DIY "Boat Bike" - The Gadget Show

Rachel and Jason kit out a tandem bike and take to the waves in style.
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[@maxkandt]

"Simple engeneering" professionally welded and constructed structures and then forget about the splashing...

[@Visionery1]

Great idea but water getting into the bearings, chain etc.?

[@marksadventures3889]

Thumbs up for the "camera angle" alone - giggety!

[@toddnelson7566]

If only...you could change the pitch on the paddles to in the plane of the wheel and increase height of the hull in road mode. Paddles are a lot of aerodynamic drag in road mode and looks like the hull is a a bit low slung for the road as well, but hey, this is really cool. To think I was playing with an upright design, on paper, more like the "Boat Bike" on the Gadget Show, over 40 years ago, as I'm sure many other tinkerers were as well. Fantasy come true. Are the rear wheels effective rudders for steering in the water? Apparently. That's where the upright bike conversion is challenged, not easily adapted for rear wheel/rudder steering.

[@doug2349]

pretty cool

[@edwardchance2543]

Very cool

[@gillenzfluff8380]

It looks more reliable than the Isle of wight floating bridge.

[@perlagomez6590]

That i nice idea i like kit amazing

[@munirahmad2109]

Hi, Great idea. Can I buy Plan ??

[@frogstomp1908]

Cool but how do you steer it?

[@VanTran-oc6ki]

Great. Very good very interesting and very funny

[@Shamwell15]

Fantastic

[@emmanuelradical]

Kkkkk congratulactiom very good

[@ootommo1]

Sorry but remember when this was a thing?

[@shylbykyemto654]

jake williams
You're right Jake. This existed in the 80th.