All about the price... well done for not mentioning that 15k until the end because it kept me watching.

If those wheels are magnesium Gocycle ones, that’s £2000 straight away!!! I’ll wait for the £25,000 Tesla2

@Enonymouse_

3 жыл бұрын

It'll probably built worse than this, hate to say but you get what you pay for in a tesla typically. A chinese built tesla, it's an accident waiting to happen. >.>

I'm old enough to remember the Sinclair C5 . That didn't sell either . Good idea but at £15,000 !

@mynewschannel3100

3 жыл бұрын

You could by 10 Chang Li electric 'cars' for that price... or 3 Citroen Ami's

@gerardjachymiak5822

3 жыл бұрын

@@mynewschannel3100 exactly

@will4may175

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when they came out, I even wanted to get one until I seen the complaints for them, the cost was around £400 I think, the only reason I remember that is because I had saved up to get one, but when I heard about cars running into them because they were so low I preordered a Commodore Amiga 500 instead that was coming out which was a similar price, though I wish I had got a C5 now though.

@ernestmachpro3341

3 жыл бұрын

Dacia Spring, 4 sits, is available in France at 12400€ April 2021. Autonomy 290 kms. Much better.

@alexderpyracc4053

3 жыл бұрын

That's 3 frikars podbikes

As someone who spends a lot of time cycling the the wet and snow - I love this concept. Does the climate system cool as well though? I’d worry about cooking in there in the summer!

@Electroheads

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe it does, but you can open the cover a crack to let cool air in - very effective.

@TomasSpragg

3 жыл бұрын

@@Electroheads Thanks! I think I'd want to see the final design with a crackable, slidable window to reliably let some air in (if that could be done without compromising the safety!)

The canopy is nice.

Great fun. Great filming. Well done everyone.

These would be amazing on the rental market

The Sinclair C5 has entered the chat*

Fun episode, love the concept

I am here for this and I love it.

15 grand... Not a hope!

Fantastic vehicle, great video.

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

Correction, fantastic idea, the implementation is maybe not so hot on modern roads and at the huge prices

Good experiment brothers great information sharing about electric vehicles thanks brothers 🚴‍♂️🧐

Absolutely horrendous! It looks like a mobility scooter old people use when they have the rain covers on it

Good idea, reminiscent of the trikes common in Thailand I think, but probably needs to target a specific market segment or partner with a mass manufacturer for wider take up. The one point you didn’t really cover is at the end of a journey presumably it doesn’t fit it in a cycle rack so are you going to the pay for a place in the car park (or motorbike parking)?

@chrisbailey1966

3 жыл бұрын

Also a shopping trip is going to be a worry, light enough to get picked up if not chained to a heavy/secure object.

As wide as a Twizy and three times the price

The idea is the way of the future, but this iteration needs some improving. The price will come down with mass production, so that should take care of itself. Design wise, they need to work on reducing weight, and improving the aerodynamics, and the ease of getting in and out.

Love ❤️ this excellent idea and lockable I am hoping

Hi Guys. Great video as always! Just looked on the Drycycle website and noticed they have auctioned off a load of kit including bikes on 21 July 2021 - Does this mean they are closing down and going out of business or are they just having a sort out??

@Alessandro---

8 ай бұрын

The company was Dissolved on 4 January 2022 😢

These are perfect

It's a 21st century c5 dose look good though.

How cool! I could totally see myself using this to do errands and burning off some calories at the same time. How do you reverse in it though, just pedal backwards? Also I really dig your music bed in this video. :)

£15,000 a pop! The inventor might as well file for bankruptcy now. It'll save time.

Who would have thought that a Sinclair C5 would be 15 grand in 2021

whats the origin of the video at 7:17? really cool boat trike thing!

Make a camper version with those big widows and stash it in the bushes. What a view!

At 15k this is competing with used electric cars! And that's a battle it cannot win! In what way is this superior to a used Renault Zoe or nissan leaf?

Sadly, the Company House reports that the company was Dissolved on 4 January 2022. 😢

This is completely ludicrous... 15k GBP for the aerodynamics of a shoe-box at a weight of 120kg without driver and they say “...we aimed for NARROW WIDTH so you won’t have to be stuck in traffic.”, how do you recon is 91-99 cm narrow? It basically the width of a household door! A bicycle is usually around 55 -70 cm and a “standard” velomobile is around 80-85 cm.

0:37 who do you expect to be peddling at that speed chuck norris?

Go a different way, take the stares.

Cool... the future?

You had me until the price

15k , wow that's £ 14,999 more than what I would want to pay for it .

That deserves to be in #Cyberpunk video game!

When did Sara Cox join the team?

Once this takes off it will go down in price once they can manufacture in volume. It wouldn't be difficult to imagine this costing 5k or less.

@Darkest_matter

3 жыл бұрын

Ouch! Should be £1500 at most.

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

Still way too much, there are other options at five grand, not least a Honda forza 350!

@karbikes3512

Жыл бұрын

We're working on it! :D

The concept is good but it's not a new concept. It needs to be redesigned to look good and the price is ridiculous. I wonder how well it goes up a steep hill.

@lotusgroup123

2 жыл бұрын

There is a video of it tackling the steepest hill in London

@flitsies

2 жыл бұрын

@@lotusgroup123The hill they call the steepest is not actually the steepest, it may be the longest but certainly not the steepest.

Super idea, cheaper and bigger miter please an then I’ll dump the fossil guzzler!

When can we order these I live in the United States

Why would I spend £15, 000 for a bike when I can get a decent new car for 10?

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

And right there is the problem with these wonderful ideas, they are great in principle but not in practice 🤷🏻‍♂️

It's a good idea but I can't imagine anyone spending 15k on a an ebike with a roof you may as well get an Ami if it comes here. Personally I think it should have been kept minimalist to give it a competitive price.

Make it a 45 kmh with better cd value or cut price 50%?

Yeah, it doesn’t matter that it’s that expensive because just figure you know you pay insurance OK take the insurance she would typically have to pay for something like that and the vehicle license off every year and you pay for that thing in savings alone and it’ll still be going. I know we will need maintenance and tires

£15k and you can barely put a shopping bag in it? The fuck 😂 probably impractical to store and recharge if you live in a flat too. For that price might as well buy a car. £4K would make this a super compelling option.

Hmm! Katsotaan Tuokin Video

Nah...silly money as always. All electric cycle innovators don't seem to understand that recouping their R&D costs quickly through high priced initial sales, has a very low success rate. Even ICE electric tadpole recumbents are over £10k....a good reason to learn to build our own, and have fun into the bargain. For what it's worth, I think the Drycycle would be much safer as a more prone tadpole configuration; it looks way too unstable on four wheels. Our local high winds would destroy it. A side note - it's all well and good saying this can be riden without a driving test, but part of that is to test the driver's highway code and roadcraft knowledge.

If you like testing enclosed ped-elecs, might I suggest the Twike? Twice the seats, twice the price...

Interesting. What's the 0 - 60 on one of these?

@macrumpton

3 жыл бұрын

You mean including the time shoehorning it into the back of your van?

I wonder how this thing would cope with strong winds being so light,I don't think I would want to be in one when the gales we get in North Wales are howling around it 🤣🤣

@velokernow3696

3 жыл бұрын

My 40kg velomobile is not affected by the gales of Cornwall, though one does have to be mindful, like on a bike.

I like the concept but it needs to be much more like a scooter than an ebike, I don't imagine most people want to be cycling while sitting down unless it's more of an option. I wonder how well they would sell if they were around the £3k mark, even then I doubt it would fly like hotcakes but it would be a serious contender for commuting in bad weather. (did it have suspension??)

@lifeofmrordinary

3 жыл бұрын

Looking at the frames, and the way it bounced along, I would guess no.

@alexderpyracc4053

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 5k € max

I made a pedal electric for under a grand, has solid body full weather protection. You just need some foam to shape into a mold for the fibreglass, a bit of welding for rest of it, and scoring deals on used pieces to finish it off.

Looks too much like a mobility scooter. I guess the 250w motor is to get around the insurance tax laws. It is a nice idea but simply not safe on roads in the UK.

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

I'd certainly agree, it will be a liability on a busy urban road

kandi k27 or hat chinese 2k truck instead

The idea is interesting but at that price, it comes to 21,000 USD. I could buy a brand new extended range Zero MC for the price of one of those. It's also wide enough it's a moving target for US motorists.

Looks like a cool concept, but at that price would expect something more along the lines of a Renault Twizy. Personally wouldn't mind the additional costs of road tax, insurance, etc.

@Darkest_matter

3 жыл бұрын

Road tax is £0 on electric cars.

@DarcersTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@Darkest_matter I know. I drive one. I meant even if one had to pay tax on one of these tiny things, I don’t think people would mind as long as it was a sensible value.

WTF No window whipers they are extra when we get some much rain here in the uk , they should be standard

The idea is great, however it will be nice if there are versions without pedals but full ev for people with disabilities or not so strong physically. Great anyway

@lifeofmrordinary

3 жыл бұрын

There are. They’re called mobility scooters. My mum has one.

There must be more dignified ways to die on the road.

horrific price , looks are a little NHS, as yet four wheels brakes the rules for electric bikes, All you bike designers need to start digging into the past, some very interesting work done over the years now out of patent thinking in particular of a hydraulic assisted system patented in the seventies picked up by Ford and squashed, the inventor claimed his first effort exceeded 70 miles an hour before the old bike frame started to crack up, this was born out by the pro rider who was testing it, now no one wants to do 70 in a drycycle it would be terrifying not to mention unsafe, but presumably that excess power could be used in another direction, hauling granny to the day care center etc.

You should try one of the dozens of velomobiles sold in the EU. Less than half the price and twice as fast even without motor assist.

15k Rolf. Is the inventor insane, but then would only need to sale a few a year to make it profitable. The other issue is it's new, strange and will be a pain. Unless it is rolled out in a city as rent and go like bikes/scooters to normalise it, it'll never take off, and at that price it can't even do that.

As everyone has commented it's very expensive. Citroen Ami 2 is supposed to be about 6 grand. Faster, probably, much more car like and almost certainly safer.

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, the single only advantage is the exercise point of pedalling, but otherwise I say its a liability on modern roads

Concept is interesting, I can however seeing pedestrians pretty pissed off seeing these on paths and motorists being pissed off seeing them on roads. Looks like a modern day invacar, paint it watery blue and you'll see. Price though, ouch! I mean you can get a decent Specialized eMTB for £2500 and buy some really good wet weather gear for £100. Spend the remaining £12k on a 40kWh Zoe.

Isnt this illegal? It exeeds the UK weight limit for electric assist bikes of around 50kg, so should be classed as a motor vehicle.

@lifeofmrordinary

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it’s a “quardracycle” like the G-Whizz? But then I would expect it to need insurances? Somehow less cool than a G-Whizz too. If that were even possible.

Look at the Citroen Ami which is an electric qaodricycle and only about £6000

WTF?

It would have been wort it for 6k but 15k no way maybe one or two people buy it may e for rental market but nobody will buy one privately when you can get a car for 10k

The guy is on to a winner... as soon as he can make them for 3 grand.

@kevindarkstar

3 жыл бұрын

Never happen 🤔

@brucekennedy5274

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevindarkstar Indeed. Sadly that's my point. The idea is great, but commercially, at that price, it's less viable than the Sinclair C5! Even as I wrote my earlier post, I was thinking... would I even pay 3 grand for one of these? Sadly no, I probably wouldn't. It's a pity, because I applaud the concept.

15000£ what a joke

Or for the same money you could get a Dacia Spring. Which is better for range....and self-respect.

@lifeofmrordinary

3 жыл бұрын

Only not in the UK. We can blame Brexit for this kind of crap. (Kidding, but not really. But I am kidding)

I’d like to get one but not at £15k. At that price, I can buy a £5k e-bike, a £5k motorbike and a £5k car. Lol. Got all options and won’t look ridiculous either.

April Fools has been and gone guys. £15k for that? The AMI retails for £5054 in France and is far more accomplished. A new Twizy off the shelf at manufacturer prices is less than £12k.

It was all going so well until we got to the price.

I feel tired just watching it! 😅

solid tires and a 750, for an affordable price, count me in

So can you stop peddling and just use electricity? If so would of been nice to see when you relax and just use said electric power? It's a cool idea overall however that cost is far too much, obviously he's trying to get money back from the costs safe testing etc. But he needs to lower that profit percentage of that's what the price involves.

@TomasSpragg

3 жыл бұрын

Probably couldn't ride on electricity only and still have it classified as an e-bike. To my knowledge e-bikes can only be electric assisted.

@Electroheads

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, just pedal-assisted. Throttle kits are illegal in the UK sadly.

@CaiSpidox

3 жыл бұрын

@@Electroheads I see that's a shame. Cheers for the reply

@davidlovick-tee9003

3 жыл бұрын

Throttle kits are illegal but cruise control is not. Could at least have done that! 250W is already too slow on a 25kg bike can't imagine how slow this thing would be. Would have been nice to see a comparison against a cheap cadence sensor ebike.

15,000 is it April fools or something you’ll have a laugh aren’t you.

Content me farind

This is all well and good, but it’s simply to big to be taken seriously in traffic. As roads around city’s get busier again, this will be way out of its depth. It is definitely a modern C5. With regards to the sign on the back. “No Insurance, No Problem”. Well actually, that’s a big problem. This could easily cause major damage, and who the hell pays for that? I love EV, love future tech, green energy, and everything Associated with it, but this is honestly garbage. £15k garbage to boot. Hope he didn’t put his house on this.

This will never take off it's geared to a non existing market of rich cyclists which don't exist

Nope! Definitely won't sell at that price! 🤨 It's way too much like the Sinclair C5, and it's a bit of liability on a busy road I'd say, but ultimately no one will pay that, sorry 🤷🏻‍♂️ seriously people in cars will be impatient with these on small roads ect and that can lead to trouble.

Needs to be $5000 not $14000.

Like literally you can buy a license free canta electric microcar for 12k which goes 45kmh

Doubt it would get up hills

Oh my, this is going to drive cars mad. 🚗😡

This is a Quadrocycle NOT a byclece (4 wheels not 2 ) Not sure about Insurance and Licence.

It's a thumbs down on the price. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

That’s going to fail. It looks like a mobility scooter...

How much $10,000? Waste of money. Buy a real car

250w motor this blows

@Darkest_matter

3 жыл бұрын

This is basically a £300 scooter with added weight

Iam you gid your warak purgket Iam warakig your company and cantri

😶🤔 And furthermore...😂🤣

You couldn't take that on the highway. You don't want a lorry up your backside.

@Electroheads

3 жыл бұрын

True of all bicycles!

Just.... NO.

No thanks!

design is ugly af

looks awful! reminds me of the old disability cars from the 70s.

The lacroix chase vehicle is a more of “look what you could have bought” think I would rather have the board for the same dollar 💵

I hate to say this but... Citroën Ami anyone?