Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

#1

Post by wvenable » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 5:56 AM UTC

Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike
codaris.github.io

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

#2

Post by whoisburbansky » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:33 PM UTC

Scanned the article to try and find this, but did anybody else notice the name/an Amazon link to the bike in question?

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by Someone1234 » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC

whoisburbansky wrote: post #2

Scanned the article to try and find this, but did anybody else notice the name/an Amazon link to the bike in question?

I, too, was confused that this was missing, since it seems like a lot of the Bluetooth data will be brand specific, and they don't mention even the brand (let alone exact model).

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by NicoJuicy » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #3

whoisburbansky wrote: post #2

Scanned the article to try and find this, but did anybody else notice the name/an Amazon link to the bike in question?

I, too, was confused that this was missing, since it seems like a lot of the Bluetooth data will be brand specific, and they don't mention even the brand (let alone exact model).

Didn't see it, but an issue could be created on the github page

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by moioci » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:40 PM UTC

picture looks like "Exerpeutic 900E Bluetooth Under Desk All User Height"

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by wvenable » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:42 PM UTC

whoisburbansky wrote: post #2

Scanned the article to try and find this, but did anybody else notice the name/an Amazon link to the bike in question?

The brand is Exerpeutic and the model is 7149 but it seems that model number is country specific (Canada).

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by wvenable » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:43 PM UTC

moioci wrote: post #5

picture looks like "Exerpeutic 900E Bluetooth Under Desk All User Height"

That's close but that model has an elliptical pedal design. It wouldn't surprise me though if the Bluetooth connectivity was identical.

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by whoisburbansky » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:46 PM UTC

wvenable wrote: post #6

whoisburbansky wrote: post #2

Scanned the article to try and find this, but did anybody else notice the name/an Amazon link to the bike in question?

The brand is Exerpeutic and the model is 7149 but it seems that model number is country specific (Canada).

Ah, thank you!

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

#9

Post by josefresco » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

Is it practical to do fine mouse work while pedaling? Or is pedaling more something you do while checking email etc.? I know if someone so much as jiggles my desk I immediately notice.

Re: Hacking a $200 Under Desk Exercise Bike

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Post by smithza » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

    Lastly, I very much did not want all my workout data locked away in this app.

This is a great example to demonstrate the simplicity of modern "smart" products. I think of the Tim Berners-Lee next generation web product that never got off the runway: just of common and understandable interfaces for gleaning data from interconnected devices. The workout domain is a great candidate for standardizing data-types to pull health-related information into anyone's standard conforming health database. It should not require reverse-engineering like this to do.