Tectrix Fitness Equipment has been the first company to sell excersise machines taking advantage of virtual technologies. One might imagine that when virtual reality is discussed the emphasis would be on breathtakingly expensive computer technologies. The !!!VirtabikeVR!!! isn't an overly complicated monster or a showcase for latest inventions in computer hardware. Instead it is a basic, down-to-earth design, constructed of tried and tested industry standard parts and technologies. It uses an Intel processor, in fact the same kind of a processor you we're using a couple years back. The design relies more on the power of an idea than the power of technology. So what makes low tech suddenly become high-tech.

Basically the VirtuabikeVR is just a regular excercise bike connected to a monitor via a computer. You won't be able to see full 3-D imagery or you won't mix this technology with the real thing, but what you do get is a machine that truly makes your moment of excercise more enjoyable. The thing with this invention is that it cleverely combines different aspects of excercise and having fun. The bike gives the computer a new dimension into reality and the computer gives the bike a litlle more sparkle.

You are engaged in game and your obejectives are as varied as are the ideas of game designers. Don't you just hate getting up on the excercise bike and telling yourself that it will be good thing to pedal for the next hour. It's always the same with regular excercise machines. With the VirtubikeVR you'll be so thrilled that you will not notice time as it passes by.