Pedal power has produced a successful first attempt of crossing Cook Strait on an e-water bike. The Waikato based Manta5 team crossed the 26 kilometre piece of water on Tuesday with Hayden Reeves in the saddle. SUPPLIED Hayden Reeves on the Manta5 e-water bike crossing the Cook StraitReeves said there weren't too many nerves especially with the first part of the ride going fairly smoothly. If it had been any rougher conditions it would have been near impossible to ride.”Reeves said the body was pretty good with a little bit of cramping. The team is pretty happy with how the bike performed.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2021 02:03 UTC