Amazon.com: Customer reviews: ProForm 8.0 EX Exercise Bike

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Hold down blue button for 20 seconds to activate console.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019

If you hold down the blue button for 20 seconds you can activate the console without the headache of signing up for iFit, they try to force you to sign up to iFit to activate the console. The onboard programs are not very good and the resistance is too high so I use the manual mode and press the buttons to change the resistance. Heart rate monitor doesn't work well, they probably want you to buy the chest strap. Seat is huge and not so good. You can buy a adapter at the link below to use your own seat. Would be a great bike if the onboard programs were better and they didn't try to force you to sign up for iFit.

FYI, You can buy this to attach a normal bike seat

https://www.amazon.com/Exercise-Bike-Bicycle-Seat-Adapter/dp/B00L5SC2JI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=exercise+bike+seat+adapter&qid=1570049902&sr=8-1

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Use it for 1 hour and then the crank arm ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016

Use it for 1 hour and then the crank arm became loose. Due to this design there is no way to tighten it back up. Had to take it all apart and pack it all back up (that was a treat). The only positive is that I purchased it through Amazon and had no issues with the return.

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John

Hold down blue button for 20 seconds to activate console.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019

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Stephanie Aquino

Love everything about this purchase

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017

Verified Purchase

This is a great bike and the seller was fast! We bought it to use with iFit and it works perfectly. Very heavy so if you live on the second floor like me prepare to have help or open the box on your porch. :-) I put it together, with slight help from my 4 year old, in under an hour. This was a brand new bike and over $100 off from the retail price.

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Use it for 1 hour and then the crank arm ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016

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Not a Bike for Butts - Seat Unbearable

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

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The bike is nice but the seat is beyond uncomfortable neither my boyfriend nor I can tolerate sitting on it. It left me with bruises. We switched it out for a Schwinn memory form seat that required some tinkering to attach but we are much happier now. If you have any feeling in your butt be prepared to replace the seat upon purchase if you actually expect to ever use the bike.

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Ricka

Great bike, not so great seat

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

We LOVE our bike....but f***ing hate the seat. And all attempts to buy a seat cover to fit has been a serious struggle. Is there a specific ProForm seat cushion somewhere?! We'd use this bloody thing a LOT more if we didnt go numb from sitting on it.

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Mark Papirio

Okay so far ............

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

This bike is actually a Nordic Track 4.4, which you don't find out til you get it. Bike was set to be delivered on 11/20, then was changed to the day before delivery, so I didn't know if my assembly was going to happen. It did and went okay. Worst gripe was nothing worked on the bike until you sign up for IFIt. So you're basically forced to subscribe and then figure out how to cancel. Bike works fine now, and it seems like a decent workout. The only problems left are that the seat needs to be tightened daily, and there's no way to read a physical book or magazine without holding it.

3 people found this helpful

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Thomas Cunnally

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015

A very good exercise bike and easy to assemble. Great addition to my Home Gym.

7 people found this helpful

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James

Many Issues

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023

I bought this bike for my wife many years ago but it didn't get used until now and only has about 12 hours of riding on it. Here are the things that bother me about the bike.
1. The cool down of 10 minutes doesn't count in the total workout distance or time stats.
2. The Beats Per Minute (BPM) shown on screen is off by 50 - 75 points all the time.
3. The BPM is not integrated with the resistance feature in order to back off resistance if you are exceeding the target BPM (not very safe).
4. While following one of their trainers on the ride, the bike will automatically apply increased resistances when on the flat or down hill run. In other words the resistance is not in sync with the graphics shown on the ride (up hill doesn't equal more resistance, down hill doesn't equal less resistance).
5. I agree with others that the seat is not comfortable.
Looking for a new bike.

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Olga

Stay away.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

It's been 2 weeks and the order is still in pending state. Was on hold for 3 hours trying cancel it still no luck.

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Not A Good Buy

Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2016

Verified Purchase

I'm really sorry I purchased this bike. It had good ratings on some web sites which goes to show you can't believe all you read. In the six months I've owned it I have had to replace the console due to heart rate monitor problems, bearings and flywheel due to noise and after servicing, screws come loose which have had to be retightened. So far all the problems have been corrected under warranty but it is inconvenient and frustrating dealing with the poor reliability. I have purchased an extended warranty and suspect I will be seeing a lot of the repair technicians in the future.

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