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Product Update – December 2019
Product Update – December 2019 Product & Delivery Update As we near shipping out the first ever hydrofoil bikes to our Kiwi customers, the team have never been busier and...
Product Update – August 2019
Production Update The team is working harder than ever preparing for the New Zealand pilot delivery for November 2019. This pilot delivery is a huge milestone for Manta5, marking the...
Manta5 Founder TEDx Talk
Manta5 founder, Guy Howard-Willis recently spoke at the TEDxRuakura event in September 2018. To learn more about what it took to create the world’s first hydrofoil bike and his dedication...
Product Update – January 2019
Company Update We’ve had a busy and exciting start to 2019. We continue to push production of our pilot run, while our R&D team develop new features to enhance the...
USA Scouting Trip
In April Manta5 CEO, Greg, and Marketing Manager, Louis, headed over to the United States for a month long scouting trip as the company looks towards expand into some key...
Manta5 opens international presale to Europe, USA and UK
International Presales Begin November 2018 was a mammoth month for Manta5 as we opened our international presale to Europe, the UK and the USA at once. The response has been...
Product Update – February 2019
COMPANY UPDATE January was a big month giving us plenty of content to create our first ever Production Update. We’ve made steady progress since first opening up our international presale...
Motor vs. Manual
We’re often questioned about our choice to pursue building hydrofoil bikes with an eBike battery and a motor- and whether or not a manual version ever crossed our minds… Early...
Top 7 Riding Spots in New Zealand
Over the years we’ve foiled in some of New Zealand’s most epic locations and figure its only fair to share. Check out our tried and tested favourite foiling locations… As...
Riding at the GoPro Creator Summit – Western Australia
At the beginning of August, the Events team and Greg, Manta5 CEO, headed over Broome, Western Australia for the 2nd annual GoPro Creator Summit. Manta5 was invited to join 30...
Hydrofoil Bikes 101: Where to Ride
Most of you have probably come across our Learn To Ride series by now. We’ve put this together to teach you how to get up and foiling in the safest...
Launching: A quick guide to the 3 techniques
Why is someone pushing to help launch the rider? I’d want to be able to ride without needing someone else’s help. I just want to get out and foiling myself...