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DailyBicycle.com by Oliver Carbonell Interstingly, today’s date is 11/11/11. Yesterday, while at Strictly Bicycles Bike Shop in Fort Lee, New Jersey I met Justin Gottlieb, VP of Sales at an enterprising start-up company that makes the latest person-powered vehicle called WingFlyer. While watching shop employees ride the WingFlyer in the parking lot, I became intrigued. Nelson, the shop owner and Justin encouraged me to give it a try. When I hopped on it immediately felt intuitive and easy to control. It needed no explanation to operate. Its winged look reminded me of a dragonfly. Its function was more like a Stairmaster on wheels steered by a handlebar and the rider leaning in the direction of the turn, much like a bike. Each downward push with my feet propelled me forward; when I pumped faster I went faster. Stopping power was provided by a disc brake, which was effective and very smooth. The inflated wheels made for a comfy and enjoyable ride. There was something addicting about the repetitive stepping motion needed to propel the WingFlyer. If you’ve ever ridden a Trikke carving vehicle, you’d know what I mean. The verdict: Two thumbs up! This cute little vehicle is not only fun, but can actually be useful for practical transportation. Families will ‘fly together’ on pathways, kids will do tricks and get airborne at skate parks and commuters will zip to work on the WingFlyer. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone dared to ride across the country on one of these. Lastly, I like how the handlebar folds down to make the unit compact and easy to transport.     The founders and employees of this company are betting big on this product. You can learn more about WingFlyer here: http://www.mywingflyer.com/ Copyright 2011 DailyBicycle

DailyBicycle.com

by Oliver Carbonell

Interstingly, today’s date is 11/11/11. Yesterday, while at Strictly Bicycles Bike Shop in Fort Lee, New Jersey I met Justin Gottlieb, VP of Sales at an enterprising start-up company that makes the latest person-powered vehicle called WingFlyer. While watching shop employees ride the WingFlyer in the parking lot, I became intrigued. Nelson, the shop owner and Justin encouraged me to give it a try. When I hopped on it immediately felt intuitive and easy to control. It needed no explanation to operate. Its winged look reminded me of a dragonfly. Its function was more like a Stairmaster on wheels steered by a handlebar and the rider leaning in the direction of the turn, much like a bike. Each downward push with my feet propelled me forward; when I pumped faster I went faster. Stopping power was provided by a disc brake, which was effective and very smooth. The inflated wheels made for a comfy and enjoyable ride. There was something addicting about the repetitive stepping motion needed to propel the WingFlyer. If you’ve ever ridden a Trikke carving vehicle, you’d know what I mean.

The verdict: Two thumbs up! This cute little vehicle is not only fun, but can actually be useful for practical transportation. Families will ‘fly together’ on pathways, kids will do tricks and get airborne at skate parks and commuters will zip to work on the WingFlyer. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone dared to ride across the country on one of these. Lastly, I like how the handlebar folds down to make the unit compact and easy to transport.    

The founders and employees of this company are betting big on this product. You can learn more about WingFlyer here: http://www.mywingflyer.com/

Copyright 2011 DailyBicycle

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