Biggest Loser Physical Challenge: 24-hour bike ride
03-03-09, 08:27 PM
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Biggest Loser Physical Challenge: 24-hour bike ride
Did anyone catch this? This was on last week's episode (2009-02-24), I've only just now watched it. The teams had to ride as far as they could go during a 24-hour period. Each team had one bike set up on a trainer, and they were allowed to change the rider whenever they wished.
The winning team went 301 miles. For winning, they each will get a "customized" Trek.
But if you watch it, how many of them are going to want to ride it? I didn't see anybody move the seat up or down. I didn't see anybody even bother changing gears. They spent most of the challenge being miserable and in pain and talking about how much of a hell being on the bike was, how hard it was to ride.
I did a quick search and didn't see anyone else talking about this, so I figured I'd bring it up.
The winning team went 301 miles. For winning, they each will get a "customized" Trek.
But if you watch it, how many of them are going to want to ride it? I didn't see anybody move the seat up or down. I didn't see anybody even bother changing gears. They spent most of the challenge being miserable and in pain and talking about how much of a hell being on the bike was, how hard it was to ride.
I did a quick search and didn't see anyone else talking about this, so I figured I'd bring it up.
03-04-09, 05:58 AM
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I caught part of it and my first thought was how uncomfortable and poorly fitted the bikes were. That was pure crock on their trainers part.
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I watched it also. Pretty funny. You had a small girl riding it one minute and a tall guy riding it the next. No adjustments. No wonder it was hell. I could imagine someone that has probably never ridden more than a mile being on a bike for hours and being so poorly out of shape. Doesn't sound fun to me.
Custom Trek huh? Wonder if that means they adjust it to fit the rider?
Custom Trek huh? Wonder if that means they adjust it to fit the rider?
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Yeah, I wasn't sure what "customized" meant. I'm hoping it meant fitted, but they didn't really make it clear.
They also didn't give them any hand positions, just a flat bar.
They also didn't give them any hand positions, just a flat bar.
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For those who want to see it, it's on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/watch/60395/the-...-week-8-part-1
The challenge starts about 29 minutes in.
The challenge starts about 29 minutes in.
