Exercise equipment

Vintage exercise equipment

Giant indoor training rollers, circa 1930

Mental hospital Bike

This bike came from the mental hospital near Sedro Wooley

Public perception of exercising just for the sake of exercising has changed over the years.
The machines that contestants use today on “The Biggest Loser” would have once been reserved for “sporting fanatics”, or worse yet, “lunatics”.
We have a fun collection of old exercise equipment in the store. One of our vintage indoor bikes is a cast-iron model that was one used in the Western State Mental Hospital.

Built to last. It’s from the 1890’s

Everlast machine, from New Jersey, 1920’s or 30’s

Fred Lauer trainer

We have a giant set of wooden rollers that can be paired with a second set for head-to-head indoor racing. There’s the classic exercycle machine, which was a common prop for early television sitcom mishaps. There’s the coil-spring tensioned folding trainer from the 1940’s that was perfect for the traveling bike racer or “exercise buff”.

Remember Lucille Ball getting stuck on one of these?

You could set the speed for it to “row”

No basement exercise room was complete without one..

You don’t have to be Charles Atlas to appreciate this old exercise equipment. You know the phrase “They just don’t build ’em like they used to”? Well, that’s the case for this stuff.

Great craftmanship on these old rollers

Wooden rollers from the ’40’s

Vintage trainer

Hardwood, iron and steel make up most of the component parts, and it would take a hurricane to move some of these pieces. Come in and take a look.