Whatever happened to... The Sinclair C5

Low-cost travel The Sinclair C5 cost £300 in 1985, which would be around £860/$1,306 in today’s money. However, with no road tax or petrol to buy, the C5 was marketed as very economical, offering ‘five miles for a penny’ Forward-thinking The Sinclair C5 is often described as being ahead of its time, but it seems the creators were forward-thinking in another sense: they didn’t include a reverse gear. Instead you had to get out, pick it up by the front and turn it around by hand How to drive it Instead of a steering wheel, the C5 had handlebars, which sat underneath the user’s knees but were easy to reach as users reclined in the cockpit. The power switch and brake lever were also positioned on either handlebar Safety concerns…

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