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Awesome bike, great value!
By KatieMac on Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
This is a fantastic bike for the money! Set up was super easy, took me about 30 mins total including unboxing. The ride is incredibly smooth and totally silent. It’s got a small footprint which is really great if you are in an apartment or have limited space. All the tools are included and there are very few parts in the assembly. I’ve not set up the app yet, but will give the free trial a try. One thing to note, this bike comes standard with a racing seat. Racing seats are not designed for comfort, so if you’re not used to them you have a couple options- swap out the seat, or get cycling shorts which have padding in the butt. I am not a fan of the squishy seats, as they are wide so if you stand up for climbing, stick with the seat this comes with and do yourself a favor and invest in a good pair of cycling shorts. You should also note that everything is adjustable - take some time to try different riding positions before you judge this bike as it can make a difference. I’m 5’ 8” and it’s perfect for me, and I could see this working for anyone between 5’ and up to 6’4” which is a pretty big range for a bike. This replaces an old chain spin bike that I’ve had for a decade and wow, what an upgrade. It’s everything I’d hoped for at a quarter of the price of the fancy bigger name spin bikes. Echelon makes other fitness equipment including workout mirrors, so it is not some fly-by-night company. I’ve been looking for a solid bike for about 6 months and did a lot of research befor investing; I’ve shifted from running to cycling to save my knees and so definitely wanted something high quality. The build feels super solid and as I said, the ride is smooth and comfortable. Can’t wait to add this to my daily workout routine. Excellent value and special thanks to the Amazon delivery person who brought this up to the 2nd floor to my apartment door- thank you for going above and beyond!
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83 people found this helpful
UPDATE: app got an update and bike resitance is restricted
By Jenny on Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021
Update 7/25/22:I've been using this bike for a while now and have enjoyed it for the most part, but they just updated the app in a way that completely messes up the way that I've been using it. They're trying to force people who've already paid 500$ on a bike to get their $35/month subscription.Basically, what they changed is that you now have to not only have the echelon connect app open and connected to the bike to be able to change the bike's resistance, but it now has to be front and center on your phone. So as soon as you switch to the video you were watching while biking on any other service, you cannot lower or increase resistance. This may seem like a small change, but it makes it virtually impossible to use any other exercise video service than what they want to sell you, which is overpriced and appears to be poor quality. Instead of making their video service better and more affordable to customers who've already given them hundreds of dollars, they try and force their customers to subscribe by restricting their access to the built in features of their own products.This is where we're headed. Companies will be doing this more in the future. Please do not buy this product - we cannot support this.My advice is to find a bike that is "stupid" and not bluetooth or wifi connected at all so that you will be certain that the features will be available to you in the future. I would not buy this bike again and honestly I'm contemplating selling it on craigslist and upgrading to a schw**n ic3 when I have the money. It's a better bike all around (my local spin studio uses them so I've tested them) and they won't do this crap because you don't even need an app to use it.If you're really set on this bike, fine. It's usable and the physical components seem to be reliable. But on principal, we should not be supporting companies that are deliberately designing products so that they can control our use of them and force us to spend more money AFTER we buy them. Big tech already controls so many parts of our lives through our phones and apps. For our sanity and privacy, some devices should really be kept simple.----------------------------I just bought this a few days ago and assembled it yesterday, so I can't comment on how it is long-term. The only competitor I can compare it to is the one they have at the spin classes I do in person (Schw***). So I can only compare it to a much more expensive bike. The crazy thing is that it really does compare. It feels really solid when I'm on it. I weight about 150 lbs for reference. My bf is 160 and he said it felt solid too.It is surprisingly quiet but not silent. The resistance is very smooth, especially by comparison to the bikes I've used in spin class (they are also magnetic resistance but they are not as smooth feeling... not in a bad way though--hard to explain).One downside is the echelon fit app. I don't have the subscription so i don't know if that'd change anything. For some background, you have to use this app to connect to the bike to see your #s--resistance, distance, time, etc. My biggest issue with it is simply that they put promotions for their live classes in the background. I don't really get why paying $500 for a bike isn't enough money to at least use the main features of the bike ad-free.Otherwise, I honestly love the bike. I was going to buy the walmart version of this but after reading some reviews and comparing based on looks too, this one is clearly better.
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