Under the new regulation, the mayor says that women passengers are only allowed to sit "side-saddle" because straddling the bike seat violates Islamic values.

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One selling point: Instead of an adjustable, long stem for a bike seat, Scott's seat posts are cut and bolted tight (by dealers in the store) to fit the rider.

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To use a bike, you simply swipe your card over a scanner, pull out a bike, adjust the seat to your comfort and go.

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And German designers unveiled Fliz, one of the strangest bikes we've seen -- a pedal-less, foot-powered bike that suspends its rider in a harness instead of a seat.

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We folded the passenger seat completely flat (it will recline to an airplane sleeper-seat level of recumbence) and, after removing both bike tires (these fit neatly in the front trunk), we were able to gingerly pass an adult-size racing bike into the cockpit.

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So when I got my custom bike, I told Seven Cycles this and they built in an oversized seat tube to add rigidity for my standing pedal stroke, an efficiency increase.

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It's a bit of a shame that the range is so limited, as the bike is a far more welcoming chariot than the Zero S. That great looking seat isn't particularly wide, but it is plush and comfy, and the large pegs are in a forward position that leaves you upright and your knees extended.

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The bike is a beauty: red and black, with flames painted on the down tube and seat.

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