Web Enabled Ergo Bike Premium 8i

If you are interested in cycling, but not interested in sunburn and turnaround time, the Ergo Bike Premium 8i could be an interesting alternative. Produced by German manufacturer Daum Electronics, the Ergo Bike Premium 8i lets you go head to head with riders from around the world. It provides the rider with virtual representations of real courses. You are able to speak to other riders using VOIP, view their heart rate and watch them as it also incorporates a web camera.

The action of the Ergo Bike Premium 8i is designed to mimic the performance of a real bike. As it has no chain it is almost silent. The only noise that you need to hear is the sound of your own breathing, or the music blasting from the onboard MP3 player.

The Ergo Bike Premium 8i is an awesome start for this sort of exercise bike technology. The only way that this could possibly be cooler is if it could be hooked up with a monitor to display the virtual course. Having a map and watching other riders is one thing, but with exercise bikes I always feel like a hamster on a wheel. With visuals, you might feel like you are actually going somewhere. Still, building in more technology would only drive the price up even higher.

[via uberreview.com]

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