In all fairness, as a prototype, this thing isn't bad. The design goals are what killed it; it's intentionally designed to be slow. If this thing was made road legal, then it would have probably been a much bigger success. As it is, it really does remind me of Professor X's wheelchair from X-men, and honestly, for 1000 pounds sterling, it's a cheaper electrical wheelchair than most of the ones out there. Maybe they could have just marketed it differently and it would have worked..
the sinclair c5 is so cool. I have one and love driving it about. I even got pulled over by the old bill, they took pictures of it and even asked for a go.
I wonder... What would the Sinclair C5 have been like as a recumbent tricycle relying on pedal power alone? Having no motor and no battery would have made it a lot lighter...
The presenter just echoed my thoughts: even though this was a terrible vehicle, you've got to give Sir Clive credit for seeing into the future.Can you imagine what would have happened if the C5 had caught on?
hey guys, i think clive sinclair is a legend, check out this bands song and video about him it's funny as hell! Just type in electric disorder into the youtube search window!
I wonder if anyone recognized the Nico Carstens tune 'Zambesi' in the intro to "Paperboy" -- /watch?v=VNyerK5IFP0&t=1m31s /watch?v=cucI2atnxyY /watch?v=hW62m3mQq3o /watch?v=OBJ0rmqgeWc Chris seemed to like it! Well, not really...
Yeah, it's way cool and engineered to the best possibilities of its time... yet, what's the point of this device? It seems like a simple bicycle covers all of the same usage scenarios, and a human powered delta trike can even be superior due to lower weight and more ergonomic engineering freedom.
A 24-volt motor and a modern Lithium-ion battery is all it needs to be fast enough to be terrifying.
In all fairness, as a prototype, this thing isn't bad. The design goals are what killed it; it's intentionally designed to be slow. If this thing was made road legal, then it would have probably been a much bigger success. As it is, it really does remind me of Professor X's wheelchair from X-men, and honestly, for 1000 pounds sterling, it's a cheaper electrical wheelchair than most of the ones out there. Maybe they could have just marketed it differently and it would have worked..
the sinclair c5 is so cool. I have one and love driving it about. I even got pulled over by the old bill, they took pictures of it and even asked for a go.
i bet in this day and age with new tecnology this could take off again
I wonder... What would the Sinclair C5 have been like as a recumbent tricycle relying on pedal power alone? Having no motor and no battery would have made it a lot lighter...
@AndresVizoso It's called a Mahindra Gee Whizz.
what year was this filmed?.
i am more interested in the car he drives at the end, can anyone give me any clues?
The presenter just echoed my thoughts: even though this was a terrible vehicle, you've got to give Sir Clive credit for seeing into the future.Can you imagine what would have happened if the C5 had caught on?
The C5? Wow! I have just sold one!
Mark
What a lovable piece of junk the Spectrum was, that screechy noise when the tape is loading is music to my ears
hey guys, i think clive sinclair is a legend, check out this bands song and video about him it's funny as hell! Just type in electric disorder into the youtube search window!
In the paper boy game, looks like he crashed into a C5 lol
check out clive sinclair on the johnathon ross show
2009
I wonder if anyone recognized the Nico Carstens tune 'Zambesi' in the intro to "Paperboy" -- /watch?v=VNyerK5IFP0&t=1m31s
/watch?v=cucI2atnxyY
/watch?v=hW62m3mQq3o
/watch?v=OBJ0rmqgeWc
Chris seemed to like it!
Well, not really...
... I meant that in a joke-y way, I owned and loved one
1:34 XDDDDDDDDDDDD
Yeah, it's way cool and engineered to the best possibilities of its time... yet, what's the point of this device? It seems like a simple bicycle covers all of the same usage scenarios, and a human powered delta trike can even be superior due to lower weight and more ergonomic engineering freedom.