Yikebike

YIKEBIKE

Having sampled this personal-mobility machine firsthand, I’m tempted to call this electric contraption the Yikes!Bike.

Forthose of us brought up riding motorcycles, the $4,995 YikeBike’s counterintuitive (bars at your side, rear-wheel steering) operation took some getting used to. Everything we’ve learned overtheyears about riding was useless. On the other hand, its ingenious folding design, carbon-fiber construction, and quickness definitely got our attention. And although it was fun to ride, we motorcyclists would much rather have the considerably cheaper $3,199 Honda Grom. -Blake Conner