Specifications:
- 16 resistance levels
- 6 preset programs and 10 profile courses
- Programs include calorie goal, BMI measurement, recovery test, results mode, quick start, and manual mode
- Adjustable-angle LCD viewing console
- Workout stats include time, interval time, RPM, watts, distance, pulse, speed, calories, and resistance
- Wide recumbent Bio-Fit seat with dual-position lumbar support and slide bolsters
- Wide comfort Schwinn Bio-Fit pedals
- Quality recumbent handlebars with integrated heart-rate grips
- Walk-through design
- Reading rack and water bottle holder
- Transport wheels for easy movement
SHIPPING: many people had big problems when it ordered the # 213 bike from Amazon (read the reviews, sort by lowest). I’ve jumped it, hoping that my Amazon Prime membership would kick in (faster shipping often means less damage). The system gave me strange and changing data on the location (will ship out in 2 days, expected arrival of one weeks, ..) and there was only 1 shipping option (Standard). However the bike was delivered via UPS within two days as I had hoped. The box was a little”crude made “, organized in bands and even had a small hole in one corner. Also inside, some styrofam was broken, of course the thing was dropped at least once. I would’t call it already damaged, all parts and finished ok. Incidentally, I live in a non-elevator building, and on the bike to my 5th floor apartment, I took apart in the lobby, then walked down the stairs approximately five times with the parts. That worked fine, except that the bottom piece was really heavy, but hey, \ it ‘s about the exercise
Build: First, the bike seems better than I expected. More futuristic than the industry, and not all that ugly room in my life. Some things feel a little cheap to the touch, for example, the front flywheel is stored in the plastic chips and cracks easily, the bike computer weighs nothing and has that foil buttons, and”life-what seats with lumbar”is completely made of foam, and nothing is adjustable on it either. I guess”lumbar”is not the same as”lumbar control “, as in a car seat.
WORKOUT: This bike is * silent *. I could’t believe it, coming from Cycleops trainers, but the only sound I hear is my workout pants swishing-absolutely fantastic to watch TV. When I Pedal, the bike wobbles a little, as the higher intensities makes it harder to read a book that you put in front of the bike computer (the brackets just to make it). However, I must admit that the seat really is comfy, and there was no problem actually hold books while working out. The bike computer has several applications due (the travel park, space, plateau, etc.) as well as manual mode and somewhat useless BMI calculator. She thinks the weight, age, and time to enter last time, which is a convenient addition to the gym machines. The range of resistance is great, from virtually nothing to indeed difficult to push. The exchange rate of heart sensors, as I expected from reading reviews on the 213 model, Don’t work very well: it takes about 40 seconds to show that a realistic number when you contact sensors. This is something that my Polar wrist watch is not much faster (not to mention the wireless and PC-downloadable, but of course to be), so I use a Polar.
