KLUB 106.9 The Rock » alternative transport http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Foldable, Electric-Powered Bicycles [VIDEO] http://1069therock.com/foldable-electric-powered-bicycles-video/ http://1069therock.com/foldable-electric-powered-bicycles-video/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:10:10 +0000 Amory Gritta http://1069therock.com/?p=1561 If you've got $3,600 to spare and don't mind folks gawking at you from behind the wheel, it might be time to invest in a "YikeBike." Conceived as a faster and lighter alternative to the Segway, the YikeBike is a foldable electric bicycle that was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2009.

It looks kind of like a unicycle with a training wheel, but its inventors say it could change the way we get around. What do you think — wacky invention or wave of the future?

CNN's full video story on the YikeBike is after the jump.

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