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Default How to make a recumbent stationary bike more portable


"LurfysMa" wrote in message
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Sorry to cross-post, but I'm hoping someone in one of these groups
might have an idea.

I just purchased a LifeCore recumbent stationary bike, model 900rb.
Here is the web page:

http://www.lifecorefitness.com/products.asp?id=2

Like most of these small home units, it has wheels built into the
front stabilizer bar. These wheels probably work on hard floors, but
they are way too small for carpet.

I would like to be able to move the bike between two adjacent rooms,
both of which are carpeted. There is also a low metal threshhold
between the rooms, so the wheels will need to be at least 3-4" in
diameter.

I would appreciate suggestions on how to do this.


You just need to make the built in wheels bigger somehow.

Wrap them with tape?
Take them off and mold resin around them?
Cut an "expander" out of very thick rubber and superglue it on?
Make an expander out of multiple layers of plywood, and
epoxy it on? Wrap the outside with duct or plumbers tape.

Bob