Question for all you "cyclers"

susand · **Joined:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:43 pm **Posts:** 6

Are you using the balance board and walking/stepping/marching on it to make your bike move or are most of you using a Wii bike? :?:

jvv · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:54 pm

I have never heard of a wii bike, but if available I would like to know more. I use the balance board and try to step as much as possable. I admit I sometimes do low steps as my calves crampup. Timing and balance is important, too slow and you won't make time, too fast an you mii slows down and complains

Methusalem · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:24 pm

jvv wrote:

I have never heard of a wii bike, but if available I would like to know more. I use the balance board and try to step as much as possable. I admit I sometimes do low steps as my calves crampup. Timing and balance is important, too slow and you won't make time, too fast an you mii slows down and complains

Perhaps it helps to put the feet a little more from each other and to stand a little further in front.
At least I do it that way and it seams not to bad.

cynique · **Joined:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:09 pm **Posts:** 261

jvv wrote:

I have never heard of a wii bike, but if available I would like to know more. I use the balance board and try to step as much as possable. I admit I sometimes do low steps as my calves crampup. Timing and balance is important, too slow and you won't make time, too fast an you mii slows down and complains

There is such a thing, called the Cyberbike. It is essentially a small exercise bike which can "connect" to a Wii. It comes with a cycling game of its own and can apparently work with at least some others. They missed an opportunity with it, in that it has a mechanical resistance knob. If it had been an electronically controllable one (generally electromagnetic), they could feed back slopes and beaches into real variations of resistance. It also looks like it would be a bit flimsy. Still, I haven't actually seen one out of its box, so I may be wrong...

jvv · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:06 pm

I just think it would be cool to actually use an excercise bike that could read the wii remote for turns, resistance backfeed for hills etc. Probably would be more realistic exercise than stepping.

paul · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:43 pm **Posts:** 551

It would also be better for your knees than running on the spot.

mokey41 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:23 pm

Oh no, another Wii toy I need to get! I find that my calves will start to cramp around 10 minutes in but if I keep going it eases off by about 15 minutes. Hubby laughs at me because my legs are hurting but I can't stop because there's the small chance I might beat the best score. He keeps telling me I can stop but he doesn't understand that can't happen unless I cramp up completely and fall off my board!

jvv · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:10 am

Go Mokey41. I find the same thing, I get cramps but if I don't quit they go away. Changing my step format a little helps also.

AlexaStJohn · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:06 pm

I only use the board, I enjoy the cycling most of all the activities I think, especially the free cycling. I never 'run' when cycling though, just walk on the spot. The board gets stroppy if you jump !

I expect the bike is expensive, good idea if you have the money and the space though.

susand · **Joined:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:43 pm **Posts:** 6

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I wasn't sure if all of you had the Wii bike or were using the balance board and stepping like a crazy person to "move" your bike. The balance board is what I have used as well and it is really a great work out. I only wish when I fell off the cliff into the water, I actually could feel a bit of that COOL WATER and get reenergized!

Again, thank you!
Susan D