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UK as the spectacular and comic failure, but was Sir Clive's idea just ahead of its time?

UK as a spectacular and comic failure, but was Sir Clive's idea just ahead of its time?

bankrupted a company and cost him his reputation. It will long be remembered in the

bankrupted the company and cost him his reputation. It will long be remembered in the

pedal. Sinclair spent the millions of pounds on developing the C5 and its failure

pedal. Sinclair spent millions of pounds on developing the C5 and its failure

essentially useless for climbing hills, with even the gentle slopes requiring the driver to

essentially useless for climbing hills, with even gentle slopes requiring the driver to

overheated on the long hills, were also serious problems. The motor turned out to be

overheated on long hills, were also serious problems. The motor turned out to be

battery life. The lack of gears and seat-to-pedal adjustment and the fact that a motor

battery life. The lack of gears and seat-to-pedal adjustment and the fact that THE motor

driver was exposed to the wind and the rain and the cold weather tended to shorten

driver was exposed to the wind and the rain and cold weather tended to shorten

about the C5's safety in traffic because it was so low to ground. In addition to this, the

about the C5's safety in traffic because it was so low to THE ground. In addition to this, the

design was an impractical one: from the beginning, there were the serious concerns

design was an impractical one: from the beginning, there were serious concerns

1980s and it was a commercial disaster, selling only around 12,000 units. In fact, the

THE 1980s and it was a commercial disaster, selling only around 12,000 units. In fact, the

which was expensive for the time. Both media and the public ridiculed the C5 during

which was expensive for the time. Both the media and the public ridiculed the C5 during

in the UK without driving licence. The retail price was £399, plus £29 for delivery

in the UK without A driving licence. The retail price was £399, plus £29 for delivery

for the driver to pedal. C5's top speed of twenty-four km/h was the fastest allowed

for the driver to pedal. THE C5's top speed of twenty-four km/h was the fastest allowed

beneath a driver's knees and powered by a small electric motor making it unnecessary

beneath THE/no article driver's knees and powered by a small electric motor making it unnecessary

created by British inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair. The C5 was steered by the handlebar

created by British inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair. The C5 was steered by A handlebar

Launched in United Kingdom in 1985, the Sinclair C5 was a battery-assisted tricycle

Launched in THE United Kingdom in 1985, the Sinclair C5 was a battery-assisted tricycle