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New Zealander Invents Segway Alternative
RainbowBrite writes "The YikeBike is the invention of a New Zealander aiming to alleviate city congestion. 'It might look like a collision between a praying mantis and a child's scooter, but it's the result of five years of work to reinvent the wheel, with one important addition: an electric motor. It's a bicycle, but not as we have come to know it. For a start, you sit upright and steer with your hands at your side.'" The YikeBike weighs in at a measly 22 lbs but has a hefty price tag of almost $5,000 US (£3,000). The battery's expected lifespan is only 1,000 charges, but the device has a projected range of around six miles.
Speaking of good ideas. Has anybody heard of this one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle
These things seem to be really popular. They work on nearly the same principle as the vehicle mentioned in the article and they're also light weight and a lot cheaper. Plus they don't make it look like your mom had a job at the circus taking canon balls to the stomach while she was pregnant with you.
And that was the last Terry Fox run I ever participated in.
This sounds like a Dr. Seuss story.
Meet a man named Mike.
Mike had a bike.
The bike was Yike.
Hello Mike! Hello Yike!
Mike on Yike
Went down the Hill.
Mike went first
When Yike took a spill.
Hello Hill! Goodbye Yike!
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a real bike, which instead of burning the money out of my wallet would burn the calories off my fat arse.
Good people go to bed earlier.
Your friends don't bike, and if they don't bike, well, then they're no friends of mine.
Well, OK, they might be, but I can definitely leave them behind.
Sorry for the double response. Slashdot gave me a Javascript error while submitting the first one, and after waiting a minute, I didn't see it posted on the refresh. *sigh*
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Someone needs to mod this informative.