Workshop index

Builds

Six machines, each beginning with a different person, movement, or mechanical constraint. The pages include both finished combinations and experiments that are still earning their place.

In progress

Bowflex Max + Wahoo KICKR CORE

An ongoing attempt to give a compact weight-bearing stepper a smart resistance system despite its low-speed, discontinuous motion.

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  • Stepper
  • Weight bearing
  • Wahoo KICKR CORE
Working prototype

Schwinn 2x0 Purpose-Built Mounts

A collaborative mount system that turns an improvised Schwinn recumbent conversion into a cleaner Zwift Hub and belt-drive installation.

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  • Mount design
  • Recumbent
  • Zwift Hub
Working prototype

Schwinn 270 + Wahoo KICKR CORE

A repeatable recumbent conversion that combines an abundant used platform, a simple drivetrain, virtual gearing, and family-friendly controls.

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  • Recumbent
  • Virtual gearing
  • Belt drive
Complete

BH Fitness R8 + Wahoo KICKR CORE

The first FrankenTrainer: a recumbent machine adapted around a compact smart trainer for a family member who preferred its seated position.

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  • Recumbent
  • Family build
  • Wahoo KICKR CORE