London residents too busy to hit the gym every once in a while will soon get the chance to work out during their commute, thanks to a fleet of ingenious fitness buses packed full of stationary bikes.
很多倫敦居民因太忙而無(wú)法時(shí)常去健身房，不過(guò)他們很快就有機(jī)會(huì)在上下班路上進(jìn)行鍛煉了。這要感謝一個(gè)創(chuàng)意健身公交車(chē)隊(duì)，他們?cè)谲?chē)上裝滿了固定單車(chē)以供乘客使用。

“The Wheels on the Bus” children’s song is going to have a whole new meaning once British fitness company 1Rebel launches its new Ride2Rebel buses on the streets of London. The modified public transportation vehicles will feature stationary bikes instead of seats, allowing commuters to spin at their hearts’ content on their way to work. Buses will travel from four pick-up points in north, east, south and west London along the city’s most popular commute routes, all the way to the 1Ride studio where riders can come in for a shower and a smoothie before work.
如果英國(guó)健身公司1Rebel的新型公交車(chē)Ride2Rebel開(kāi)始在倫敦運(yùn)營(yíng)，兒歌《公交車(chē)上的車(chē)輪》將被賦予全新含義。這些改良過(guò)的公共交通工具會(huì)以固定單車(chē)取代座椅，讓乘客在上班途中盡情鍛煉。公交車(chē)將從倫敦東南西北四個(gè)方向的上客點(diǎn)出發(fā)，沿最熱門(mén)的通勤路線開(kāi)往1Ride中心。下車(chē)之后，乘客們可以沖個(gè)澡，來(lái)杯奶昔，然后再去上班。

The idea for these Ride2Rebel fitness buses was developed by 1Rebel co-founders, James Balfour and Giles Dean. “It is an absolute no brainer for us that we can create more efficiency in people’s routines by transforming their commute,” Balfour said. “For those who want the components of a class, but perhaps don’t have the time to commit during the day, this provides a great solution for them to maximise time they would otherwise be spending just travelling to work.”
Ride2Rebel健身公交的想法來(lái)源于1Rebel的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人詹姆斯?巴爾弗和賈爾斯?迪恩。巴爾弗說(shuō)：“我們可以改變通勤工具來(lái)提高人們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹男剩@完全不用費(fèi)什么腦筋。有些人想利用健身房的器材健身，但一天下來(lái)擠不出時(shí)間。健身公交車(chē)則為他們提供了一個(gè)充分利用時(shí)間的絕佳方案，否則這段時(shí)間就只是用來(lái)乘車(chē)去上班。”

Ride2Rebel basically leave workaholics who claim to be too busy to work out with no more excuses, and 1Rebel, one of London’s most popular fitness companies, confirms that interest in their novel idea is through the roof. “This morning interest peaked so much that the registration website crashed and had to be moved to a separate server,” Balfour told CNBC, last month. According to the Ride2Rebel website, there are currently 8121 people in line for tickets, and the service hasn’t even launched yet.
Ride2Rebel讓那些聲稱自己太忙而無(wú)法鍛煉的工作狂不再有借口。作為倫敦最受歡迎的健身公司之一，1Rebel稱人們對(duì)他們的新奇想法興趣爆棚。上個(gè)月巴爾弗對(duì)CVBC稱：“今天早上人們的興趣無(wú)比高漲，注冊(cè)網(wǎng)站都崩潰了，我們只能將其移至一個(gè)獨(dú)立的服務(wù)器。” Ride2Rebel網(wǎng)站顯示，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)有8121人等著購(gòu)票，而該公交服務(wù)甚至都還沒(méi)開(kāi)通。

As for when the fitness buses will actually launch, it all depends on whether the plans get signed off by the government, but 1Ride claims Ride2Rebel will hit the city streets later this year. Apparently, safety concerns are the biggest obstacle in the way of this project becoming a reality. The bikes mounted in the buses do not currently include seatbelts, and Balfour made no mention of helmets, CNBC reports. “We are working with bus companies and the government to establish all health and safety conditions,” the co-founder said. “As this is such an innovative idea there are no established norms but due to the high levels of interest this is something that all our partners are focused on.”
至于該健身公交何時(shí)真正運(yùn)行，取決于政府是否批準(zhǔn)該計(jì)劃，不過(guò)1Rebel稱Ride2Rebel公交會(huì)在今年晚些時(shí)候開(kāi)始運(yùn)營(yíng)。顯然，安全問(wèn)題是實(shí)現(xiàn)該項(xiàng)目的最大障礙。CNBC報(bào)道稱，目前安裝在公交上的自行車(chē)沒(méi)有安全帶，巴爾弗也未提到有頭盔。巴爾弗說(shuō)：“我們正與公交公司和政府一起努力，創(chuàng)造完全健康、安全的條件。由于這是一種創(chuàng)新理念，所以還沒(méi)有既定的原則可遵循。不過(guò)鑒于人們對(duì)此有極大的興趣，所以各方都會(huì)關(guān)注這一問(wèn)題。”

If, and when Ride2Rebel launches, passengers can expect to pay ￡12 to ￡15 for a 45-minute ride.
如果Ride2Rebel公交開(kāi)始運(yùn)營(yíng)，預(yù)計(jì)45分鐘的車(chē)程需要乘客支付12~15英鎊。

1Ride is not the first to come up with the idea of a fitness bus full of stationary bikes. Last year, Boston company Bike Bus made headlines with a similar service.
在公交車(chē)?yán)镅b滿固定單車(chē)，改裝成健身公交車(chē)這一想法并非1Ride首創(chuàng)。去年，波士頓的Bike Bus公司就因提供類似的服務(wù)而登上頭條。

Vocabulary

stationary: 固定的
smoothie: 奶昔
no brainer: 不必花腦筋的事物

英文來(lái)源：odditycentral
譯者：實(shí)習(xí)生徐曉彤、朱善美
審校&編輯：丹妮