Buying A Exercise Bike

Top_Dog

What are good brands to look for when buying a exercise bike

Where is the best place to buy one

What would i expect to pay for a good exercise bike

Any advice on exercise bikes and buying one please let me know

hewhoisnotintheknow

can i ask why you dont just buy a normal bike, much more interesting to ride around than sitting indoors

the only benefit i can see of an excerise bike is not having to go out on winter nights

Top_Dog

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

can i ask why you dont just buy a normal bike, much more interesting to ride around than sitting indoors

the only benefit i can see of an excerise bike is not having to go out on winter nights

Your reply does not answer my questions about buying a exercise bike

To answer your question it is a exercise bike that i want not a normal bike

Somebody help me out on the subject please

Volcano

I sold an extremely good condition one on ebay recently. It retailed for around £140 and I sold it for £52 (after buying it from ebay myself a year earlier for £46). The advantage being you get a high quality one for the same price you'd get a flimsy one from Argos.

Obviously you're a bit restricted to hoping the right one comes up for auction, and it might have to be near you because they can be bulky (mine weighed 33 kilos). Get one with a magnetic resistance system as they're very smooth and easy to adjust. Programmable ones are ok, but a simple distance/time setting is all you really need.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Top_Dog wrote: »

Your reply does not answer my questions about buying a exercise bike

To answer your question it is a exercise bike that i want not a normal bike

Somebody help me out on the subject please

They're boring and !!!!. They normally end up in the loft, collecting dust. Buy a real bike.

Top_Dog

Volcano wrote: »

I sold an extremely good condition one on ebay recently. It retailed for around £140 and I sold it for £52 (after buying it from ebay myself a year earlier for £46). The advantage being you get a high quality one for the same price you'd get a flimsy one from Argos.

Obviously you're a bit restricted to hoping the right one comes up for auction, and it might have to be near you because they can be bulky (mine weighed 33 kilos). Get one with a magnetic resistance system as they're very smooth and easy to adjust. Programmable ones are ok, but a simple distance/time setting is all you really need.

How can you tell a high quality exercise bike from a flimsy one ?

Also what are the best brands to look for ?

Volcano

Top_Dog wrote: »

How can you tell a high quality exercise bike from a flimsy one ?

Also what are the best brands to look for ?

Well I wouldn't get this one, as being quite light it doesn't look too stable:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3027114/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/2%7Ccat_14419152%7CHome+gym+equipment%7C14419293.htm

but this one: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3273119/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/2%7Ccat_14419152%7CHome+gym+equipment%7C14419293/c_3/3%7Ccat_14419293%7CExercise+cycles%7C14419316.htm

looks a lot better. Again, you probably get what you pay for. Not sure about brands, but I do see some makes that look like others, so it may be a case of going by price, just make sure you don't get one too cheap.

Volcano

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

They're boring and !!!!. They normally end up in the loft, collecting dust. Buy a real bike.

I agree that battling against Winter storms, in the dark, with chavs skimming past in their saxos at 60mph down unlit country lanes is anything but boring.

Fire_Fox

An exercise bike doesn't provide a particularly balanced form of exercise as it overworks certain muscles and underworks others. It also emphasises the same round-shouldered seated posture that most of us spend our lives in - driving or typing on a computer for example. Join a walking for health group or buy a cross trainer.

mrdunkleysexy

Hi

My partner wanted an exercise bike so she brought a York one from Argos for about £100. I use it myself a couple times a week myself

if you want something to use a couple times a week and use for 10-15 minutes at the most a £100 + one will be ok but if your serious, spend more or as other posters may have suggested buy a proper bike and helmet

hope that helps

emmell

Kettler and Tunturi are good names in fitness equipment but not cheap. I have a Reebok exercise bike and it's rubbish (it's now used to hang dusters on in the garage).
ML.