So if you see a bunch of buff bikers flexing their pecs, you'll know the UltraBike has taken off. But riders will want to lock the handlebars the first few minutes while they get used to the bike.
People see how it works, then they want to try it.
The bike rides more like a cruiser than a racing bike. Because the handlebars rotate, racers used to the back-breaking aerodynamic posi tion will find themselves sitting more perpendicular to the ground. And the front-gear system makes racing hand brakes an engineering challenge, so the current model has coaster brakes only. The next incarnation of UltraBikes will have hand brakes, Marmorstein says. Like most road bikes, which are convertible for indoor workouts, the UltraBike can be moved onto an indoor stand for stationary cycling.