I am looking to get a budget exercise bike for my wife and I to use. Neither of us are super active but want something basic and simple that we can use for 30 minutes or so a few times a week to keep us in shape. We have a new baby so need something at our house that is fast and simple. Doing some research I was thinking about getting this YOSUDA exercise bike with Magnetic resistance bike
I want something that is magnetic to reduce wear and tear and will fit our sizes. (I am 6 ft 1" and she is 5 ft. 1"). It says it works for 6 foot so it should work for me if just a little small. Has anyone used this? Do they like it? Is it cheap junk?
I’ve had a variation of this bike for about 5-6 years, this is one where you’ll have a lot of companies throwing their name on exactly or almost exactly the same bike. My display isn’t near as fancy and there’s no bluetooth (It broke about 6 months in anyways), but the body and the rest of the pieces are similar. The pedals are complete garbage and honestly outright painful for me. The resistance dial also sucks and I don’t remember a time where I ever felt that it actually did anything. It’s also always made this real weird noise when cycling that I don’t hear with other exercise bikes at the gym and you got to be careful not to get going fast or it starts to feel real unstable.
With all those things mentioned, after swapping out the pedals, it works as an exercise bike. I got mine for $90 on sale and paid another $20 for some new pedals. It’s a piece of shit, but it’s a functional piece of shit and probably appropriately priced around $100. Looking at the price on amazon for yours, I’d be real unhappy about it if I paid $270.
Good to know. I don’t care about displays or Bluetooth more about the body. Seems like a bad deal even if it’s cheap.
Any better recommendations?
For exercise equipment, always used, especially in the first few months of the year as people are ditching their new years resolutions.
I’m in the US, but around here I can find a used Nordictrack bike on Facebook marketplace any day of the week for 100-150. If you’re handy, you can buy parts for most of those when they break. If you’re not comfortable fixing things, you can still buy 2 before you hit your budget on that one.
I am thinking I might need to get it from Facebook marketplace. Seems more annoying but the best deal