On 2017-04-26 20:06, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:37:54 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

On 2017-04-25 18:25, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Tired of dodging cars on the road but still want your daily ride fix?
Just buy one of these $2,000 exercise machines, plug it into the
internet, fork over $39/month for the videos, and attend the live
online classes.

"My two-month ride with Peloton, the cultish, internet-connected
fitness bike"
http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15408338/bike-peloton-review-indoor-cycle-live-streaming-cycling

Not for you? Well, the company claims 500,000 users so there must be
something to get their attention (and money).

Oh man ...

Well, there are commercial and amateur flight simulators for pilot
training:
http://www.projectmagenta.com
http://www.projectmagenta.com/gallery/
Why not do the same for bicycle riding? Better yet, model the
simulator after the numerous internet connected game networks.

Do they have this also for mountain bikers? Where you can participate in
the Red Bull Rampage without the risk of augering in?

I don't know about specific races, but there are indoor mountain bike
simulators available:
http://reviews.mtbr.com/video-mountain-bike-simulator-brings-trails-indoors


Aha! Thanks. So there are MTB simulator where pedal resistance adjusts
to terrain. I thought those only existe for road biking.


http://www.activetainment.com/#ebove
http://panache.github.io/cyculus/main.html
http://www.roadtovr.com/mountain-biking-in-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-activetainment-ebove-b01-bike/
https://www.geekalerts.com/virtual-mountain-bike-racing-simulator/

Then, there's MTB Freeride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXXqhZ4zJmo (18:03)

More simulators:
https://www.google.com/search?q=virtual+mountain+bike+simulator&tbm=isch



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Regards, Joerg

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