Biking is a great way to get fit. Instead of taking your car places, take your bike! If you are dedicated to fitness, you will bicycle through rain and up hills. But a lot of people are scared away from biking by hills in their neighbourhoods. Well, Norway came up with a solution to that. This video shows the Trampe bicycle lift in operation. It is in Trondheim and was built in 1993, the first ever bicycle lift in the world. The goal was to encourage more people to get around by bike, which makes the population healthier and more fit.
It is basically a rail that runs along the side of the road up a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill at the start of the rail is a control booth. When you start the lift, a little pedal starts to go along the rail up the hill. You just put one foot on the pedal and let it push you up the hill.
Bicycle lifts like this are not recommended for your bike workout, but if you are just trying to get a little exercise and are not training, a lift up a hill could be just what you need.
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