Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This bike has become an essential part of my daily routine. I've actually been using one for almost two years at my local HIIT studio fitness gym and fell in love with it there. Now I have one of my own so I can use it when I want, which is just about every day. There's nothing quite like it. Resistance increases the faster you pedal. There is no coasting. It's a workout from the first pedal to the last. And it's super simple. Some might be put off because of this. There is no fancy full color screen or online coaching programs. Just the important information you need to monitor your work...time, calories, MPH, watts (watts are what you should be watching actually..it's the best indicator of how much work you're actually doing). It also has several simple programs built in including interval training, distance, calories, and heart rate (it will pair with a heart rate monitor if you have one). I like the interval programs. They say interval training is the best for your overall well being. I've taken to doing the 10-20 (that's 10 seconds work hard and 20 seconds rest) in the morning. You go through it 8 times which is a total of 4 minutes. I burn about 50 calories in that 4 minutes and I really feel it when I'm done. If you do interval training right and push as hard as you can during the intervals, you will get to that "breathless" state where the magic happens. The bike was super easy to put together. I followed along with the video they have on YouTube and it probably took me all of 20 minutes. There are actually very few parts for you to assemble, and it's super helpful that all the screws are already in the holes that you'll tighten them in. Some have mentioned issues with the seat and that's a very individual thing. For me (at 5'5" and 140 lbs) the seat is fine. I'm certainly not going to spend more than 20 minutes on there anyway.