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I wish we could find a good way to bike over the surface of the water. I haven’t seen anything that’s not slow and cumbersome.

debacle 2y ago
Anything you choose will be cumbersome because you can't create friction on the water (well...), your ability to move is based on your ability to move water around you. There are solutions that leverage a pair of catamarans and a track system, or a prop. These tend to move very slowly, much slower than a canoe or kayak. The water wheel style systems seem to move faster, but you can just get a pedal kayak and will be the fastest human powered craft on the water.
- etrautmann 2y ago
  I've always wondered why nobody has created something that looks like a catamaran with two rowing shells and a road bike on top directly connected to a prop. That would have minimal drag, an optimal body positioning for using leg muscle strength, and would be fun and intuitive to pilot (facing forwards, feels like biking, etc). The obvious downside is that height above water may be an issue so the catamaran would have to be wide, but it seems solvable.
  - debacle 2y ago
    They have, they're still quite slow.
  - hetspookjee 2y ago
    I believe an ocean crossing was even done with this kind of vehicle.
  - mhb 2y ago
    http://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm http://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm
  - alanbernstein 2y ago
    https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/ https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/
peutetre 2y ago
Hydrofoil bike: https://manta5.com/ https://manta5.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSPbLHftKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSPbLHftKw
- itishappy 2y ago
  Foil boards are getting semi-popular for kiteboarding. They can be self-powered as well using a jumping motion. They also make e-foils with small electric props. https://www.google.com/search?q=foil+board https://www.google.com/search?q=foil+board
- causal 2y ago
  That's battery powered though, and looks pretty heavy. I think I'd sooner go for one of these https://liftfoils.com/ https://liftfoils.com/
alanbernstein 2y ago
I can only imagine this is slow and cumbersome, but I love the idea of it working with your existing bike: https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/ https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/

debacle 2y ago

Anything you choose will be cumbersome because you can't create friction on the water (well...), your ability to move is based on your ability to move water around you. There are solutions that leverage a pair of catamarans and a track system, or a prop. These tend to move very slowly, much slower than a canoe or kayak. The water wheel style systems seem to move faster, but you can just get a pedal kayak and will be the fastest human powered craft on the water.

etrautmann 2y ago
I've always wondered why nobody has created something that looks like a catamaran with two rowing shells and a road bike on top directly connected to a prop. That would have minimal drag, an optimal body positioning for using leg muscle strength, and would be fun and intuitive to pilot (facing forwards, feels like biking, etc). The obvious downside is that height above water may be an issue so the catamaran would have to be wide, but it seems solvable.
- debacle 2y ago
  They have, they're still quite slow.
- hetspookjee 2y ago
  I believe an ocean crossing was even done with this kind of vehicle.
- mhb 2y ago
  http://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm http://www.castlecraft.com/seacycle.htm
- alanbernstein 2y ago
  https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/ https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/

peutetre 2y ago

Hydrofoil bike: https://manta5.com/ https://manta5.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSPbLHftKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSPbLHftKw

itishappy 2y ago
Foil boards are getting semi-popular for kiteboarding. They can be self-powered as well using a jumping motion. They also make e-foils with small electric props. https://www.google.com/search?q=foil+board https://www.google.com/search?q=foil+board
causal 2y ago
That's battery powered though, and looks pretty heavy. I think I'd sooner go for one of these https://liftfoils.com/ https://liftfoils.com/

alanbernstein 2y ago

I can only imagine this is slow and cumbersome, but I love the idea of it working with your existing bike: https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/ https://www.shuttlebike.com/en/