It’s no longer biking. Or bicycling that takes eons to reach your place. A new sport Whiking has emerged with the green transport dream.

This sport combines the thrill of bicycling on the road (rather tricycling) and sailing on water. With a Whike, you would sail on the road instead! It has no batteries, no engines to propel it.

You only need to be lucky with the wind so you could travel large distances easier. Riders of Whiking could `fly’ on roads at 40-50 kilometers an hour.

The vehicle, is actually a tricycle attached with a 1.6 meter sail. It can ride on routes meant for bikes as well as normal roads. While the novelty factor with a Whike alone gives sportspersons their share of excitement, it proves an excellent alternative to petrol driven bikes, cars and even public transport.

The machine was tested by Olympian sailor Mischa Heemskerk recently. He said Whike’s real thrill was when the wind pushed it forward, and that overtaking a petrol driven scooter at 50 kms an hour, gave a high. You may not perch yourself on a Whike the way you do with a bicycle though. The rider must lean back and pedal forward. So here’s to a new sport, and possible green transport! A Whike could cost you 3000 euros.

Via: besportier