{"id":327,"date":"2014-11-04T19:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T07:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geektactics.geektamin.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:49:43","slug":"electronic-yikebikes-reclassified-normal-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geektactics.co.nz\/blog\/electronic-yikebikes-reclassified-normal-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic YikeBikes Reclassified as Normal Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electronically powered &#8220;YikeBikes&#8221; have been reclassified as normal bikes after nine years of lobbying. Yikebike claims the bikes &#8220;propels us into the future of personal transport fusing technological advances in electronic componentry and state-of-the-art tailor-made hardware.&#8221; Watch the bikes in action here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YikeBike - How easy is it to ride a YikeBike? Extended Version\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbxpJUWU7H0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Previously the bikes were classified as automobiles. This restrive classification meant that bikers could only ride on roads. Now the bikes can be ridden essentially anywhere they can be unfolded &#8211; including parks, footpaths and roads. 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