World's first 'unstealable bike' should help to stop thieves - it breaks when stolen
The two-wheeler, called the Yerka, is the work of three young inventors from Chile
The Unstealable Bike? by Yerka
Jon Dean
A pioneering new cycle, claimed to be the world's first 'unstealable bike', breaks if anyone takes it.
The two-wheeler, called the Yerka, is the work of three young inventors from Chile.
Fed up of people stealing their wheels, Cristóbal Cabello, 22, Andrés Roi Eggers, 23 and Juan José Monsalve, 24, dropped out of university to design the unique bicycle.
In a bid to deter crooks, the bike itself becomes the lock.
Part of the frame splits in half and can be clicked into the seat shaft - which can be pulled out.
When clipped around an immovable object, like a lamppost, it presents would be thieves with quite a conundrum.
Untakeable two wheeler?: Three Chilean inventors think they have created a very safe bike (
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The creators say it takes just 10 seconds to assemble the lock, according to the New York Post.
The Yerka website says: "Introducing a bicycle locking system designed to keep you feeling safe.
"We went back to the roots of security and made a paradigm shift: Make a lock out of the bike.
"Now a thief would have to cut through the main structure to take the bicycle, defeating the purpose.
The trio were handed a £64,000 government grant to develop the bike and sold their first unit via crowdfunding website Indiegogo.
Around 110,000 bikes are reported stolen in UK each year.
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