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3.0 out of 5 starsOverall, it's fine for general exercise, but it's got some issues
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
I've had this bike for a while, over two years now. Putting it together is easy. It's generally cheap but works. The seat and arms wobble slightly with any decent pressure. But again for a cheap bike it's fine. I would not expect this bike to be as solid as typical GYM equitment. My bigger issues start with the fact that it does not move that easily. The timer and info meter in the center is very inaccurate. Seriously I've been tracking it for a while now. I bike 30-60 minutes at a time, the timer is always wrong. At least 1:30-2 minutes wrong on 30 min runs. This was annoying because in the beginning, I scheduled my biking and set just enough time to get my work done and bike etc. So I kept having my timing off because this bike is always off. I compared the timer to my Amazfit Watch, my Regular mechanical watch, my new cell phone, laptop timer, and a standard timer for cooking/athletic timing. Those timers are all the same, bike is always different. Idk why it's always wrong, I never stop during my biking, so there is always power to it, it's just super inaccurate. This led me to believe the other measurements are inaccurate. The calories definitely are wrong, compared to my fitness tracker on my phone/Amazfit Watch. Which I get it's harder to be accurate because it doesn't take personal physiology into account. The distance measurement I hope are right, I try to do 10-20 miles a run depending on time, but idk if it's accurate, I don't know a way to measure it, but if I was a getting man I'd put the house on not accurate. The front handle bars are generally useless, maybe it's more my size? 6' 1", 235, started closer to 280, couple years ago. The tension controls when you change it feels off for a bit, then it seems to settle in after going for a couple minutes. The center loose knob is almost useless, the rear caps slip off all the time while moving and just riding sometimes, I super glued them into the correct position and it's fine. Overall, if you want a cheap recumbent bike, generally quite, and that's it, buy this. If you are expecting quality, any type of accuracy on the digital readout, or a gym style setup then don't buy this, you need to move into a higher price bracket.
I would only buy this again if I was on a strict budget and/or this was my first exercise bike and I wanted to get into it first without breaking the bank (which is what I did). Initially it was nice to be able to bike inside during rough times of COVID and get into this without breaking the bank. When I move, I will probably just replace this bike with a more expensive, more solid, and more accurate one.
I should also mention, I have back problems and neck issues, which is why I got this type of bike. Generally it's okay comfort wise on the back. At the end of my biking I get tight and gotta stretch after, but it would be way worse on a regular stationary bike or outdoor biking. Hope this helps
