| Virtual reality is changing many industries and one | | | | stop and then re-start where you left off? The |
| industry it needs to change even more is the | | | | bike of course could either tilt or have a friction |
| industry of health and fitness. We all know that | | | | device on the pedals or tire in order to simulate |
| you can go to the gym and walk or jog on a | | | | going uphill. |
| treadmill, but what if you could walk or jog on a | | | | If you are only going to work out one hour per |
| treadmill, which had a bubble around it with a | | | | day it might take you several months to finish |
| virtual-reality screen on the inside with a projector | | | | the Tour de France. But wouldn't that be cool? It |
| displaying scenery? What if you could jog through | | | | sure would and it would not be hard to do either. |
| Yellowstone Park and then jog along the Great | | | | This technological VR system could be built by |
| Wall of China all the same day? Wouldn't that be | | | | just putting a camera on one of the bikes or on a |
| totally cool? | | | | motorcycle at the exact height of the eyes of |
| Now then, what we really need is a virtual-reality | | | | the rider and driving the Tour de France and using |
| bicycle system, which would have three or four | | | | that for the display. |
| screens in front of you and various angles and | | | | The company making the virtual-reality health and |
| these large screen, high-definition, flat-panel | | | | fitness special gym bike would then take the film |
| displays would give you the road ahead. | | | | back for editing and there would be a computer |
| Just think you can come to the gym each day | | | | running the systems to integrate the stationary |
| and do another stage on the Tour de France or if | | | | bike with the footage that would be viewed in |
| you could not finish the whole stage then perhaps | | | | front of you. That would be cool. Please consider |
| you could do it in three or four sections, simply | | | | this in 2006. |