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Manta5 Hydrofoiler SL3

A bicycle-style machine that lifts you above the water on hydrofoils is cycling’s most committed attempt to leave the road.

Bicycle-style pedals, electric assist, a propeller and underwater hydrofoils combine to lift the rider and chassis above the water.

UK price unknown

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The details

What you’re looking at

Made by
Manta5
Price guide
£5,000–£25,000
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Product information comes from the research catalogue. Current specifications, price, availability and suitability should be confirmed with the maker.

Our take

Why it caught our eye

It takes a familiar motion somewhere unfamiliar: you pedal as you would on a bike, but the water becomes the road surface. It is wonderfully strange, and easy to picture even if you have never wanted a boat.