Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

Independent

Sir Clive Sinclair is about to take to the roads again, two decades after his electric tricycle the C5 flopped so spectacularly.

The Cambridge inventor will usher in what he describes as a new era in personal transport next month when he unveils his latest product – the world’s lightest portable bike.

Weighing in at just 12lbs and small enough to fold up inside a rucksack and stow on the luggage rack of a train, Sir Clive claims the A-Bike will revolutionise urban commuting.

The A-Bike is made of heat-treated aluminium, folds in three places and sports tiny buggy-sized wheels, which is not obviously suited to pot-holed urban streets. However, a spokesman insisted that the bike had been road-tested and would be suitable for UK roads.

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5 responses to “Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention”

  1. alecm
    re: Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

    I’ve seen bikes built around an A-frame before, on one of the alternative transport TV programmes. I wonder if it’s that design..

  2. Dave Walker
    re: Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

    I can’t imagine anyone wanting (or being able, without significant discomfort) to go over a speed bump on one of those!

    btw, I suspect that speed bumps in central London are also partly responsible for the “Chelsea tractor” effect…

  3. bartb
    re: Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

    I’ve heard from people that rode A-framed bikes… and they were not impressed: unstable and extremely nervous handling.

  4. alecm
    re: Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

    http http://www.sinclairc5.com/a-bike.htm

  5. alecm
    re: Sinclair gets on his bike again with latest invention

    also http http://www.daka.com.hk/press/get_presskit.php?kid=582

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