h1. Resources

* "Original Inspiration":http://www.break.com/video/project-excitebike-exercise-bike-controller-demo-video-1644092
* Similar products
** "PC Gamer Bike":http://pcgamerbike.com/
** "BitGym":http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acgourley/bitgym
* Sensors considered
** "Rotary Encoders":http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/RotaryEncoders
** "Homemade Rotary Encoder":http://christian.liljedahl.dk/guides/simple-rotary-encoder - used in very first prototype, but quickly abandoned because the mechanical interface was difficult to maintain
** Reed switch ("Link 1":http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Based-Optical-Tachometer/ | "Link 2":http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Bike-Speedometer/) - current prototype uses a reed switch off of an old Bike Computer
* "Evidence from Reddit that there is a market for *Holoseat*":http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1hdi80/with_this_every_gamer_would_be_in_shape
* "USB Tester from Adafruit":http://www.adafruit.com/products/1456 - might be useful for later prototype development