Virtual reality cycling
By: Anthony Gillespie

Virtual Reality Bytes!
Imagine experiencing what it actually feels like to cycle the mountains of the tour de france with out leaving Brisbane. Imagine being able to compete against your work colleagues on a road bike in the safety of an airconditioned room and a big screen showing your progress?
“It is a bit like wiifit... on steroids” says owner operator of best practice personal training at the Fortitude Valley Pool, Anthony Gillespie. “This is an 8 bike set up and is unique to Queensland. In fact there are only 4 other places in Australia that have this. It is used by the US Olympic team to train their elite athletes but is equally suitable for both, the beginning cyclist or the spin participant looking for something very different.
The system is called Computrainer and is well known to Northern Hemisphere cyclists as a viable training option in a snow bound winter. But the ever growing traffic burden of Brisbane makes safe training on the road a challenge that not every cyclist or exerciser wants to face.
“We see this set up as a way to get more people confident on a bike and very much in keeping with Anna Bligh’s vision for a fitter and leaner Queensland. This is definitely something we have a passion for too”


Added: 08-08-2011