Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've used spin bikes at physical therapy after hip replacement surgery and enjoyed them. I decided to get one for home use and decided on this MaxKare Indoor Cycling Bike Trainer Spin Bike even though there were few reviews. It is built like a tank - and almost as heavy. Packaging is very good and protected the product well during shipping. Build quality is excellent- much better than expected. Action is very smooth and quiet. Adjustments are easy and good. Electronics are useful and do work well and convenient to have heart rate. Only possible negatives would be that I did purchase a much better seat, which made a wonderful improvement. It is easy to assemble, but they do leave out how to attach the electronics. However, after staring at it, it was easy to figure out. (there are two screws on the back of the electronic unit that you unscrew then mount through mounting holes on handlebars). The instructions are poor for the electronics, but you can make sense of it all after a few uses. It would be nice if the manufacturer included a built-in light for the LCD display, as it is difficult to read. (I purchased a little LED clip-on light used for reading books and it works great.) Make sure to clean the chromed part of the flywheel with rubbing alcohol to remove all the sticky residue from the packing tape, etc. I sprayed the flywheel rim that makes contact with the resistance pad with light silicone, which made it even smoother action. Since no instructions were included to assist in proper set-up of seat height, handlebars, distance between seat and handlebars, etc - it was easy to find all the required info by simply Googling "spin bike setup". It helped a lot. It would be better if the little wheels on the front floor stabilizer were larger, as it is a little difficult to move the unit around, especially on carpet. To move the unit around you only need to stand in front of the unit and push down on the handlebars so the little wheels will roll. All-in-all it works just as good as the spin bikes at physical therapy. I would certainly recommend this MaxKare Indoor Cycling Bike Trainer Spin Bike.