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Electric bikes themselves are not new, but YikeBike from New Zealand with inventing the "mini-farthing" (small unicycle) the wheel. Only ten pounds weight of the carbon foldable device, which reminds one too hot to actually washed unicycle. The 20-inch front wheel is not hub - at this point a big gaping hole where the small rear wheel takes place when the mini-farthing is folded.

Compact pack size
The YikeBike mini-farthing is not only easy, it takes a folded only a space of 43 liters and can easily be taken according to the manufacturer on public transport or ask for work under the desk. And you can go with the electric wheel well: A 1.2-kilowatt motor provides speeds up to 20 km / h, when maximum range is 20 km to the manufacturer. The energy comes from a lithium iron phosphate battery, which should be fully charged at the 230-volt household electricity socket in 40 minutes. To ensure safety in transport is an ABS brake system and an LED lighting system.

Upright sitting position
As the steering handles of the mini-farthing YikeBike adjacent to the saddle, the rider is traveling in a relatively upright position. The maximum payload is 100 pounds, the skier can be great from 1.63 to 1.93 meters. The carbon cycle is among other things so easily, because it was waived a crank, a chain and a gear shift. The stylish device has been developed by New Zealander Grant Ryan, who markets its ultra-modern mini-unicycle now about the company YikeBike. In Germany, can the mini-farthing, or order by phone by email form. The cost of a bike are in 3136 € plus shipping.