Yikes ! Folding bike for Taylorcrafts !

[VictorBravo]

If you haven't seen this, put your seat belt on...

It is very expensive (for now). But the concept, design and execution are brilliant. This could actually be put in the baggage sack of a Taylorcraft.

Somebody give this guy the Nobel Prize.

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

[barnstmr]

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I especially like the tailwheel design!

[Hank Jarrett]

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Anybody have quick translation of the range, weight and cost (can't get to my conversion factors from here)
Hank

[Larry Lyons]

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10km = 6.2 miles
weight 22 lbs.
25km+ 15.5 mph

But still a good start! Larry

[TimHicks]

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Very cool
15.5 mph speed (medium bicycling speed)
6 mile range (less than a half hour at full speed)
$4450

220# weight limit

weighs 22#

[Jim Hartley]

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I like it!

[NY86]

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Anybody have quick translation of ... cost

"£2,995 Pounds -- €3,440 Euros -- approx. $4,450 USD" = approx. $4,450

[jim cooper]

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quick conversion:4000.00 too much! JC

[flylo]

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I bought my A-bike for the plane a few years ago,12# comes with a shoulder strap carry bag,very small wheels with 90psi in them. It fits in the Tcraft & works OK. I wouldn't want to rise it 100 miles but it sure beats walking & I can even strap it on the Phantom U/L. It was only $75 including shipping.

[Jim Meeker]

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Bill
I have often carried a xootr for transportation on the ground. Nice and light weight, and good for 5 miles. I have ridden longer distances but it starts to become work. http://www.xootr.com/kick-scooter_cruz.html
Cheers
Jim

[flyguy]

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WARNING------

Avoid the Treehugger site given above.

My computer hard drive went totally crazy downloading junk when I clicked on the link. Wouldn't stop, had to shut the power off.

WATCH OUT.

DC

[VictorBravo]

Re: Yikes ! Folding bike for Taylorcrafts !

WARNING------

Avoid the Treehugger site given above.

My computer hard drive went totally crazy downloading junk when I clicked on the link. Wouldn't stop, had to shut the power off.

WATCH OUT.

DC

Try a product called Spy Sweeper or Spysweeper from Webroot. I had a major computer virus-spyware crash a couple of months ago and wound up losing a lot of data. After conferring with a smarter guy than myself, I installed this program, and it has alerted me HUNDREDS of times about stuff like that. Also it prevents anything from getting in and wreaking havoc. You might be really really surprised at what is lurking in your computer. The biggest tell-tale is if you have this overall weird sense that your computer is just slower than it used to be, the internet is slower, and everything takes a little too much time.

[flylo]

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I had no problem with it but I deleted it. You cac goggle A bike for more info.

[astjp2]

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I will stick with my zooma scooter, $349.99 and 1 litre of premix is 15 miles at 18 mph. It folds down to fit in my T-craft along with a tent, sleeping bag, 40lbs of survival gear. Tim

[bashibazouk]

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Wow! An electric Penny-Farthing bicycle. What will they think of next?

Okay, that was snarky and I apologize. A little. I admire their chutzpah for marketing it, for sure. Practical, no. Cool, not really. Different, definitely.

So my idea of packing the roller-blades in the sack of my '40 isn't original, but they've got great bike trails on the Outer Banks and I'm sure I'll do fine. Better exercise than the Yike-whatsis and I doubt I'll cause any wrecks on the roads.

Thanks for the video though, Bill. Interesting.

Josh