Electric Bikes on Telly

[WALKERMAN]

Channel 5 has a program called 'The Gadget Show' to be on at 8pm Monday evening and it is about 'Going Green'.

The short trailer I saw had what looked like an electric bike whizzing around.

Might be worth watching but be prepared for 'silly' presenters doing what is put across very much like a kids show and with unpleasant camera work i.e. too fast, wobbly, dizzy, etc.

Whatever happened to good programs like 'Tomorrows World'?

 

[Larkspur]

Channel 5 has a program called 'The Gadget Show' to be on at 8pm Monday evening and it is about 'Going Green'.

The short trailer I saw had what looked like an electric bike whizzing around.

Might be worth watching but be prepared for 'silly' presenters doing what is put across very much like a kids show and with unpleasant camera work i.e. too fast, wobbly, dizzy, etc.

Whatever happened to good programs like 'Tomorrows World'?

Absolutely - I'm sure Raymond Baxter and Michael Rodd wouldn't have put up with wobbly camera work!! From something I saw on another thread, I believe the £5000 Optibike will be featured - which will certainly make for interesting viewing. The thing I find most astonishing about this bike is that it has a UK distributor - I mean, who would pay that sort of money for a bike that is so completely and utterly illegal? Its one thing losing a few teeth from the rear sprocket of a Kalkhoff, but riding round on a 30mph superbike that's designed to attract as much attention as possible does seem to be tempting fate.

Of course I'd love one really - but i'd be frightened to death of getting involved in accident or even being pulled over for speeding.

 

[WALKERMAN]

The Gadget Show!

I've just watched The Gadget Show and their piece on Electric Bikes. A very disappointing presentation - more like a Circus Show.
I think we should keep to this website for sensible and meaningful reviews.

 

[flecc]

Yes, it was a rather wasted hour of gimmickry and silliness in the end.

Still, it's called the Gadget Show, and I tend to think of the word gadget as usually indicating something more of a toy than being really useful, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised.

What we need is a Technology Show, a third millennium Tomorrows World.
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[john]

Anyone ordered the rocket bike yet?

 

[Tiberius]

Yes, I regret I watched it too. I learned very little, but gained the necessary wisdom not to watch the show again. To think that I used to think Tomorrow's World was silly.

Nick

 

[MazB]

I made a point of watching it and yep was disappointing as I doubt that slot would persuade anyone to change from a car to a leccy bike.

Even the "shopper" bike they briefly showed was an eyesore with the cylinders protruding out the back.

But gotta say that jet powered bike looked like a whole lotta fun and I bet all of us would love a go, I certainly would

 

[Haku]

The Urban Mover UM36 has already appeared on The Gadget Show twice now, the particular bike they used in the show was the one I had a test ride on back at the beginning of last year.

Here's one of the sections the bike was featured in: YouTube - Gadget Show _ Electric Bike Test

I missed Monday's Gadget Show so I'll download it. Have to agree it's really not a programme to take seriously, as a gadget hoarder I like watching the show to see what's new/interesting/fun and also how they try to be unbiased (try being the operative word).