News: A-Bike Electric launches on Kickstarter

[Pedelecs]

A London-based team behind Sir Clive Sinclair have this month launched what they say is the “lightest and most compact” electric bike on the market.

The A-Bike concept came from British inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair, who wanted to change the way people thought about daily commutes and travel, particularly in giving riders “more freedom and fun in their daily journeys”.

Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/a-bike-electric-launches-kickstarter/

 

[JohnCade]

The A-Bike concept came from British inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair, who wanted to change the way people thought about daily commutes and travel, particularly in giving riders “more freedom and fun in their daily journeys”.

Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/a-bike-electric-launches-kickstarter/

Yes, he does have a track record in this.....

 

[flecc]

Yes, he does have a track record in this.....

Not a salubrious one though. The A bike was designed by a young and impecunious Alex Kalogroulis. Sinclair liked the look of it and offered Alex a job, thereby enabling Sir Clive to claim the design as his. Alex however is acknowledged as the chief designer in an otherwise nonsensical Wikipedia article.

That was ages ago, so this e-version has taken a long time to appear. It should enable one to reach the nearest pothole and A & E quicker than the unpowered version.
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[EddiePJ]

I'd still prefer a Mantis XP.

 

[JohnCade]

I'd still prefer a Mantis XP.

I’d prefer a C5 to this roller skate with handlebars. It was Sinclair’s huge success in changing the way people traveled with that I had in mind.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I wish them, and the140 people pledged £500 each to raise the £70,000, luck. Personally, I wouldn't want to ride it. Surely they could have come up with something with bigger wheels than that?

 

[EddiePJ]

Personally, I wouldn't want to ride it. Surely they could have come up with something with bigger wheels than that?

But imagine all of the buyers pedalling around looking like a chimp riding a circus bike. Certainly be an entertaining thing to behold.

 

[flecc]

But imagine all of the buyers pedalling around looking like a chimp riding a circus bike. Certainly be an entertaining thing to behold.

We'll have to wait a long time, the A bike was announced in 2004 when designer Alex was a Royal College of Art student, 11 years ago. These days in maturity he runs his own design company and lives near me in Coulsdon.

I've never seen an A-bike in the flesh so I doubt if these Sinclair e-versions will be any more widespread.
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[Geebee]

Its silly when a 12" wheel gives a good ride and can use "real" bike brakes, gears etc. and can still be made to fold quite small.