it on a choochoo.
YIKES! $4000 to $5000 clams and 6 miles? Not for me! Mine can go up to 30mph and up to 40+ on a charge and cost a lot less.
I’m going to get a much cheeper bicycle that can go a lot longer then 6 miles.
Truly an ode to human imagination!
Dear swearing.,
When making a comment it is easy to show over subjectivity.
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This device is probably most likely for the physically disabled individual and the fellow with reduced mobility or degeneratibe disease.
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Such products are not marketed as such because to do so would offend the disabled in the first instance.
Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
Only 6 miles?! If your journey is 4 miles to work and 4 back it won’t be worth it. You would have to live in a very small city. I believe this should be marketed in Japan or China.
What about down- or uphill, bridges? Looks dangerous to me.
…it’s an electric bike
A bike that propels itself? Kinda like buying a guitar that plays itself… What’s the point?
You can’t take a segway on the tube or store it under your desk at work. Large wheel at the front will handle potholes ever ridden a trail bike? The bigger the front wheel the easier it handles over ruff stuff.
Would have had potential but 5k price is going to kill this can you say segway? I’d love to see someone go off a curb or down a San Francisco hill or pothole in this.
Also few people can affort to buy a BIKE for 5000$.
Few people working a lot on it for develope 4600$….