Exercise bike
device · 1796 · Industrial Revolution
A stationary bicycle.
What it is made of
- Flywheel — has part. A flywheel.
Principles and materials it uses
- Eddy currents — uses. Magnetic resistance.
- Iron — is made of. Early exercise machines had an iron frame.
Things built in a similar way
- Bicycle — works like. The “Gymnasticon” pedal machine (1796) is older than the bicycle; later exercise bikes adopted the bicycle layout.