The Vespino, was the first hybrid bicycle

The Vespino, was the first hybrid bicycle
The Vespino has been an icon since the 70s until the late 90s the Vespino GL, the breeze, or the AXL. Almost all wore vespinos practicable to use as bicycle pedals.
In another artículode Blogtencencias Voxam talk about the world's most powerful electric motorcycle, today you more famous Vespino.
The use of bicycles is increasing, many electric bike it seems a great invention, so that when you can no longer (as in switchbacks) will answer your bike. But for decades and Vespino actually it was used as a kind of electric bike.
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    1 Vespino an icon
    2 Why was last manufactured?
    3 You may also be interested

The Vespino an icon

    If you are between 30 and 40 years sure it sounds like, if you're younger maybe not. The Vespino, a moped of the best selling in the history of Spain. Vespino was synonymous with youth, freedom of movement. Its manufacture began in 1968. The moped was the sales leader for 32 years I was manufactured.

    It was quite an innovation brand used combustion engine two-stroke 50 cc cubic. The engine had inside the carter automatic transmission belt. The fuel tank was placed under the footrest. Maintaining the moped was quite simple.

    The vast majority of models wore Vespino practicable these that allowed you to use the bike as a bike if you do not start the engine Put them pedals.

What price had the Vespino?

    Well, for example, a ALX Vespino in the year 1989 came to 114,000 pesetas out for about 685 €. In 1993, a Vespino F9 came to cost about 170 000 pesetas. About 1021 €. If we consider that in 2014 we can find mopeds from from 1,199 € as the Orbit 50 2T, with many benefits, it also seems that the price of mopeds now compared with before has gone up a lot. Vespino

    In the current electric bikes, prices start from 799 - to 2000 €

Why was discontinued?

    Given that a vehicle was sold "like hotcakes' hard to understand what happened to the Vespino ceased to exist. It was discontinued in 2000, as Piaggio in turn owns Moto Vespa Piaggio ⇨ahora S.A Spain S.A. made changes, closed factories and offshoring and Madrid factory was closed and stopped Vespino occur.

    Other models of mopeds, rather similar prices and more modern designs coexisted with Vespino and gained ground. The Piaggio opted to modernize and Vespino left behind.