Recumbent & Upright Stationary Bikes
What’s the best exercise bike on the market? Is there a manufacturer that makes the best exercise bikes? The answers to these questions is, there isn’t one, and no. There are a lot of upright, recumbent and spin bikes on the market that are “best buys” but you want to find a bike that’s the perfect fit for [...]
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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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The Schwinn Airdyne bike is a totally unique concept in exercise bikes and has not been successfully duplicated by any other company over the past 20 years. The Airdyne is a fan driven exercise bike that is commonly found in rehab facilities because of its’ low impact design and upper body handle bars that let [...]
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When you get past the two lower end Schwinn’s and move up to the Schwinn 140, you’re getting even more value and features, without having to invest much more money to get them. One of the big draws about the Schwinn 140 upright bike is the added adjustability of the seat and handlebars which increases [...]
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The Schwinn 131 Upright bike is the high end upright offered in the Schwinn model line which includes the Schwinn 10, 101, and 130 uprights. The Schwinn 131 is, for all intents and purposes, the same upright bike as the Schwinn 130 model. If you read my review of the recumbent Schwinn models (Schwinn 230 [...]
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The Schwinn 130 Upright bike rest above the Schwinn 10, and Schwinn 101, and sits below the Schwinn 131 in their upright exercise bike lineup. When you get past the two lower end Schwinn’s and move up to the 130, you’re getting even more value and features, without having to invest much more money to [...]
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Schwinn has been a major force in road bikes for years, and now that there are Schwinn Exercise Bike models in the fitness industry, they’re duplicating that success in the exercise bike market as well. The Schwinn Exercise Bikes are squarely aimed at the home user, and packed with strong features found on much more [...]
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Are you confused about shopping for exercise bikes? Read my exercise bike buyer’s guide where I cover the most important features to look for in a bike, and how to determine the proper type of bike that best suits your needs. Comfort and Adjustability Your exercise bike should be comfortable and adjustable. I know it [...]
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You’ve been looking to get an exercise bike and feel pretty confident about which features you want, what manufacturer makes the best bikes and you’ve narrowed down your options in your price range. There’s only one problem, you don’t know if you should get a recumbent exercise bike, or an upright exercise bike. Let me [...]
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