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A Gym With a View
From Wired :
How do you burn calories in Brazil? Ride the bus. The Bus Bike is a regular city bus equipped with 16 stationary bicycles. For about $30 a session, you can hop aboard, choose a machine, and pedal away while enjoying a scenic tour of the city. Marcos Alves, 28, came up with the concept after realizing that people who can afford a gym don't always want to be cooped up in one. He now runs three round-trips through Rio de Janeiro, where his vehicles are turning heads. "There was this guy coming at us on a bike, and he was so amazed that he hit the sidewalk and fell," Alves says. "We stopped the bus to help and offered him a free ride."
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Is this a great idea bryan? It seems clever for clever's sake. Essentially, don't we really get to the point that it is EXACTLY like biking outside, only you are doing it on a bus? So, no fresh air, more pollution, and you have to pony up gym costs...
Posted by: joshb | Mar 27, 2006 7:08:49 PM
The totally ripped this off.
Hello, bangbus anyone?
Posted by: chucky | Mar 27, 2006 7:21:41 PM
exactly.
Posted by: joshb | Mar 28, 2006 5:09:32 PM
