| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Exercise Bikes
I was in Goodales Bike Shop, in Nashua, the other day and noticed
their exercise bikes. They have a Panasonic Pana-Plus that you
pedal and exercise your upper body at the same time. It even had
a heart monitor to record your pulse rate. It had other monitors
that displayed your work load, speed, and distance. It had an
adjustment on the hand grip to easily let you adjust your pedal
tension. I was so impressed with the bike and its quality that
I thought someone might be interested. It was priced somewhere
around $600 - $650. Quite the machine!
don
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| 527.1 | Lifecycles are the best! | SYSENG::BITTLE | Tue Feb 28 1989 21:37 | 16 | |
I use a Lifecycle where I work out and am very interested in purchasing
an exercise bike for home use. The feature the Lifecycle has over
most all other exercise bikes (actually all that I know of) is that
the resistance changes automatically (simulating hills). In addition,
it is relatively quiet.
However, these machines are big $$ !! The Lifecycle 6000 (the one
sold for home use) retails for $1598. I just saw an ad in American
Health for a CA company which advertises 42 months of paying $39/month
with 0% down and 0% financing, including delivery to your home.
Has anyone heard of better prices or someone selling a used one?
thanks,
nancy b.
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| 527.2 | ZONULE::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Wed Mar 01 1989 08:18 | 6 | |
Just a thought, you might try to contact some of your local health
clubs to see if they are getting rid of one. Since I have been
looking into joining a new health spa, I've been noticing a trend
towards Biocycles over Lifecycles.
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| 527.3 | VELODYNE | USMRM5::MREID | Wed Mar 01 1989 13:47 | 11 | |
If you're considering paying out big bucks for an exercise bike,
then I'd suggest that you check out the Schwinn Velodyne before
you buy the Lifecycle.
You use your own bike with the Velodyne (like on a windtrainer),
and I believe it's the closest thing to actually riding outside.
I've been on both Lifecycle & Velodyne, and the Velodyne is superior
in many ways (my opinion!). The cost is about the same as a Lifecycle.
Schwinn dealers should carry them. I've been on the one at Chelmsford
Cyclery in Chelmsford MA.
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