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Water velocipede, c. 1877 Man operating water tricycle, probably early 20th Century A Hydrobike brand hydrocycle Modern pedal catamaran with propeller drive (Germany, 1999). A hydrocycle is a bicycle-like watercraft. The concept was known in the 1870s as a water velocipede [1] and the name was in use by the late 1890s. [2]
Amphibious bike 'Cyclomer', Paris, 1932. An amphibious cycle is a human-powered vehicle capable of operation on both land and water. "Saidullah's Bicycle" [10] uses four rectangular air filled floats for buoyancy, and is propelled
A speed test on water achieved an average speed of 1.12 m/s. The cyclist could transition the cycle in and out of the water while unassisted. This prototype has real applications in urban areas of flooding, as well as applications in the leisure industry. The Ocean Biker, Ebrahim Hemmatnia in his boat bike, March 2015, João Pessoa, Brazil.
This is an e-bike, e-camper and e-boat all rolled into one. ... BeTRITON is an amphibious camper-trike that offers freedom to travel continuously both over land and water. Video Transcript [MUSIC ...
The Amphicar's engine was mounted at the rear of the craft, driving the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transmission. For use in the water, the same engine drove a pair of reversible propellers at the rear, with a second gear lever engaging forward or reverse drive. Once in the water, the main gear lever would normally be left in neutral.
A WetBike is a planing motorised personal water craft that is often described as cross between a motorcycle and a jet ski. The original Wetbike was introduced in 1978 by Spirit Marine , a subsidiary of Arctic Enterprises (now known as Arctic Cat ).
On an upright bicycle, also called a safety bicycle, the rider sits astride the saddle. On a recumbent bicycle the rider reclines or lies supine. Recumbent bicycles (also 'bents) are designed to maximise comfort and minimise wind resistance, because the rider in a supine or semi-supine position. Whereas most of the other types of bicycle in ...
Water bike on Lake St. Clair (Michigan) Pedalo at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 A paddle boat on Geneva Lake (Wisconsin). Boats in Japan celebrating spring with a swan pedalo accidentally running into a row boat, 2022 Pedalos in Brazil (called pedalinhos) Human-powered watercraft: aqua-cycle water trikes in the Pacific Ocean with Diamond Head, Hawaii in the background Paddle boats located ...