People suffering from trauma due to an injured leg now have a better and a safest way to rehab! This ‘Variable Exercise Bicycle’, (VEB), has all the integrity to save you from those aftermaths of a leg accident. It amalgamates all those proficiencies currently obtainable only on immobile and fixed machines. Extendible pedal shafts can be maneuvered separately and wards off the tension and stress on an injured leg (hip, knee, or ankle) thus keeping it motionless.
Fully making use of customer ergonomics, it bequeaths you with a plethora of gear ratio permutations. Its key feature – the minimal radial distance of the pulley-carrying bracket onto that pedal pivot is just a great idea for a rider.
When the pedal shafts are fully extended with the seat and handlebars positioned at the rear, the leg movement gets concentrated at the hips and focused on the gluteus maximus and the lower abdominal muscles. When the pedals are maneuvered alternately, the movement gives you a running exercise simulation. This whole rig can focus your stress level at triceps, biceps, deltoids, pectorals, abdominal muscles, erectors ect.
Just to beat the conformist way of powering and maneuvering style, the pedal shafts have been reduced in size, the pedal plates are in the extreme counter-clockwise position (first notch), and the seat and handlebars are forward.
Thus the overwhelming outcome - axis of the hips of rider and that of the pedal shafts incorporates a greater involvement of the quadriceps and biceps femoris muscles that inturn expand and warm up the knees. Moreover, mind it; your abdominal muscles are not at all neglected in this position!
The company opines that -
This is a comprehensive close look at the routing of the one-eight-inch 2,000 pound test spectra cable that transmits power from the pedals to the rear wheel silently and efficiently as it runs in ball-bearinged nylon pulleys. The pedal plates are in the first notch and the gear ratio is mid-range.
In this case the upstroke cable extends past the pulley on the pedal shaft and clips onto a pin at the bottom of the pedal plate. This equalizes the gear ratio and consequently the force involved in up and down pedal movement and makes possible a unique balance when the pedals are moved alternately as the up force on one side equals the down force on the other.
The VEB boasts of a stationary base, pneumatic brake, aluminum discs, velcro strap, a sphygmomanometer clamps and an allen wrench for moving the handlebars, so how are you feeling folks? So, be prepared and get going!
VEB Picture Gallery
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