No “buts.” This is just a very weird device that makes no sense. Now I know what you’re thinking: “If you’re going to walk while on your way somewhere, why don’t you just walk there to begin with?” And that’s a reasonable question. It seems you can simply drive the treadmill like a four-wheeled electric scooter, and then you can also engage the treadmill function to get some exercise on your way. But no, it’s actually got an electric motor in there powered by a 550 Wh battery. You might think the treadmill was powered by the walking action, which would somehow both make sense and be utterly illogical. So don’t wager too heavily in any one direction. I’m also assuming that’s the speed of the wheels and not the speed of the belt, but this is really an anything-goes kind of situation. It cruises along at speeds of up to 20 km/h (12 mph), which is about as fast as I’d want to ride a treadmill. Powered wheels, even.Īnd as our Russian model demonstrates, this thing has some boogie in it too. The only other four-wheeled electric scooter I’ve seen was distinctly more badass than this one.īut that’s what happens when you let the brave and creative design without limits. But a bike? Maybe a scooter, but even then, we’re pretty much working in unchartered territory here. The electric treadmill part fits, as does the walking. The vendor calls it an electric treadmill walking bike, but that doesn’t really seem to do it justice. This week we’re blowing past all the funny cars and odd-shaped boats for something truly unique: A treadmill that you can ride to the coffee shop.Īs usual, I have no idea what to call this thing. Just when you thought I couldn’t find anything weirder for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, a gem like this rises to the surface.
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