Fitness Equipment

You'd better have a chamois in those cycling shorts, 'cause this bike trainer kicks some serious butt. It communicates with your computer, varying the amount of resistance, reflecting real-world conditions as you ride through different courses. It also gives you the ability to race against a real human competitor on a LAN or against a software-based virtual competitor. Includes 14 preset courses and a 4-week training program, plus it allows the rider to program his or her own custom courses View personal ride stats, including Speed, Distance, Ride Time, Cadence, Heart Rate and Power Output, and store them for your own training history, making your indoor cycle training a lot more enjoyable and effective Resistance changes based on the course and rider input Includes 2 DVD's of actual European road courses-the Limoges climb from the 2004 Tour de France and the 2004 Verona World Championship course - these courses are coordinated with the Real Axiom resistance unit to make you feel like you're really there SofTrac roller improves traction, lowers tire wear and allows a much quieter, smoother ride System requirements: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or better, Windows 2000 or XP, 10GB/7200 RPM hard drive, 512MB RAM, 32MB Video Memory, USB port. DVD drive; Microsoft Vista download available at RealAxiom.com