Bike Alternative? Eliptigo ...

jonnyboy77

saw an article about this on Gear Patrol this morning, looks a bit crazy but the video on the front at http://www.elliptigo.com/ actually makes me want to give it a try!



- Jon

ndru

What do you mean "alternative"? You can't be serious! There is NO alternative.

notsoblue

Looks tiring! :P

TimeEventParadox

Looks a bit crazy, but I want to have a go :-)
Wonder what it's like going up hill?

deptfordmarmoset

Curious. I seem to remember that bicycles have to have a seat to be road-legal, something that these don't have. I wonder what class of vehicle the elliptiGO comes under.

baloo_the_bear

do you need that manic grin to ride on one of them?

Personally, Id feel like a clown using one of them in public.

lost_in_thought

Oooooh these have been discussed before...

I want a go!

DCowling

imagine the shame of being scalped by one of these :oops:

jonnyboy77

lost_in_thought wrote:

I want a go!

me too! I'm really interested to see what they're like to ride - no sign of any UK distribution at the moment though

- Jon

lost_in_thought

jonnyboy77 wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

I want a go!

me too! I'm really interested to see what they're like to ride - no sign of any UK distribution at the moment though

- Jon

I've seen one on high street ken, called a ggg or something... let me UTFS and find t'other thread.

DCowling

just watched the vid for the death ride,
got to say these blokes must be bloody fit and have legs like girders

jonnyboy77

These?

http://stepperstore.co.uk/wordpress/ste ... rs/diablo/



Interesting ...

Jon

Agent57

lost_in_thought wrote:

I've seen one on high street ken, called a ggg or something... let me UTFS and find t'other thread.

Was mentioned in the SCR thread: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... 1#14988221

lost_in_thought

Dammit, y'all are faster than me.

Yep, that's the one, and that's the previous discussion I was on about!

jonnyboy77

I'm adding it to my list of things to drive/ride before I'm too old to enjoy it, along with a recumbent bike and a carbon fibre road bike

- Jon

rjsterry

Looking at the comparison with cycling, it points out that it is heavier and less aerodynamic than a conventional bike, while under advantages, it lists "Requires less time to get a good workout" - i.e. it's heavier and less aerodynamic. The other advantages seem pretty subjective, and this: "More enjoyable workout experience because of the improved visibility and head position" seems particularly tenuous.

So in summary, it's like a bike, but harder work, because it's heavy, un-aerodynamic and you can't sit down. There must also be some serious flex in that long stem. Apart from that it's brilliant. Deeply unconvinced.

lost_in_thought

rjsterry wrote:

Looking at the comparison with cycling, it points out that it is heavier and less aerodynamic than a conventional bike, while under advantages, it lists "Requires less time to get a good workout" - i.e. it's heavier and less aerodynamic. The other advantages seem pretty subjective, and this: "More enjoyable workout experience because of the improved visibility and head position" seems particularly tenuous.

So in summary, it's like a bike, but harder work, because it's heavy, un-aerodynamic and you can't sit down. There must also be some serious flex in that long stem. Apart from that it's brilliant. Deeply unconvinced.

You're absolutely right. Still want to have a go though!

jonnyboy77

I don't think they're a serious alternative to a bike, but they are intriguing and I would really like to try one out, I imagine the increased fitness is not just down the low aerodynamics or increased weight - elliptical machines in gyms are a much better workout than the static bikes they sit next next to. Imagine the workout doing laps of Richmond Park, in one-make race