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Yikes, that thing will not sell. The core demographic that would use it are the same people that want to look the coolest. And I can't imagine anyone cool sitti
by maxklein 17y ago
Yikes, that thing will not sell. The core demographic that would use it are the same people that want to look the coolest. And I can't imagine anyone cool sitting on something as dorky.
Another good idea killed by poor design.
- oliveoil 17y agoBut the girl with the ticket in the ad seemed to be very charmed by the brave young man on a yike. ;-)
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- xinsight 17y agoSadly, I'm sure they spent a lot of time on the design. I think they're just solving the wrong problem. The lack of storage space limits this to joy riding. You can't buy groceries, commute with a laptop, etc. etc.
- carbon8 17y ago" The lack of storage space limits this to joy riding. You can't buy groceries, commute with a laptop" People typically bike with laptops in backpacks and messenger bags.
- jamesbritt 17y agoWhy wouldn't a backpack work for carrying things?
- sown 17y agoWhen it comes to long distance hauling of stuff on twos you want to let the machine do the work.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSure, but given the range of the Yike I don't think long-distance hauling is really an option anyways.
- natrius 17y agoBackpacks are small. Foldable metal bike baskets can fit large cloth grocery bags in them. Two of those are enough to carry almost anything I need for the next week or so.
- gojomo 17y agoI think that's exactly what their video is trying to address: making it seem cool before an initial superficial reaction to the unfamiliar seating makes it seem dorky. It's a steep task, though. I think the Segway faced the same issue -- and an even simpler orientation for such personal devices, seated in a forward direction, is terminally uncool because it's so closely associated with the elderly and others with mobility problems. I wonder, then, if units which are different for the sake of looking trendy could take off. In particular, whatever the safety issues, what if a personal motorized device expected the rider to face their body perpendicular to the direction of travel, like a skateboarder (able/cool), surfer (able/cool) or snowboarder (able/cool). Would the rider then be sending a signal of 'fitness' even with their motor-assisted personal-travel, and could that then be the margin of approval that drives adoption where other units have failed?
- thorax 17y agoWould you ride it if it could hover?
- maxklein 17y agoI'd ride anything if it could hover, even a guy.