A driving and resistance device for stationary bikes includes a frame
including two boards between which a flywheel is located, a shaft extends
through the flywheel and the two boards. A driving wheel is mounted to
the shaft and drives the flywheel. The driving unit includes a first
belt, a second belt, an idle wheel unit, an intermediate wheel unit and a
passive wheel, the passive wheel is connected to a sleeve which is
secured to the shaft. The driving wheel is driven by rotating the cranks
on two ends of the shaft and the first belt, the intermediate wheel unit,
the second belt, the passive wheel, the sleeve and the flywheel are
driven in sequence. Because the driving wheel and the flywheel share the
same shaft so that the driving and resistance device is compact.