![]() ![]() Michael Rice, CEO and founder of Trixter and avid mountain biker, created patent handlebar technology and the X-Bike line of products including the Xdream.Background Official Description Built and staffed like a full-fledged Hollywood studio, Dream Productions is where Riley’s dreams (and nightmares) are created. The UCI, the world governing body of cycling, has stated that in producing the Xdream, Trixter has created a new indoor sport. The bike which brings together technology from Trixter, Giant Bicycles and Dell Computers has more than 400 cycling trails, virtual competitors, laterally moving handlebars, and an LCD screen fixed above the bike’s handlebars to display the chosen terrain and on-screen avatar’s movement. The Xdream by Trixter is one of the most technologically advanced indoor bikes available to consumers and is the first product to successfully integrate accurate real-life simulation, total body cardiovascular conditioning and a motivational personalized training program. Programming is led by dozens of nationally acclaimed teachers and coaches. Chelsea Piers also features restaurants, sports pro shops, Manhattan's largest film and television production center, the most extensive marina in the city, 1-mile public esplanade, and a landscaped waterside park. Chelsea Piers features two indoor ice rinks, a state-of-the-art golf driving range, a world-class gymnastics center, indoor playing fields and basketball courts, a 40-lane bowling center, the world's most comprehensive sports club, The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers. The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre sports village built on four historic Hudson River piers. Xdream bikes are now used for the World Indoor Mountain Bike Championships and are core-training tools for the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Manchester United, and Formula 1 superstars like Jenson Button and Mark Webber. ![]() The video game world has been so much more effective at motivating users to play more, something the fitness industry has been lacking. The technology expectations of today’s younger consumers are so much higher. Members expect to have treadmills and elliptical trainers in their health clubs, but the PlayStation® Generation grew up playing soccer with David Beckham and football with John Madden. “The addition of the video screen and ability to race makes this effective total body workout even more fun and engaging. “Xdream is the latest in a line of stationary bikes that have all utilized the patent laterally moving handlebar technology that was created in 2003,” said Patrick Murray, President of Trixter North America. Member feedback has already been incredibly positive and it is not unusual to see members on the strength deck racing one another and laughing while working out.” “The Xdream bike is a wonderful addition to our best in class offerings. “The Sports Center has always had a commitment to authentic sports, providing our members with the best and most cutting edge products,” commented Greta Wagner, General Manager of the Sports Center. ![]() ![]() The machine records unique users so as a biker completes each course, the machine presents harder courses and faster competition. Xdream took the already patented technology of laterally rotating handlebars and added a video simulation screen that allows the biker to race themselves, the machine or people sitting on the Xdream bike next to them. The handlebars engage the torso, core and upper body unlike a traditional stationary bike. In testing, the Xdream bike burns 55% more calories than a traditional stationary bike workout due to the laterally rotating handlebars that accurately simulate the steering and motion of a real bike. Competitive athletes, gamers, and gym goers all embraced the innovative, fun, and interactive technology that revolutionized the effectiveness of a “stationary” bike workout to include an upper body component. Trixter’s Xdream bikes, which launched in the UK in 2008, were an immediate success in health clubs and with consumers by combining the entertainment and competition of video games, with fitness. The revolutionary bikes are the first Xdream bikes to hit New York City. (New York, NY - November, 2010) – The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers is pleased to announce the addition of Trixter Xdream bikes to the facility. THE SPORTS CENTER AT CHELSEA PIERS ADDS STATE-OF-THE-ART XDREAM BIKES THE SPORTS CENTER AT CHELSEA PIERS ISįIRST GYM IN NEW YORK CITY TO OFFER XDREAM BIKING EXPERIENCE ![]()
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