The hydro bike is built for exercise, racing, & SPEED.
It was designed by a team of 9 people — myself included. The target user is athletes with spinal injuries of levels L1-T6, with opportunities to broaden the market.
LEVELS L1-T6
persona: ileana. Paralympic swimmer and water activity enthusiast.
concept development
The HYDRO BIKE is “human powered”, however, in order for the concept to actually work we needed to test different configurations of mechanical components. In other words, the challenge was—translating human energy into mechanical energy without adding unnecessary weight to the watercraft.
quarter scale model & full scale prototypes
From 3D printing to sculpting and refining foam models. We created several quarter scale, and then a full scale model of the interior cabin.
