Stupidest Running Invention Ever - Treadmill on Wheels

After watching the video, it may move rather fast, like one of those Segways.

Is this perhaps an alternative to driving?

Just saying...

If they put this thing on another treadmill that would be really cool. Then I could use it indoors!

How fast would the treadmill need to be going to generate lift?

NO WAI! its like running on a treadmill, only it moves, so its like running without a treadmill on a treadmill! coooool

I'm not sure why you wouldn't just going running. But if you could walk/run on it and it travels faster than you would if you were regularly walking/running, then it would have some use. It still looks stupid though.

One Valderama wrote:

After watching the video, it may move rather fast, like one of those Segways.

Is this perhaps an alternative to driving?

Just saying...

I think you have the idea, but it seems that the idea was lost along the way somewhere. It appears the inventors were going for something along the lines of what Fred Flinstone would drive.

JunkInTrunk wrote:

If they put this thing on another treadmill that would be really cool. Then I could use it indoors!

Thanks. I laughed.

One Valderama wrote:

After watching the video, it may move rather fast, like one of those Segways.

Is this perhaps an alternative to driving?

Just saying...

They're on to something here, only it need refining. The thing is too wide and looks hard to steer.

What if we took this concept, only put it on two narrow wheels so you could ride on the side of the road or special paths and added a seat so you could sit down. We'd get rid of the belt altogether and add pedals attached to a chain and gear mechanism. The ride would be much smoother and steering easier. We'd call it a bi-cycle or something.

One Valderama wrote:

After watching the video, it may move rather fast, like one of those Segways.

Is this perhaps an alternative to driving?

Just saying...

We already have a human-powered vehicle that moves rather fast and is an alternative to driving. It also goes around corners and can be carried by a human being.

It's called a bicycle.

Separate note: I wonder what the marvelous invention is like on a downhill. Do you have to run backward to keep it from gaining too much speed?

Okay, CDCS, you won.

Damn, great minds thinking alike...

This reminds me of the treadmill bike...

http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php

Check out the video...pretty funny.

Is this thing Rupp certified? I say no, it needs to be an anti-G rolling treadmill and THEN Mr. Rupp would be rolling all over Oregon.

Really though. Instead of stuck indoors and stationary to use the anti-G treadmill, you could go outside and roll/drive/run (whatever you call)it around.

I think the treadmill bike kicks the crap out of the 4 wheeled treadmill thing.

would there be any way of adding power cranks to it?

i guess if i really try to see if there is an advantage to this machine i can see one small thing that might make it fun to try for a while.

while it may seem like you are just running outside and could do this without the machine, because it has wheels it can build and maintain momentum even if you were to jump off the belt and just stand on the sides. thus, you can cruise around. here you might say that you might as well get a bike. however, it is different than a bike because you are doing the running motion to build momentum before you cruise. however, this explanation is only a good one if you can actually get going faster than you could simply running on ground. also, if you do start cruising there is the danger of stopping. i couldn't tell if this thing had breaks or not.

xc4 wrote:

i couldn't tell if this thing had breaks or not.

I'd be willing to bet you'd get plenty of breaks from the damn thing.

Now *stopping* is a different story.

Well at least the brainiacs could have hired a couple of bimbo's to ride around on it in bikinis. Instead we get some doof in a black sweat suit.

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I like the idea of being able to treadmill with my "buddy".