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When my friend Bryan Pate asked if I could build him an elliptical trainer he could ride outdoors like a bike, as a substitute for running, I was surprised he couldn’t buy it. Once I was convinced that it didn’t exist commercially, I set about designing one. After extensive 3D modeling, finite element analysis, and many design iterations, the ElliptiGO was born.