elliptiGO glide bike

elliptiGO featured on TalkTech.tv

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:04:00 +0000

At the Stanford Cool Products Expo we had the pleasure of meeting Kristin White, the host of TalkTech.tv, an internet site featuring interviews with start-up company founders in Silicon Valley. Kristin liked the stand-up riding position, elliptical pedaling motion, and the fact that the elliptiGO glide bike could be used outdoors. As a result, she asked if we'd be willing to be interviewed for her website. We were happy to participate although only Bryan could do the actual interview because Brent was in San Diego the weekend we filmed it. We think it turned out great. Here it is:

elliptiGO glide bike selected as a semi-finalist in the Sundance Channel and Lexus "Big Idea" Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:00 +0000

A few weeks ago we found out that the elliptiGO glide bike was selected as one of 25 semi-finalists in the Sundance Channel and Lexus "Big Idea" Contest. We're hoping that the resemblance to an outdoor elliptical trainer will take a back seat to the fact that a whole new group of people can use the elliptiGO glide bike as an alternative to their cars. The standing riding position has proven to be much more comfortable than the conventional bicycle riding position and, as a result, many people with back, shoulder, neck, pelvic and other injuries, including pain related to obesity or being overweight, who cannot ride a regular bike can ride the elliptiGO glide bike. Basically, we've found that anyone who can ride an indoor elliptical trainer can power the elliptiGO glide bike because it uses the same elliptical pedaling mechanism for propulsion.

Voting is open to the public through midnight June 24th. If you have a minute and would like to vote, here's how to do it:

1. Click on the link at the bottom of this post
2. Once the page loads, you will see 25 thumbnail photos (if you don't see the videos, select "The Big Idea Contest" link from the box on the left). Find the elliptiGO. Click on it.
3. To vote, you will have to register with the Sundance website, which only takes a minute. The registration link is at the top of the video page. Once you find it, click on it.
4. Fill out the info and click the button.
5. Click on the elliptiGO video again.
6. As the video loads you can click on the "vote here" text below the video. You can vote once per day, so please keep coming back if you like the video and pass it along to your friends.

Here is the link: http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/#/bigIdeasContest:overview

Here is our video submission:

Rosarito to Ensenada 50-mile bike ride

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:24:00 +0000

April 19, 2008

After almost three years of development, we were eagerly anticipating the Rosarito to Ensenada ride to make our first public distance test for the elliptiGO. Although Bryan had put in about 700 miles of testing rides over the course of the previous three months, the furthest he had gone at any one time was 35 miles. In addition, everyone we talked to who had done the ride mentioned the two notorious, never-ending hills on the course.

We picked the Rosartio to Ensenada ride to debut the bike because we liked the distance, we liked the hills, and we liked the fact that there were supposed to be 7,500 - 10,000 people there. We have to admit that we were a little nervous about it being in Mexico given the recent spate of violence down there and we also had some concerns about the road conditions. However, our fears proved unfounded and everything went great.

Our film and support crew, consisting of Livy, Pat, Doug, Nikki, Nellie, Bill and Chris, did an incredible job of getting us down and back and capturing the event in videos and photos. Since Bryan had neglected to put a memory card in the video camera before we started, the support crew provided emergency support to the film crew for a daring mid-course handoff of an SD card.

We finished the race in 3 hours and 16 minutes of ride time for an average speed of 15 miles per hour. Our total time was 4 hours and 3 minutes because it took us about 15 minutes to cross the start line and another 30 minutes to reconnect at an aid station after we got separated on the first big hill. That was our only stop of the ride. We are looking for another event to enter the elliptiGO in. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Here is a short video of the ride

Crossing the starting line

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:22:00 +0000

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Originally uploaded by elliptigo

Chatting on the ride

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:20:00 +0000

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Originally uploaded by elliptigo

elliptiGO crossing the finish line

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:18:00 +0000

elliptiGO crossing the finish line
Originally uploaded by elliptigo

Post-race inquiries for elliptiGO

noreply@blogger.com (Bryan and Brent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:16:00 +0000

Post-race inquiries for elliptiGO
Originally uploaded by elliptigo

Quite a few people swung by to chat about the elliptiGO after the race.