When we built our first Treadmill Bike back in 2004, it was done mostly for kicks and giggles. I never anticipated all the media attention it would receive. This morning, I was quite excited to learn that an enterprising inventor from the Netherlands is taking the concept a step further with an Electric Assist Treadmill Bike.

Here’s a video of Bruin Bergmeester’s bike in action!

Here’s a nice video of the University of Toronto’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team at the 2011 World Human-Powered Speed Challenge, held in Battle Mountain, Nevada. Todd Reichert’s speed of 116.92 km/h put U of T in third place at this event. Sebastiaan Bowier from the Delft Human Powered Team came away with the fastest speed of 129.61 km/h which narrowly beat out Sam Whittingham’s speed of 129.13 km/h. Sam still maintains the world record with his speed of 133.284 km/h set in 2009.