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06-11-2009, 07:02 AM #1
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I'm sorry, this just doesn't look like fun to me
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06-11-2009, 07:08 AM #2
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06-11-2009, 07:10 AM #3
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I would crash!
It looks neat though. I'd still rather spend my hard earned cash on regular bikes though. One for every purpose!Help me reach my $8,000 goal for the American Lung Association! Riding Seattle to D.C. for clean air! http://larissaridesforcleanair.org
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06-11-2009, 07:16 AM #4
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Oh, my aching back!
Would I be a rowdie then?????
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06-11-2009, 07:17 AM #5
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Does not look road safe (I'm sure they'll tell you it is)...
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06-11-2009, 07:18 AM #6
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06-11-2009, 07:47 AM #7
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Could we get it in a custom build as a triple, 3 people rowing, one in the front facing backwards with a megaphone ....
Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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06-11-2009, 08:10 AM #8
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I'd try it. I think it looks like fun, and would take care of that stiffness you get when you realize that your upper body has essentially not moved the whole time you've been on your bike.
It doesn't look very practical, though. I think I'd stick to big empty parking lots (like the people in the videos seem to be doing!) while riding. And if you want the benefits of rowing, why not just row?
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06-11-2009, 08:59 AM #9
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Endorphin rush?
I've never seen or tried one of these.
The cost and practicality are a bit of a downside -- it doesn't look safe for city traffic and porting it to a trail would be a drag. On the other hand, it looks interesting because it's a whole body workout and could give a feeling like the "runner's high".
I like using the rowing machine at my gym because I can get an endorphin rush on it. It's a feeling of happiness and joy at being alive.
I haven't ridden my bike fast enough and long enough to feel a "bicyclist's high". I'm guessing some of the fast women here must feel that rush all the time, right???
Question -- If I put my road bike on a trainer and built up to a high speed for half an hour or more, would that likely crank up my endorphins???
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