Man Was Not Meant to Fly…On the Airbike

By Rocky Thompson on March 24th, 2009

The Wright Brothers worked at a bike shop and even they knew that the first plane needed an engine. The Airbike is an ultralight powered by a fan that you run by pedaling like a madman whenever you’re about to crash land head-first into a swamp or shopping mall roof. The rig will set you back $2000, which doesn’t include a hang glider.

via Oh Gizmo!

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2 Responses to “Man Was Not Meant to Fly…On the Airbike”

  1. DS Fly Fishing

    You can get these half off at sierra trading post, but I think they may be missing some of the moving parts… lol. looks like fun. I’m going to try this after my water boarding weekend.

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