Seabike Portable Sea Bicycle

Forget about personal water propulsion systems like the Scubjet if you aim to get yourself some exercise in the open water, or to move a little bit faster with less effort. For such purposes, you may want to pedal your way across or under the water with a Seabike, “the portable sea bicycle.”

Seabike Portable Sea Bicycle

That’s right. Much to our fascination, we found out that there are not only sea motorcycles but there is also a bicycle for the sea. The Seabike surfaced in the market as far back as 2018, and recently, it has introduced a hand-powered version for users who cannot use their legs.

As the name implies, Seabike is a bicycle for the water, though it is not quite like the Manta5 Hydrofoiler. The premise is that with this device, you will pedal in a horizontal position as you swim, instead of using the tiring kicking motion.

The Searider looks like a Pogo stick, but instead of fixed pedals and a stem, it has a set of bicycle pedals that, when pedaled, power a two-blade propeller. It attaches to the body with a belt and goes in between the legs. All you need to do to move through the water is start pedaling.

Seabike Portable Sea Bicycle

From the various videos, it looks like the Seabike is a faster way to swim. You can choose to supplement the pedal propulsion with your usual freestyle strokes, or not. You can also use it with other flotation devices such as a bodyboard or an inflatable board.

Seabike is a 100% manual device, so there is no worrying about charging. It is lightweight and portable, allowing it to be brought along anywhere you go. If you ask me, I think this is good to have as part of a prepper’s survival gear. I mean, you never know if you need to power across a waterbody in a post-apocalyptic world, right?

Seabike is a product of the Italian company Paritet Srl. It can be had from Seabike.fr starting at €290 or about US$309, according to the current going rate.

Seabike Portable Sea Bicycle

Images: Seabike.