Exercise bike
An exercise bike was a type of wheelless bicycle which people would use to pedal at high speeds for purposes of exercise.
The Sixth Doctor owned an exercise bike, which he frequently used at the behest of Melanie Bush to get him into shape. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)"]) This exercise bike was present in the TARDIS console room when the TARDIS crash landed on Lakertya. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"]) According to one account, the Doctor had actually been riding this bike when the crash took place, with the injuries sustained from falling off it triggering his subsequent regeneration. (PROSE: The Complete History of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Complete History of the Doctor (short story)"])
Multiple exercise bikes were also present in the underwater prison pod where Li Cheung, Melissa, Miss Clark, Jill, Yuriko, Janet, Rachel and Vijay were each serving their sentences, with these bikes being used to generate a portion of the prison's power. Li Cheung had been using one of these exercise bikes when the Third Doctor and Jo Grant arrived at the pod, and the power generated from the bikes were subsequently used by the Doctor to deactivate the anchors holding the pod (and thousands of other pods of a similar nature) to the ocean floor. (PROSE: Deep Stretch [+]Loading...["Deep Stretch (short story)"])
Despite her dislike of exercise, Zoe Heriot would still complete the regulation hours on treadmills and exercise bikes during her time aboard the Wheel. (PROSE: The Colony of Lies [+]Loading...["The Colony of Lies (novel)"])
Exercise bikes were among the numerous items kept within the Self-U-Store storage unit in Swindon. (PROSE: Risk Assessment [+]Loading...["Risk Assessment (novel)"])
