What about this for a bad idea? Take a lazy, overweight demographic (junior high-school students) and give them one less way to exercise. This is the premise of Panasonic's newly-announced electric bike.
The BE-ENSK63 is actually made for the domestic market, and Japanese sixth-graders are probably fitter than their U.S counterparts, but this still leaves me wondering why these energy-filled youngsters would need a powered bike.
It gets worse. The bike will carry its rider for up to 17km (10.5 miles) in eco-mode, but after that it will be almost impossible for any kid to get up a decent hill, as the machine weighs a ridiculous 24kg, or 53 pounds, or not far off the weight of the average 11-year-old.
Then we get to the styling. For me, it looks like a nice, comfortable and practical ride. For a school-kid, it looks like a granny bike.
Finally, there's the price. The kid riding this bike to school will be mercilessly teased, and finally the bike will be stolen and trashed. The child will then have to walk home and tell his parents that he just lost his $1,000 bike.
Panasonic BE-ENSK63 [Panasonic via CrunchGear]
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