May 12 2008Treadmill Bike Makes My Head Explode
Similar to last week's Naturmobil, the Treadmill Bike is half treadmill, half bicycle, and half ridamndiculous. The logic behind it made my head explode. Now my brain is exposed and one of the cats is licking it. Apparently the bike has been out for awhile, but since I have a penchant for the old, and I don't think it has been posted here before, KA-BOOM!, here it blows. Not much to say except I can't believe that guy is actually wearing a helmet -- the damn thing has a top speed of like 2.5 MPH (and that's if you're running like you want to have a heart attack). Horribly energy inefficient, the bike is also inefficiently priced at about $2,500. But can you really put a price on being the stupidest looking cyclist on the streets? Yes, $2,500.
A video of the bike inaction(!) after the jump.
Thanks to Pork Musket, the only man in the world who could actually score chicks on this thing
Reader Comments
1. jumpin_J - May 12, 2008 12:19 PM
The part that kills me besides the fact that this is one of the most retarded inventions EVAH is watch one of the users try to get this on a city bus. I can see the look on the driver's face as this useless piece of crap is being loaded. Either the driver is going to be royally pissed that it can barely get through the doors of the bus or he'll laugh hysterically that someone spent $2500 on this crap. And if it's so great, what the $#@! is it doing going on a bus?
2. Ariella - May 12, 2008 12:36 PM
"You can take it on a bus!"
No you can't...
3. olive - May 12, 2008 12:43 PM
the best part is hearing the guys in the background trying not to laugh their asses off as that douche tries to convince you its a convenient way to get between classes
4. Louise - May 12, 2008 12:57 PM
That shit is a joke. They're joking.
I hope.
5. Freddy K - May 12, 2008 1:07 PM
So why is this a good idea? I swear some people need to get out into the real world. If you want to run everywhere yo go, then just run everywhere you go! Do you really need this piece of crap to do so?
6. Mike - May 12, 2008 1:08 PM
Do you think you can rollerblade on it?
7. Jason - May 12, 2008 1:21 PM
"commonly found on the earth's surface". Get out! This is actually a SNL short, right?
8. Fred - May 12, 2008 1:25 PM
one foot in front of the other = forward motion. Why is this needed?
9. Fred - May 12, 2008 1:27 PM
@7 oops. my post is redundant. apparently great Freds think alike.
10. Frosty - May 12, 2008 1:28 PM
this contraption takes you off the ground, let's you walk, spins some wheels, and let's you move at walking speed.
now that's a stroke of genius. talk about efficiency.
11. Fred - May 12, 2008 1:29 PM
except for i must be on the idiot end of the spectrum. i swear i meant #5. i wish this board had a delete function.
12. SmokingGirl - May 12, 2008 2:04 PM
Alright, I'll say it...old. There, I hope you are all happy.
13. neurolux - May 12, 2008 3:34 PM
And I could ride my real bike on the treadmill!
This is like one of the Japanese "unuseful" inventions.
14. lem - May 12, 2008 3:34 PM
hmm... maybe if it helped prevent shin splints it would be a good idea. anyway, i hate tredmills, i don't think exercise could be any more boring if you tried.
15. Skeps - May 12, 2008 6:01 PM
This thing is even more retarded than
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue19/images/DVDREWINDER.jpg
at least that thing has some entertainment value
16. Chris - May 12, 2008 6:14 PM
Guys, come on, it's obviously a joke, the folks in the video are all laughing the whole time...
17. john - May 12, 2008 8:49 PM
lolwut
An outdoor treadmill has already been invented, it's called fucking walking.
18. c45j - May 12, 2008 10:41 PM
probably some school project.
19. Phoenix - May 13, 2008 4:49 AM
I read your description, and it didn't seem that bad (I wasn't thinking too deeply on it). Then I watched the video and my head exploded.
20. MeeMee - May 13, 2008 6:25 AM
Is it your own joke that you pretend not to get that this vid is a sorta-lame joke? Neither is very funny.
21. Jeff - May 13, 2008 4:19 PM
face
22. guate6 - May 14, 2008 1:03 PM
Clearly folks, this is a joke.
Treadmill bike = walking but with less zing, oomph, pop! and more retarded...if it were real. Interesting video. I like the quotes: "You can take it on a bus" "you can carry it up the stairs" etc. Great one
23. Caesar - May 15, 2008 3:37 AM
Actually, I know a girl who knows the girl who made that commercial. It was part of a school project. It was filmed in Waterloo, Canada (not too far from Toronto).