Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This bike is a supreme bargain. Just walk into any sporting goods store and you'll easily $400-1000 or more for a similar bike. I am no expert, I have not been to a gym or even the ymca. Actually I had never even been on a spinner before purchasing. When I was looking, it was down to this model, or the ProForm 290 SPX Indoor Cycle Trainer. At the time - it was $4 approx difference in the two bikes. If you look online, you see the proform gets very high marks, so why did I order the sunny? Was it just the color (the proform is black)? If you look at both, they both have over 100 reviews, and both are solidly positive. I think it came down to there being "more" reviews on the sunny, and the average of 4-5star reviews was higher than the proform. Maybe it was just silver paint, and the big star pattern on the flywheel?... I'm rambling The box is large, prob 40"x35" or approx and 110 lbs! - yes its heavy, but you want a stable bike with 40# flywheel, it has to be heavy. When you open the box, the main frame and flywheel are all attached in one piece. The bike is mounted to narrow "feet" for transport. You have to removed those temporary feet, and install the wider legs (which already have the front wheels for moving attached, and the adjustable feet underneath for leveling) - I should mention that these 4 screws you undo (allen with included tool) are not re-used - you get longer ones (silver) to replace when new legs. This is 4 of your 6 total screws. Installing the seat (already attached to bracket) to seat post, is just a matter of unscrewing knob, then pulling knob (spring loaded) and pushing down. Then do the same for handlbar bracket. Then you use the 2 black allen screws to attach the handlebars. oh, and screw in the cage pedals. I think they would be fine, had I not gone to clipless. I used a similar set Avenir Ultralight Pedals with Toe Clips and Straps, Black/Silver, 9/16 Inch Axleon my cannondale road bike for 1500 miles last year, just thought it was time to go clipless/SPD. The one negative to the sunny is no cup holder, but I worked that out. Every other Sunny model even has one... I had a handlebar mount cage that my wife had gotten me years ago laying around - not sure if its schwinn or bell, but it was a walmart special. The included metal cage is long gone, but I did add one of my Topeak Modula Ex Bottle Cage, and it works perfectly. - BTW this does NOT work, due to the bracket being too small for the handle bars - Sunlite Handlebar Mount Bottle Cage - Black I also swapped out the saddle to a clearance Nashbar Sport saddle with anatomical cut out. Its way to big to use on my road bike, but works well for this purpose. The included seat looks fine, I have just decided I need "man" seats from now on, but both are alot bigger than what I would want on a road bike. I am also new to cycling shoes/pedals this year. Got a clearance deal on some lake mtb shoes from Sun and ski, and needed pedals. Got spd pedals - Shimano PD-M520L MTB Sport Pedals with Cleats, and for now will use these on the sunny. will transition to my road and mtb later as it warms up, or get another pair (or 2) Lastly, and what might interest you the most - bike computer. As the majority of all spinners, there are no computers. I searched all over the web, and found very little information or suggestions on even how to rig on. I know, technically, you are going NO miles on the bike, but lets just leave that argument alone. "I" wanted to know how far I had "ridden" and how fast/distance/time for my workouts. I was in the local Sams club last week, and they had a proform in stock with a computer. After I saw how it was set up, I thought - this is easier than I thought. I purchased the Cateye CC-ED300 Enduro 8-Function Bicycle Computer. It worked even better than I expected, see pictures as to how I installed: the magnet is actually mounted backwards right on the front flywheel, and the sensor is mounted on the front of the chain guard with double stick tape (diagonally). Even the computer factory mount was large enough to fit the large diameter handlebars on the sunny. I guess I will close with alittle more info on the bike - this model is the SF-B901 Sunny Pro Indoor Cycling Bike Their website is sunnyhealthfitness.com, and they responded to my email questions in the same day. I was curious about the warranty (90 days parts, 1 year frame), etc So, all I can say is buy it and ride it! Hope this help