Shweeb, A world first.

New Zealanders are the masters of adventure sports and the latest is the Shweeb which is located in Rotorua at Agroventures, The Shweeb is the world's first human-powered monorail racetrack, The Shweeb consists of high performance pedal powered vehicles hanging from two 200m long overhead rail circuits which vary in height between two and four meters above the ground.

The pods swing from side to side and as your speed picks up, you swing more around corners (up to 60 degrees). A single rider can reach speeds up to 45kph and teams can exceed 70kph, Each pod has seven gears.

One to four people can ride the shweeb at one time and you need to be at least 1.4m tall to ride but those that are shorter than that can ride as a passenger. The shweeb opened to the public in November 2007 and is a world first adventure activity.Currently the world record stands at 1 minute flat for the 600m circuit and the oldest person to ride so far is 82.

Geoffrey Barnett is the inventor of the Shweeb, He has spent six years working out a way to efficiently transfer pedal power to drive wheels enclosed within a monorail track and allowing the vehicles to swing freely underneath. The reclined seating position means that the vehicle’s frontal area is very small, and greatly reduces aero drag. The Shweeb is said to be the most efficient vehicle on earth.

Agroventures also offer Rotorua Swoop, Freefall Xtreme, Agrojet, New Zealand's fastest jet-boating experience and of course, bungy jumping. Rotorua is approximately 3 hours drive from Auckland.