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Not too sure how this is out of context really.
The reason that the bike was made like this is...
"The application is to prove that you can get the combination of weight and strength, which is vital in aerospace, and apply it so something that everyone can see and ride on." Robin Southwell, Chief Exec, EADS UK.
They are not here to make a bike. They are to show the public what can be done. Then you can show an MP who knows nothing about manufacturing and then they invest in the UK manufacturing industry. You show them a cone-spinner for a turbo-prop and they say "errrr, whats that?" just like you would.