Treadmill Bike Combines Mountain Biking & Trail Running

photo courtesy The Bicycle Forest. For me, running on the road and on trails is a great way to stay in shape for mountain biking but sometimes running can be a little boring. Apparently the folks at The Bicycle Forest agree and so they invented the Treadmill Bike. As you can see from the video …

By Jeff Barber
April 26, 2010 Last Updated: August 14, 2024

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photo courtesy The Bicycle Forest.

For me, running on the road and on trails is a great way to stay in shape for mountain biking but sometimes running can be a little boring. Apparently the folks at The Bicycle Forest agree and so they invented the Treadmill Bike.

As you can see from the video below, the rider (er, runner) propels this beast down the trail by running on the attached treadmill belt. The video also shows the Treadmill Bike going off road, jumping, and even trials riding across picnic tables. You can actually order a Treadmill Bike online for $2,500, though the laughter in the background of the video makes me think the inventors don’t expect too many serious inquiries.

Clearly the concept needs some work but it’s always cool to see new interpretations of the classic bike design. Heck, tinkering with bikes is how this whole MTB thing got started so you never know!

via singletracks member soezgg’s blog, uriahpalooza.com.

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trafficbikes 2010
Apr 26, 2010

Bike Forest has a bunch of weird vehicles on their website. They also produce BikeCAD, which is a very useful piece of design software used by custom framebuilders everywhere, including myself.

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Inertia 2010
Apr 26, 2010

I like your first April Fool's joke better. The 20" wheels are way more believable than this. =)

AboveTheRidge Georgia // 2007
Apr 27, 2010

I think they should make a snowmobile like that. Remove the engine and make the rider run as fast as they can on the tread to power it up the hill, thus creating a more "green" way to have fun on the mountain. It might actually limit the amount of people trying to do backflips and tricks on a vehicle weighing a quarter ton.

$2500. Please. There's more engineering in a $700 bike.

Corey Maddocks Colorado // 2008
Apr 26, 2010

It captures the worst aspects of two sports in one device!

Dustin Gaddis South Carolina // 2007
Apr 27, 2010

Looks like a horrible idea. And it costs $2500. They can keep it. You buy a nice bike for $2500! You can buy TWO nice bikes for $2500!!

flamdrag8 2008
Apr 28, 2010

My favorite part is when she says "fo shizzle", they can't be serious!

joetutt 2009
Apr 26, 2010

My favorite part, "Even the gnarliest trials courses are no match for the amazing treadmill bike" This thing is ridiculous! It looks so uncomfortable and awkward. Just not fun.

ChiliPepper
Apr 26, 2010

That contraption just looks way too heavy and way too slow for my taste, though a very interesting concept. Those riders really looked pretty tired while ride/walking that contraption, as if they really had to work to get it moving and running at some half decent speed.

Asfyxiate 2007
Apr 27, 2010

The narrator can't even say the script without a few giggles. i.e. "you can take it down stai... hehe."

Syd Patricio Ontario // 2008
Apr 26, 2010

There is only one thing that comes to mind.......WHY.

I guess they were not kidding when in the movie Field of Dreams it was said. Build it and they will come. Well if you build it....Someone will buy it.

RunandBike0519 Florida // 2007
Apr 26, 2010

This looks a bit lame, the elliptigo is actually practical, http://www.elliptigo.com/

The guy trying to fit on the bus is funny though.

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