The most fantastically useless invention!

[Hedders]

I give you the treadmill powered bicycle.


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7hmVQc91yVE&feat...

Brilliant!

[shadowninja]

Genius. It's gotta be a spoof.

If you could change the gearing, perhaps it can mean you can run faster... useful when you're on the treadmill bike and a bunch of chavs are chasing after you to kick your head in because they think you're a freak for owning such a device...

[Zad]

It was on the C5 Gadget Show this week. Yes, it was created as a spoof, supposedly to highlight the irony of people driving to a gym to run on a treadmill.

[audidoody]

A bit unfair.

You might want to drive to a gym to use a treadmill/exercise bike because:

1. You're doing circuit training using other equipment

2. You haven't got a shower at work

3. You don't want to leave your bike outside and donate it to the local thieves

4. You need a precise workout where you need to keep in specific training zones and want to monitor your bpm

5. You don't like being squashed under the wheels of a juggernaut and/or bendy bus

6. You like looking at other men/women sweating in skimpy clothes

Oh - it was on the Gadget Show? Say no more.

Edited by audidoody on Sunday 3rd August 11:11

[shadowninja]

Zad said:

It was on the C5 Gadget Show this week. Yes, it was created as a spoof, supposedly to highlight the irony of people driving to a gym to run on a treadmill.

It's not ironic, though. There are plenty of reasons why I'd rather use gym equipment than be outside, including not wanting to be chased by chavs, not wanting to run through dog st and not wanting to freeze to death in winter.

[Zad]

Tell him, not me

[Driller]

I wonder what would happen if you tried riding it on a....treadmill

[Simpo Two]

Driller said:

I wonder what would happen if you tried riding it on a....treadmill

...which was connected to a bigger bike...

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Simpo Two said:

Driller said:

I wonder what would happen if you tried riding it on a....treadmill

...which was connected to a bigger bike...

It'll never take off....

[MK4 Slowride]

This.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DDWqJe1dCgY&feat...

[drivin_me_nuts]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Simpo Two said:

Driller said:

I wonder what would happen if you tried riding it on a....treadmill

...which was connected to a bigger bike...

It'll never take off....

...even if you pointed it into the wind?

[Technonotice]

i think we all must have been in contact with someone at work who is obsessed with gadgets!


Bloke: "look at my new handheld gps device, i can tell you my exact location from anywhere in the world"

Me: "that's nice, how about you navigate your way to the edge of a cliff and jump off, <insert swear word here>!"

I dislike those people emensly, is that the best small talk they can come up with?

[shadowninja]

Zad said:

Tell him, not me

What? Tell someone on YouTube And Ferkin they're wrong? No chance.

Edited by shadowninja on Sunday 3rd August 14:36

[mybrainhurts]

I'd buy one of those....

But, if it breaks down, I'd have to run...

[ab@]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Simpo Two said:

Driller said:

I wonder what would happen if you tried riding it on a....treadmill

...which was connected to a bigger bike...

It'll never take off....

I still think its fantastic, pure comedy gold.

[Hedders]

Now i think about it, I would love to see some proper athletes competing on these things . It could be really amusing!

[jimmyd123]

I love the way the movie cuts after saying, 'You can take it on the bus.' It clearly doesn't fit, like a dog trying to carry a big stick through a narrow doorway.

[Silent1]

i reckon it's a viral campaign

[Mars]

Funnier than the treadmill bike are those people trying to justify why they drive to a gym to use a treadmill.

[shadowninja]

Mars said:

Funnier than the treadmill bike are those people trying to justify why they drive to a gym to use a treadmill.

Yep, I wouldn't. I'd use the exercise bicycle in my house as it's nice and warm with no sweaty chavs.