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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 end of an 8 year journey to create a product that replicates the cycling experience on water. And for you,...

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 to make a dream a reality watch below.    

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 ride experience. This month our battery housings were delivered. It’s one of the first production components to arrive (and a...

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 U.S. markets this year. The pair traveled around from Santa Monica to San Diego, San Fran to Lake Tahoe and...

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 overwhelming and the presale reservation list is growing by the day. We are very proud to be making history with...

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 and these updates are to bring you along with us on our journey from production to delivery. KEY MILESTONES The...

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 prototypes were all manual. It was only at the sixth prototype that the decision was made to introduce an electric...

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 one of New Zealand’s most iconic lakes, Wanaka provides a ride like no other and with an XE-1 allowing you...

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 of GoPro’s top content creators to showcase the Hydrofoil Bikes in this stunning location.The team got some brilliant content and...

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 and simplest way possible. Foiling naturally comes with hazards, be it water conditions, other water users or generally learning to...

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 without needing a friend- seems like a lot of admin… We get it all the time. Luckily, this was a...

It’s official- we’re only a few months out from delivering our pilot production to New Zealand customers. Production and assembly is all go. To say the team is excited to get bikes to customers is an understatement. Something we’re keen to share about the progress to build our bikes are...

2020 started with our Events team heading back over to the U.S. and making waves at CES Las Vegas, the largest consumer electronics show in the world. As CES first-timers, the Hydrofoiler drew crowds and captured the attention of thousands with Manta5 trending as number 1 for Google searches for...

Manta5 will continuously update this blog post about delivery & production timelines, allowing current & future customers to stay up to date about international hydrofoil bike deliveries & the progress by Manta5 as we pioneer cycling’s new frontier. LATEST: COVID-19 Production & Delivery Timelines Update – March, 2020 Our thoughts...