Hydrocycle
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A hydrocycle is a bicycle-like watercraft. The name was already in use in the late 1890s.[1]
Power is collected from the rider via a crank with pedals, as on a bicycle, and delivered to the water or the air via a propeller.[2] Seating may be upright or recumbent, and multiple riders may be accommodated in tandem or side-by-side.[3]
Buoyancy is provided by two or more pontoons or a single surfboard,[citation needed] and some have hydrofoils that can lift the flotation devices out of the water.[4][5][6]
Brands include Seacycle, Hydrobike, Water Bike, Seahorse (Cross Trek)[7] and itBike. Kits exist to temporarily convert an existing bicycle into a hydrocycle.[8]
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