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Public until now. >> look up. nice and relaxed. >> okay. >> and just gently squeeze the accelerator. nice and gentle. >> here we go. >> as i found out, this is tough, man. it takes a little practice to master it. i need a little more practice. but after 15 minutes or so. >> maybe if you sit just a little further back. >> okay. >> it starts to feel natural. >> there we go. the bike goes six miles on i an single charge. it's ideal for going those short distances. as you can hear, it makes a little bit of noise which is there on purpose to let cars and pedestrians know of your presence. the yik i...

The name, yik? >> when you sit -- it does look unusual. like yikes so it's the yik bike. >> grant ryan is the new zealand investor whose aim was to reinvent the buy cycle. this one requires no pedaling. >> it looks different than a normal bike but there's nothing here natural about this. so you've got a nice upright riding position and your hands naturally lay down here. got an accelerator here, a brake here. you've got some lights the whole way around, turning signals. away you go. >> inspired by the segue, he wanted to make it electric only lighter and faster. >> i'll give you a race. >> rep...

Seconds, and has you cruising with stares from everyone around. it is called the yikebike. where did you come up with the name, yike? >> when you sit on it, it does look unusual, so yikes. so it's the yikebike. >> reporter: grant ryan is the inventor, whose aim was to reinvent the bicycle. this require nos pedaling. >> it looks different than a normal like, but there's nothing inherently unnatural about this. so you've got a nice upright riding position, your hands lay down here. you've got an accelerator here, a brake here, some lights the whole way around, turning signals. away you go. >> re...