yikes, is that a bike?

yikes is right. it looks difficult.

http://www.yikebike.com/

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Permalink Reply by jen on November 19, 2009 at 5:24am
looks like fun but I wonder how it handles pot holes!
Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on November 19, 2009 at 5:27am
Expensive, €3900 = ~$5800, 10K = 6.2mile range, 20kph = 12mph.
I do like the USS though.
Permalink Reply by Leah on November 19, 2009 at 5:52am
I'd like this if it weren't electric!
Permalink Reply by Ryan L on November 19, 2009 at 12:08pm
The design looks fun but spending that much on a lazy mobile is just plain silly. You could buy a fleet of bikes for that price. Maybe it's just me but the music in the video made me want to punch holes in my speakers, lol.

Anyone else notice an influx of Segways in the city lately? I saw two people riding around Uptown the other day which struck me as a very stupid thing to do on so many levels. I also saw two people last week in Wrigleyville cruzin down the sidewalk. Maybe the same people but i'm not sure since they were going so fast, oh wait, I was the one going fast :)

People are silly!
Permalink Reply by dav on November 19, 2009 at 1:14pm
potholes, curbs, wet leaves, and where do I store the gallon of milk my wife wants me to bring home?

jen said:
looks like fun but I wonder how it handles pot holes!
Permalink Reply by S. Campbell on November 19, 2009 at 1:45pm
i just died when i saw this video. that man looks like a total moron on that thing. my cackling brought my roommates running and when they saw we cried we were laughing so hard. ridiculous!
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 19, 2009 at 3:29pm
That is not a bike,anything powered by
a motor is a machine.

I accept the design concept,because
it was fueled by someone with an elaborate
imagination and forward thinking.However,
does it capture and maintain the acutal structure
and true existence of a bike?

Form and function are imperative when it comes
to a bike.....and this one fails at both.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on November 19, 2009 at 3:53pm
Lame!

Want a bike that you can bag up and take into buildings? Get a folding bike!

And they put no gas as one of the advantages, but what happens if you forget to make sure the "bike" has a good charge in its battery?

Answer: Looks like you're walking!
Permalink Reply by Glenn on November 19, 2009 at 4:30pm
It, in my opinion looks like a penny farthing for really really lazy carbon fiber weight weenies. I'd love to give it a try all the same though ;-)
Permalink Reply by Rachel on November 19, 2009 at 4:45pm
That thing is a motorized chair.
Permalink Reply by mattbikes1 on November 19, 2009 at 7:06pm
I actually agree with you on this one Clark, I will stick to my bike. It is a novel design but I would be shocked and amazed if the Yike catches on in the mainstream. I bet this think would get you more looks in Chicago than if you wore your undies on the outside of your pants! The commercial is pretty funny too.
Permalink Reply by Kohaku on November 19, 2009 at 7:08pm
doesn't seem very maneuverable. the big arcing turns look fun but not realistic. we've all done the quick little zig zag to avoid something, I don't think that thing is capable.

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