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Red Shark Bike combines ebiking and paddleboarding

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The Enjoy is the most wallet-friendly of the three Red Shark Bike models
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The "bike" section of the Red Shark Bike weighs a claimed 8 kg (18 lb)
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The Fitness model gets a look-over
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The Adventure model sits at the top of the pack
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If the bike frame is removed, the Red Shark Bike can be used as a regular stand-up paddleboard – a conversion kit also allows it to serve as a sit-on-top kayak
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The Enjoy is the most wallet-friendly of the three Red Shark Bike models
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The fully-loaded Adventure model
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Perhaps you like riding your ebike but you also like paddleboarding, and you don't like the idea of having to choose between the two. Well, with the Red Shark Bike you don't need to, as it (sort of) combines both activities in one watercraft.

We first heard about Spanish company Red Shark back in 2018, when it was manufacturing a pedal-powered trimaran. The craft was designed by CEO Josep Rubau, who previously designed cars for Volkswagen, and was the creator of the Tramontana supercar.

With its three polyethylene or carbon fiber hulls, the trimaran presumably wasn't the easiest thing to transport or store in a garage. That's where the Red Shark Bike comes in, as it replaces those conjoined hulls with a single inflatable paddleboard.

The bicycle-like frame sits on a platform on top of that board, which it can be removed from when not in use. Its pedal-driven propeller runs through a well in the board to protrude through the underside – as is the case with an ebike, an electric motor augments the rider's pedalling power.

If the bike frame is removed, the Red Shark Bike can be used as a regular stand-up paddleboard – a conversion kit also allows it to serve as a sit-on-top kayak
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The Red Shark Bike is being offered in three models, named the Enjoy, Fitness and Adventure.

At the bottom end of the range, the Enjoy features an 8-kg (18-lb) high-density polyethylene frame, a 150-watt motor, a handlebar-steerable rudder, and a removable stabilizing fin. The Fitness has mostly the same specs, although it allows users to switch between four different motors (ranging from 150 to 250 watts), depending on how much of a workout they want.

At the top of the pack, the Adventure lets users choose between two motors, but it also comes with front and rear cargo nets, two dry bags, a saddle bag, a handlebar bag, plus smartphone and fishing rod holders.

The fully-loaded Adventure model
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All three models additionally include a water bottle and holder, a manual air pump, a board-patching kit, and a multi-tool. Among the optional extras are a wheeled travel bag, an electric air pump, a kayak conversion kit, and a no-pedal electric scooter kit.

We're still waiting to hear back from Red Shark Bikes about pricing, although we do see that one US retailer is offering the Enjoy for $3,899, the Fitness for $4,099, and the Adventure for $4,449. You can see the Fitness model in action, in the video below.

Prospective buyers might also want to check out Manta5's pedal-electric Hydrofoiler XE-1, which goes for $8,990.

Source: Red Shark Bikes via Bicitech

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7 comments
Oirinth
A competitor sells a sup-water-bike for about $100 and I've never seen any at the beach or on a lake, not sure why charging 40x more would make the idea more popular
White Rabbit
@Oirinth Sure would like to know your source, because I can't find the $100 version you mention anywhere!! Perhaps that's because it doesn't exist. I did find others. The Schiller, for example, cost $4995 WITHOUT a motor. Please tell us the name of the "competitor".
Aermaco
I wouldn't want one until the tipping over and the self-righting event is shown as easy to do,, if so?
Tristan P
I wonder if it has any affiliation with Redshark News. The logo is quite similar....

https://www.redsharknews.com/
BlueOak
That promo video - its editor seemed so fascinated by rapid fire jump shots that it is difficult to get a sense of what the bike is like to ride. And implied by the riders, this is a performance racing bike, not a recreational toy? Show us average (it’s OK to use attractive models) riders, riding it in extended runs.

And yah, I’d also be interested in how it is side-tipping stable with your feet planted on pedals rather than directly on the hull, the way a SUP is normally used.
ljaques
Hmm, I see some $600 catamaran water bikes, and some $160 inflatable paddle boards offered online, and a $500 surfboard/kayak motor, but I see no reason these folks want 4.5 grand for something combining one with a small motor. Well, unless it's just $3,790 worth of pride and greed.
jayedwin98020
What about upright stability?

Could this contraption use some type 'removable' pontoons?