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Pedal-powered “velocars” certainly are fun, eco-friendly, fitness-boosting and even practical, but they can also be rather tippy. Canadian builder Wally Swarchuk has addressed that shortcoming in his one-off Tilt4orce, which uses a clever tilting syste… Continue reading One-off Tilt4orce velocar leans into turns like nobody’s business
French champion of pedal power, Stéphane Rousson, is developing a twin-prop waterbike designed to beat a 30-year-old world record for the fastest human-powered watercraft. The first prototype has been built and tested on the water.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Human-powered watercraft being developed to break 30-year speed record
Hydrofoil cycling is among the more intriguing young water sports out there, but it can also be rather intimidating for the uninitiated. Something seems quite unnatural about trying to balance a narrow frame on top of water while at the same time pedal… Continue reading JetCycle hydrofoil is the recumbent bike that soars over water
If you’re going on a self-propelled river journey, is it really self-propelled if someone drives you back to the start when you’re done? Perhaps not – and that’s part of the reason British entrepreneur Ben Kilner created a convertible paddleboard/bike-… Continue reading Amphibious Duckleberry Finn combines pedaled paddle board and bike/trailer
Back in February, Arcimoto revealed an awesome tilting e-trike called the Mean Lean Machine. Now the e-mobility company has announced three models will make up the MLM lineup, and has rolled out a new mid-tier prototype to celebrate.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Arcimoto rides out 4th-gen prototype of Mean Lean Machine tilting e-trike
Although pedal-powered boats do exist, most utilize either a propeller or flapping fins on their underside. Ben Kilner’s one-off Jamima Paddleduck takes a different approach, with two rear paddles mounted on a partial bike frame – and the setup has som… Continue reading Pedals power paddles in Thames-travelling Jamima Paddleduck boat
Stand-up paddle boards certainly can be fun, but kayaks are generally a faster, more efficient means of getting around. Watercraft company Bote has now combined the best features of both, in its redesigned Rackham Aero paddle board.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Rackham Aero SUP can be converted to a pedalled or paddled kayak
We’ve told you about quite a few velomobiles over the years, some more polished and professional-looking than others. The two-seater four-wheeled Kinner is certainly one of the most exquisite we’ve seen so far.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport,… Continue reading Finnish-built Kinner velomobile is like a human-powered classic car
A couple of years ago, we covered a two-seat electric pedalcycle called the Screecher that rocked a curved solar canopy above the rider to charge its batteries. Now the next generation is going into limited production.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Tr… Continue reading Updated Screecher solar-powered four-wheeler pedalcycle rolls out