Some things simply don't make any sense.
On the other hand, there are many more things that make sense to somebody--but not to me. Maybe they make sense to you, or someone you know. Or perhaps not.
The category of things that make sense to somebody is comprised, in part, of ideas and inventions that make you scratch your head. They make sense to whoever came up with them, and they might work "on paper" or in some alternative universe.
One such idea/invention is a bicycle that's pedaled with both feet together. How or why anyone came up with it is beyond me.
For one thing, pedaling with both feet together means standing up, then sitting back down to propel one's self. Now, I realize there are people who ride that way normally, but they are almost always novices and, if they continue to ride, eventually shed the habit.
The creators of "Swingbike" refer to it as "The Athletic Perfection." The reason, as I understand it, is that in standing up and sitting down through the pedal stroke, the rider has to pump his or her arms. I guess that's somebody's idea of a "full body workout."
I don't know whether the "Swingbike" was ever produced. Perhaps it was made under another name: After all, there are many other machines with the same name; in some cases, they're called "Swing Bike" (two words). Or, perhaps, it was aborted by copyright laws!
On the other hand, there are many more things that make sense to somebody--but not to me. Maybe they make sense to you, or someone you know. Or perhaps not.
The category of things that make sense to somebody is comprised, in part, of ideas and inventions that make you scratch your head. They make sense to whoever came up with them, and they might work "on paper" or in some alternative universe.
One such idea/invention is a bicycle that's pedaled with both feet together. How or why anyone came up with it is beyond me.
For one thing, pedaling with both feet together means standing up, then sitting back down to propel one's self. Now, I realize there are people who ride that way normally, but they are almost always novices and, if they continue to ride, eventually shed the habit.
The creators of "Swingbike" refer to it as "The Athletic Perfection." The reason, as I understand it, is that in standing up and sitting down through the pedal stroke, the rider has to pump his or her arms. I guess that's somebody's idea of a "full body workout."
I don't know whether the "Swingbike" was ever produced. Perhaps it was made under another name: After all, there are many other machines with the same name; in some cases, they're called "Swing Bike" (two words). Or, perhaps, it was aborted by copyright laws!
I understand why people ride bikes for fitness, but that was never a prime motivation for me. Obviously the bike is filling some other need for me. I've often said I would continue to ride even if I found out it was as bad for you as smoking three packs a day.
ReplyDeletePhillip--I have exactly the same attitude about cycling!
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