Three young inventors from Chile have been successful in creating world’s first anti-theft bike (bicycle) which cannot be stolen until damaged. The college students had faced the issue of stolen bikes quite often and were really frustrated with it. They decided to make a bike of their own and came up with Yerka.
Yerka can be split into two with its frame acting as a lock. The bike can be attached to an immovable object with its metal frame. It would require a thief to cut through the metal either with a saw or gas cutter. Both these methods will be time consuming and would render the bike useless anyways. Andres Roi Eggers, Juan Jose Monsalve and Cristobal Cabello are the designers of this new innovation who have managed to sell 200 units already.
The three friends have decided to drop out of college in order to focus on the manufacturing of the bike. They recently received crowd funding with the help of Indiegogo. The first batch of Yerkas will be sold at US $ 499 but the rising demand, the prices are expected to soar and settle at US $ 600 for the next batch. The trio is not expected to earn any profits from the first batch but the second one can bring them at least US $ 100 per unit.
The bike can be dismantled in less than 10 seconds and does not need a big brain to carry out the process. Though the first 300 have been booked, people can wait for a few days before they start producing it again. Most of the buyers are college students who were facing the same problem as the trio. It does not seem reasonable for India because nobody would be willing to spend US $ 499 (Rs. 32,000) for a bicycle.