I'll be bike! Arnold Schwarzenegger limbers up to take over from Donald Trump on The Apprentice with cycle ride in Santa Monica

Despite having a $1.7 million Bugatti, he's regularly seen taking to pedal power on two wheels instead. 

And Arnold Schwarzenegger was back on his bike in Santa Monica, California on Thursday. 

The 68-year-old actor was perhaps limbering up ahead of replacing Donald Trump on The Apprentice - although given his love of the velocipede he may consider tweaking the show's famous catchphrase to 'You're tire-d'. 

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Pedal power: Arnold Schwarzenegger was back on his bike in Santa Monica, California on Thursday

Pedal power: Arnold Schwarzenegger was back on his bike in Santa Monica, California on Thursday

The Terminator star was the picture of primary coloured balance as he sat in the saddle in a bright red t-shirt and blue shorts.  
 

The Austrian born star recently returned from a trip back to his childhood home, in Thal in southern Styria. 

A seven-times Mr Olympia winner, Arnie posted an instagram picture taken at the yellow building where he started his life, before leaving in 1966. 

I'll be bike: The Terminator star was the picture of primary coloured balance as he sat in the saddle in a bright red t-shirt and blue shorts

I'll be bike: The Terminator star was the picture of primary coloured balance as he sat in the saddle in a bright red t-shirt and blue shorts

He captioned the nostalgic shot: 'It is always fantastic to go home. My childhood home is a museum now, but it still holds all the memories - the table where I played chess with my father, where my brother and I did our homework under our mother's watchful eye, where we ate as a family; the basins where we all washed ourselves (I was last - the water was always a little murky); the first weights I lifted. I also got to catch up with some old friends. It was a great day. The lesson? Always stay hungry, but never forget where you had your first meal.' 

He also recently shared a video cycling around the Spanish capital Madrid and enthused about his favourite pastime: 'One of my favorite traditions is to bicycle in every city I visit around the world - it's fantastic exercise and there's no better way to experience a new place - plus I get to meet my fans. Today we checked off Madrid! The Arnold Bike Tour - coming to a city near you.'

The Robocop star also headed to the annual Oktoberfest in Germany, with girlfriend Heather Milligan by his side.

Replacement: The 68-year-old actor was perhaps limbering up ahead of replacing Donald Trump on The Apprentice - although given his love of the velocipede may considering tweaking the show's famous catchphrase to 'You're tire-d'

Replacement: The 68-year-old actor was perhaps limbering up ahead of replacing Donald Trump on The Apprentice - although given his love of the velocipede may considering tweaking the show's famous catchphrase to 'You're tire-d'

The couple have been an item for around three years, with the pair getting together in late 2012 after the end of the former California governor's 25 year marriage to Maria Shriver. 

Maria filed for divorce in May 2011 after it was revealed Arnie had fathered a child with the couple's house keeper Mildred Baena.

But more than fours year later, Arnold, 68, still hasn't signed the divorce documents, according to a TMZ report Saturday.

Nostalgia: The seven-times Mr Olympia winner posted an instagram picture taken at the yellow building where he started his life, in Austria, before leaving in 1966

Nostalgia: The seven-times Mr Olympia winner posted an instagram picture taken at the yellow building where he started his life, in Austria, before leaving in 1966

 It's not known why Arnold isn't ready to formally quit the marriage even though it's believed the former couple have agreed a straight split of their estimated $400 million fortune.

The former Governor and First Lady of California have four children together - Katherine, 25, Christina, 24, Patrick, 22, and Christopher, 18.

The Austrian-born action hero has described the breakdown of his marriage as his 'biggest personal failure.'

'We all fall at one time or another and this was a major fall,' he said at the time. 'But I had to get up again because only losers stay down, winners get up.

Split: Maria filed for divorce in May 2011 after it was revealed Arnie had fathered a child with the couple's house keeper Mildred Baena but it recently emerged that even more than fours year later he still hasn't signed the divorce documents, according to a TMZ report

Split: Maria filed for divorce in May 2011 after it was revealed Arnie had fathered a child with the couple's house keeper Mildred Baena but it recently emerged that even more than fours year later he still hasn't signed the divorce documents, according to a TMZ report

'I had to move forward and say, "OK, now how do I heal and how can I bring everyone together again?" Now I am absolutely delighted with my life.' 

Last month, NBC announced that Arnold will replace presidential candidate Donald Trump as host of The Celebrity Apprentice.

He's also lined up to reunite with Danny DeVito for a Twins sequel in which they discover they have a third 'twin' played by Eddie Murphy.

Triplets is set to be directed by Ivan Reitman who made the 1988 original.

New romance: The star is regularly seen out and about on his bike, despite owning a supercar, including with girlfriend Heather Milligan by his side - pictured in August

New romance: The star is regularly seen out and about on his bike, despite owning a supercar, including with girlfriend Heather Milligan by his side - pictured in August

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