Found in downtown Asheville, NC, this miniature “bike” is powered only by a hub based motor and the side mounted battery pack. It’s throttle only, there are no actual pedals, but we’ll easily overlook that because, well, just look at it. Awesome. We chatted up the builder outside the bar, and there’s no website or anything for his craft yet. He said he’s looking into options for selling them or the design. Until then, there’s more pics after the break…
Reminds me of this http://www.yikebike.com/ which is another penny farthing E bike type gadget, but in production.
@Tyler Benedict Benedict – WTF?! Try pedaling!
It would make a sweet ride for a parking officer! I like another cool penny inspired design is at http://www.reveloelectric.com/ . It’s an interesting concept and looks like a fun ride. Not sure how useful the pedaling is except for maybe long hills but perhaps the pedaling does make it street legal.
My name is Rob Childress. I am the creator/designer of the bike here in the comments. As an inventor and e-cyclist I think of a wheel harnessed, but still mostly a wheel and less bike, thus we end up compact, a.k.a a short wheel base distance. All of the bikes I’ve built are [completely] based on the Penny Farthing format and continue to be, to date. The motorized hub has offered up many new possibilities in design, as well as speed and torque…. Long story short, you’ll get what you pay for. I recommend that you choose one for torque and not speed, regarding that you are on a considerably shorter wheelbase at averages of 25 mph. P.S. ASHEVILLE DOES ROCK.
