Brand new Stamina 15-0200 InTone Folding Recumbent Bike

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Brand new Stamina 15-0200 InTone Folding Recumbent Bike

Over All Rating Reviews :

I was really torn between a 3 or 4 star rating because there are some great things about this bike. However, the level of comfort swayed the rating to a 3 star. After about 5 minutes of working out on the bike I find myself needing to stop. Not because I'm worn out but because it really makes my butt hurt. Now i did buy a little travel size pillow that allows me to ride for about 20 minutes before I have to give up, however, a custom cushion would make this process much much easier. The seat adjustment is really the most annoying thing. My husband and I are both using it. He is 6'1 and I'm 5'5 so the seat has to be readjusted after every use. It really seems difficult to get the pin in the hole to get it locked, and when it's not locked it wobbles from side to side and will probably damage the unit if you try riding like this. The only other complaint I really have was with the assembly. It was very awkward as most of the hardware that was used was already on the unit and you had to find it and remove it. I thought at first this was an innovative idea as I've not seen any other "assembly required" items do this. However, after removing the 3rd screw I realized what a pain this is, both time and energy wise. As for the pros... I live in a very cramped 1 bedroom apt. with my husband and dog. We considered a treadmill (but too big and too noisy)and regular bikes (but no where to store them). So I found this...If your looking for something that won't annoy your neighbors and won't take up much space then this is the exercise bike of your dreams (aside from the otherwise noted problems). Now a display with a memory of usage would have been wonderful but I can see why it is so basic for the cost of the unit. An excel spreadsheet can keep track of the usage anyway. All in all this bike is worth it for the money, but just not worthy of 4 stars.