I Yike the Yike Bike
I have been fascinated by the New Zealand designed and developed Yike Bike, which has been profiled on New Zealand TV3 recently, and has also been launched at the Germany Eurobike Show this last week. The Yike Bike is an electric bike, that can be collapsed and carried away in a carry bag. With a penny farthing configuration, the Yike Bike is small, portable and environmentally friendly. Weighing only 10 kilograms, the bike can ride at speeds of up to 20 km/h and will travel 10 kilometres after a 30 minute charge.
The Yike Bike was designed by Dr Grant Ryan, a New Zealand serial entrepreneur who was also the founder of New Zealand companies GlobalBrain and Eurekster. Leveraging funding from Technology New Zealand, the plan is to grow an international export market for the bike, which they hope will revolutionise urban transport.
I love the Yike Bike and the initial marketing also looks very impressive – “I park where I damn well yike”, “I yike not paying for petrol”. Very pleased to see this unexpected, innovative, and environmentally friendly product come out of my home country of New Zealand.
Check out the below video to see the Yike Bike in action (Dr Grant Ryan is the driver of the car in the clip).
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