Manta5 pedal-electric hydrofoil takes to the lake – or sea

You could say that the the aquatic equivalent of the car is the motorboat, and the aquatic equivalent of the motorcycle is the Jet Ski – but what about the equivalent of the e-bike? That's what New Zealand outdoors entrepreneur Guy Howard-Willis wondered back in 2010, when he conceived of the Manta5. In the years since, bicycle designer Roland Alonzo brought the concept to life, in the form of an electric-assist pedal-powered hydrofoil bike. Now, it's just about ready to enter the market.

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Category: Marine

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• Hydrofoil
• Pedal-assisted
• Watercraft

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