From independent.co.uk:

What possesses these stationary cyclists? Last time I used an exercise bike I was bored out of my brain, giving up after a few virtual miles to head for the steam room. But it turns out the machines whirring away today are not your average stationary cycles. From a distance they look pretty standard, but up close it’s clear the X-dream, which is spinning its way into gyms and homes (well, some – it costs £6,000), is something different. It is, its makers claim, the most sophisticated exercise bike in the world. And, in a winter that’s getting wetter and colder, the X-dream’s British designer hopes the new machine will attract more of us to the warm embrace of the gym.

I’ve come to Virgin Active near Shepherd’s Bush to meet the X-dream’s creator, Mike Rice, and to race the champion mountain biker Scott “Boom Boom” Beaumont. Once I’m perched on the saddle for a practice run, the differences become clear – rather than show MTV or a mile counter, the X-dream sports a full-size computer screen playing what looks more like a PlayStation game than something you would expect to see in a gym.

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