ZIKE. Launched 1992: Modestly promoted as "the greatest
invention since the bicycle," the Zike was an ultra-light electric
bicycle (weighing less than 11kg) with an electric motor hidden inside
the frame.
Priced £499.99, It had a top speed of about 10mph (16 km/h)
and recharged itself when ridden down slopes.
The Zike went the same way as the C5. In sales terms, it was actually
less successful, selling only 2,000 units, and production - intended
to be 10,000 a month - ended after only six months.