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Ever wondered what an electric bicycle looks like an action? Watch this video to see Kara Tsuboi take to the streets of New York on an Ultra Motor A2B electric bicycle (pictured above). It has a 20mph top speed, a 20-mile range and a price tag of £1,400.
For more on electric bikes, read SmartPlanet's guide to 10 reasons you'd want to buy one.
27 August 2008 11:54pm
Did that guy say his bike weighs 5 pounds!!!!!
Unless I've slept through the most incredible advances in materials technology that world has ever seen, I'm pretty sure that you can't buy a bike weighing less than about 19lbs!
Sure, I would hate to have to pedal a bike weighing !!!70lbs!!!, but come on, the 5lb comment makes this seem like a more terrible trade off than it actually is.
28 August 2008 12:02am
Also, for about $500 you can get a gas engine with a drive that sits on your rear wheel. These engines weigh in at about 20lbs (total bike weight ~40lbs), and don't have a crappy battery.
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