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Imagine
experiencing
what it actually feels like to cycle the mountains of the tour de france with ou
t
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
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
c
yclist 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 mak
es 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
Ann
a
Bligh’s vision for a fitter and leaner Queensland. This is d
efinitely something we have a passion
for too”
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