Science, Health & Tech
TechTidbit: Biking Made for the water
The Pointer
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Have you ever wished you could ride your bike across a lake without fear of falling in and losing your bike to the murky depths below? Well wish no longer. Your dreams have come true. Hammacher Schlemmer has created the Performance Water Cycle just for you and the millions of others out there who wish they could glide across water in something other than a boat or a canoe.
The water cycle consists of a bike atop properly balanced pontoons which allow the user to pedal their way across the water just as if they were riding a bike down a sidewalk. The pedals put the water cycle’s propeller in motion, enabling it to reach speeds of up to seven miles per hour. According to one Web site, this is faster than an Olympic swimmer or a regular paddle boat could move.
Other features of this water loving bike include the ability to hold up to 350 lbs of weight, as well as capabilities of staying upright in waves of up to three feet in height. It needs at least two feet of water to skim across, which shouldn’t be hard to find with all the rain and snow we’ve been getting. And at a measly $2,995.95, who wouldn’t want to invest in this new watercraft?
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