FlyKly is a bicycle design company based out of Italy. It is dedicated to making bicycle friendly cities and improving the way commuters travel in the fastest, smoothest and smartest way possible. New York-based entrepreneur and cycling enthusiast Niko Klansek is FlyKly's founder and leader. He introduced the first line of FlyKly electric bicycles to the USA market in 2011 and soon after developed the rough concept of a pedal assist wheel and started working with a team of engineers, designers, software developers and bicycle culture researchers to create the first working prototype in early 2013.