Recumbent & Upright Stationary Bikes
Get the inside scoop on exercise bikes with my exclusive guide to the best exercise bike ratings and recumbent, spin and upright bike model comparisons from all the top manufacturers.
Each of the exercise bike reviews contains all the critical info you need about components like bike size and footprint, special features, warranty information, ergonomics and my personal rating and recommendation.
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Sole has branched out their exercise bike options and has introduced a lone spinning style bike into their line-up — the Sole SB700 Spin BIke, here’s my review. When Sole enters a market, like they did with online sales of treadmills and ellipticals, they don’t flood it with 20 different models to try and muddy [...]
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There’s been a lot of buzz and less than comprehensive reviews online about the Sunny Health & Fitness Pro Indoor Cycling spin bike so I thought it was high time for a full review here at the Exercise Bike Expert. So what exactly can you expect from a spin bike for under $300 dollars? Good [...]
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Livestrong currently has two of the best spin bikes on the market, the limited edition flagship Live Strong LS28ic and the more affordable Livestrong LS9.9ic. The sping bikes by Livestrong are the only two options if their LS7.0b recumbent bike isn’t your cup of tea. Unlike other spin style bikes manufacturers, Livestrong has chosen wisely [...]
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Nautilus has been making good exercise equipment for years, and they continue that tradition with the new Nautilus NR 2000 exercise bike. The NR 2000 isn’t aimed at the entry level casual user, this bike is made for a user who appreciates features like heart rate controlled workouts, a quality drive system with a balanced [...]
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For years Sole Fitness has making an award winning line of treadmills and ellipticals, so it’s about time that they got serious about their stable of exercise bikes… and they finally have. Meet the new Sole R92 Recumbent Exercise Bike. The R92 is Sole’s entry level recumbent — don’t let the word entry level make [...]
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Livestrong has come out of nowhere and taken the exercise equipment industry by storm and for good reason, with exercise bikes like the LS7.0 b recumbent and two high quality spin bikes they’re hitting the sweet spot in the market for home users. One thing that set’s the LS7.0b apart from the competition is that [...]
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Riding the wave that was started by Octane Fitness with their new line of X Trainers, Smooth Fitness has introduced the v2300 Elliptical Exercise Bike. The v2300 is rather odd looking at first glance. You can’t really tell if it’s a bike, an elliptical machine or a stair stepper turned on it’s side. The reason [...]
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Another unimpressive entry into the ultra cheap end of the exercise bike market, the Marcy Recumbent Bike is one of the prime examples of why no company should try and make a bike at this price point. You can start off with the terrible resistance, then move on the totally inadequate seat cushioning and then [...]
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The Nordic Track C2 SI upright bike is a solid contender in the budget upright bike market, and matches up well with the Schwinn Exercise Bikes of similar price. One of the things I really like about the newer Nordic Track exercise equipment is their display consoles. They’ve come a long way since I bought [...]
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The Nautilus U514 is a mid-level upright bike that packs some impressive features in the competitive under $500 price category. If you get bored easily on an exercise bike, the Nautilus has your cure with 20 total programs that include Polar heart rate programs with telemetry, profile courses and 2 programmable user profiles. Nautilus U514 [...]
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