A-Bike on TV

[John]

Hi,

I heard from a colleague at work that the A-Bike was featured
on the Gadget Show in the UK.

Did anyone see the show or know if it is available on the internet?

I did not see it myself.

John

[Pascal TOURNOIS]

Chris Young (famous in the Sinclair computers community) mentioned it on comp.sys.sinclair. He just said they quite liked it. And that they didn't mention the C5. Not even once.

Me being in Belgium, I didn't see it.

[Binch Shin]

Hi, John.

I have found this :: Gadget Show on TV

In Korea, about 3 times, A-bike was featured on TV.

The difference compared with UK is...
Every journalist or reporter accepts this invention as the best of the best in Korea.
But too expensive for mass sales. -_-"
-----( Correction on 10:00am, 28th Sept.)-----
But too expensive for mass sales in a short period of time in Korea.
I believe in the success of A-bike over the world.

[Pascal TOURNOIS]

At £200 (about €300), it's the same price as the British-built Sinclair ZX Spectrum when it first came out in 1982. That's not taking into account inflation, obviously. And we know how big a success that was (it sold millions). Arguably, you could do much more with a Spectrum than with the A-bike, albeit not ride it to work.

Just like in 1982 with the ZX home computers, the A-bike tries to cater for a niche market that doesn't even exist. Yet. But that new niche market has probably much less potential. Though I may be wrong.

Not comparing apples and oranges, I'd say the A-Bike is a bit too expensive for the European market, too. For £200, you can buy two or three city or mountain bikes, cheap models, but very capable as far as bikes go. And leave them at the train stations from and to where you commute.

But we have to pay for the novelty value. The more A-bikes are sold, the less expensive it will be. And everything that can make people leave their cars at home is a good thing. Me, I don't even have a real use for my A-bike: I work at home as a freelance translator, and I never have to commute. But I simply had to support the man, Sir Clive, and its generous idea of cities with less cars.