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=== Return to invention === [[File:AbikeInventors.png|thumb|Inventors of the A-bike, Sir Clive Sinclair and Alexander Kalogroulis]] Since 1986, the company has continued to exist, but in a completely different form. In 1993, 1994, and 1995 Sinclair made continuing losses on decreasing turnover. Investors became worried that Clive Sinclair himself was using his own personal wealth to fund his inventions. By 1990 the company's entire staff had been reduced to just Sinclair himself, a salesman/administrator, and an R&D employee. By 1997 only Sinclair himself was working at his company. In 1992, the "[[Sinclair Zike|Zike]]" electric bicycle was released, Sinclair's second attempt at changing people's means of transport. It had a maximum speed of {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}}, and was only available by mail order. Much like the [[Sinclair C5|C5]], the "Zike" was a commercial failure, and sold only 2,000 units. In 1999 Sinclair released the world's smallest radio, in the form of the "Z1 Micro AM Radio". In 2003, the Sinclair "ZA20 Wheelchair Drive Unit" was introduced, designed and manufactured in conjunction with Hong Kong's Daka Designs, a partnership which also led to the SeaDoo Sea Scooter underwater propulsion unit. July 2006 saw the release of the [[A-bike]], a [[folding bicycle]] invented by Sinclair, which was on sale for Β£200. It had been originally announced two years previously. In November 2010, Sinclair Research announced the X-1 two-wheel electric vehicle, which failed to reach production.
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