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

a spectacular

bankruped a company and cost him his reputation. I will long be remembered

the company

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

(-) millions

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

(-) gentle slopes

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

(-) long hills

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

the motor

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

(-) cold weather

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

to the ground

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

concerns

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

the 1980s

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

the media

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

a driving licence

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

The C5's

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

the driver's knees

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

a handlebar

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

the United Kingdom