Cute electric penny-farthing

The YikeBike could more appropriately be called the YikesBike. The small front wheel, upright position and hands-behind stance all say one thing: pothole-faceplant.

The little electric penny-farthing (or P-Far, as the Bike Snob would call it) is on display at the Eurobike show right now, and looks like a lot of fun. It has a 1kW motor driving a 20-inch front wheel, and the carbon-fiber body means that it weighs just under 10kg (22 pounds) — good for acceleration and also good when you carry it, for the YikeBike is a folder which ends up not much bigger than the wheel. One charge takes around a half hour and juices you for a 7-8km (5 mile) run at up to 20 kph (12 mph). Read more