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Yikes! It's the foldable Yike Bike

A snip at around $6,000, and available mid-2010, the Yike bike is an electric cycle that comes from New Zealand. The most awesome thing about this 21-pound bike (apart from those cool red, amber and green lights on the handlebars) is the fact that it can fold up into a minuscule little pack.

As well as reminding me of that cute little unicycle that Honda showed off last month to the world, it looks like the kind of thing that Batman's offspring might use when they're learning to master the dark art of two wheels. There's a bonus vid below that should give any naysayers the answer to difficult questions such as, "Yeah, but how the hell will it handle a pothole?"

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By brie987 at 10:29 AM ON 10/20/09

Bike yes, price no. This looks like so much fun.

By Mr. Gumsandals at 11:53 AM ON 10/20/09

Love it. It deserves some sort of award for concepts that actually work.

By dbl B at 11:06 AM ON 10/22/09

Agree w/ brie987. GREAT concept and execution. But not for $6K. It's also a lot noisier than one would expect for an electric powered vehicle.

By jweldy at 6:25 PM ON 11/11/09

Yeah, looks darn cool. I live in a semi-urban area and would by one if price around 3 grand and a quieter motor system.
Noise just reminds me of "cheap".

By woodysr at 11:45 PM ON 12/11/09

Hey, for six G, it should come with a couple of rotors and landing gear!


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