Anyone for the Wicklow 200 on one of these...

Haldir · 11-01-2010 8:15pm #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67i6d9Hxjgg

IM0 · 11-01-2010 8:20pm

just take off the saddle and you'll get the same experience

Lumen · 11-01-2010 8:48pm

This article documents how a super-fit ultra marathonner (Brent Teal), who apparently came third in the 39.3 mile 2006 Connemara Ultramarathon, managed to stomp to the finish of a hilly 129-mile ride in only 11.5 hours, a completely average performance amongst a bunch of ordinary recreational cyclists.

He managed a quite epic 11mph average speed on the MILF-hopper, and proved, as BikeSnob succintly puts it, that one dork really can make a difference.

11-01-2010 8:51pm

They look really flimsy.

fran oconnor · 11-01-2010 10:16pm

and you'd end up looking a compleat twat on it.things like that should be kept in the gym..

copacetic · 11-01-2010 10:23pm

Lumen wrote: »

This article documents how a super-fit ultra marathonner (Brent Teal), who apparently came third in the 39.3 mile 2006 Connemara Ultramarathon, managed to stomp to the finish of a hilly 129-mile ride in only 11.5 hours, a completely average performance amongst a bunch of ordinary recreational cyclists.

He managed a quite epic 11mph average speed on the MILF-hopper, and proved, as BikeSnob succintly puts it, that one dork really can make a difference.

sounds pretty damn impressive to pump along on that thing for that long? Hard to estimate I know but would seem like it'd be a lot harder than cycling the distance?

Lumen · 11-01-2010 10:28pm

copacetic wrote: »

sounds pretty damn impressive to pump along on that thing for that long? Hard to estimate I know but would seem like it'd be a lot harder than cycling the distance?

The dork is impressive. The mode of transportation is not.

To clarify (or confuse further): it's a bit like Lance Armstrong completing a half-marathon in two hours on a bicycle powered walking machine.

copacetic · 11-01-2010 10:31pm

Lumen wrote: »

The dork is impressive. The mode of transportation is not.

oh yeah, the thing is nuts. thought the average performance thing was a bit harsh though. I'd imagine he was rather tired.

Lumen · 11-01-2010 10:48pm

copacetic wrote: »

thought the average performance thing was a bit harsh though.

Elliptigo wrote:

His total time of just under 11:30 put him in the top half of all cyclists who finished the event.

Honestly, I think it's a great invention. It definitely answers the question "how well could I speedwalk if I had wheels?".

Enduro · 11-01-2010 11:34pm

Lumen wrote: »

This article documents how a super-fit ultra marathonner (Brent Teal), who apparently came third in the 39.3 mile 2006 Connemara Ultramarathon,

Slow fecker

blorg · 11-01-2010 11:49pm

copacetic wrote: »

sounds pretty damn impressive to pump along on that thing for that long? Hard to estimate I know but would seem like it'd be a lot harder than cycling the distance?

I imagine it would be somewhere between running it and cycling? After all you can freewheel, etc.

copacetic · 11-01-2010 11:57pm

blorg wrote: »

I imagine it would be somewhere between running it and cycling? After all you can freewheel, etc.

yep, looks like it gets you somewhere in the middle to me. motion is similar to running, nearly fully weight bearing, but no impact forces.

Would imagine it could take off in the west coast of US as a fitness thing, less time consuming than cycling, less injury risk than running. Maybe get rollerbladers moving to it.

Captain Havoc · 12-01-2010 12:03am

That's all well and good in California or where ever but I'd hate to be going over a pot-hole on one of them

blorg · 12-01-2010 12:20am

copacetic wrote: »

yep, looks like it gets you somewhere in the middle to me. motion is similar to running, nearly fully weight bearing, but no impact forces.

This version more realistically simulates running.