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===Later years=== [[File:Sir Clive Sinclair on X-Bike Prototype.jpg|thumb|right|Sinclair on an X-Bike prototype]] By 1990, Sinclair Research consisted of Sinclair and two other employees down from 130 employees at its peak in 1985,<ref name="corphist"/><ref name="nytimes 1985"/> and its activities later concentrated on personal transport, including the [[Sinclair Zike|Zike]] electric bicycle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Webster |first=Ben |date=13 July 2006 |title=Remember the C5? The Zike? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/remember-the-c5-the-zike-well-sir-clive-is-at-it-again-sd8v6ghtww9 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> By 2003, Sinclair Research was collaborating with Hong Kong-based firm Daka. A laboratory was set up for Daka near Croydon to develop products on a royalty basis. The two firms collaborated on a Sea Scooter and a wheelchair drive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/sir-clive-sinclair/|title=Archive interview β Sir Clive Sinclair, 2003|last=Coppinger|first=Rob|date=2 January 2018|website=The Engineer|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> In 1997, he invented the Sinclair XI, which was a radio the size of a 10p coin.<ref name="the times obit" /> Sinclair had planned to introduce the [[Sinclair X-1]] through Sinclair Research, another attempt at a personal electric vehicle following the Sinclair C5. The X-1 was first announced in 2010, and incorporated design aspects that the C5 had been panned for, including an open egg-like shell for the rider with a more ergonomic seat, a more powerful motor and larger battery storage, and an effectively lower cost accounting for inflation than the C5.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.wired.com/2010/11/sinclair-x-1-sir-clive-tries-another-electric-bike/ | title = Sinclair X-1: Sir Clive Tries Another Electric Bike | first= Charlie | last= Sorrel | date = 5 November 2010 | accessdate = 16 September 2021 | magazine = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] }}</ref> However, the X-1 failed to reach the market.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/benchtalk/4437901/Sir-Clive-Sinclair-interview--ZX-Spectrum-relaunched-for-retro-gameplay|title=Sir Clive Sinclair interview|last=Dunn|first=Michael|date=8 December 2014|newspaper=EDN|access-date=5 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>
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