Looking For Reliable Indoor Replacement Recumbent Bike
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Looking For Reliable Indoor Replacement Recumbent Bike
I am looking for a indoor recumbent replacement bike.
Over the course of multiple years I had purchased two Weslo Pursuit 510 CS Recumbent Cycles at multi party estate auctions. Before coronavirus struck, when no one was looking for such equipment, and I picked them up $2.50 each. I've even seen name like-new brand treadmills that originally cost $1,200 + go for $2.50 simply because there was no one at the auction that wanted them.
These bikes lasted multiple years each. These bikes use a tensions cable that is connected to a manmade linen friction strap that tightens against the internal flywheel to provide resistance. This strap eventually wears through and breaks and hasn't been sold for years.
A temporary duplicate strap I created fixed one of the bikes for a while but it also broke. One would really need to have a custom strap made by someone with access to industrial materials and equipment which of course would cost a lot.
Upon looking at reviews on Amazon I was amazed at how bad the reviews are. Practically every single bike rated four or more stars has from 2% to 12% bad reviews. Even expensive name brand bikes have unbelievable defeats such as peddles repeatedly coming unscrewed. Many reviews site poor warranties and non existent technical help.
Many of the product descriptions are obviously not even written by someone with a native understanding of English - more like a native understand of Chinese. That does not give one a great deal of confidence any of the bikes - they seem like a bunch of junk.
The Weslo was no top of the line bike mind you. I believe it was originally prices at around $200 circa 2004 (about $289 adjusted of inflation).
Requirements:
As my elderly parents will use the bike from time to time I'd like to adjust the bike by moving the seat back and forth as opposed to having to move the actual frame as with the Weslo. Having to resize the frame would be a little to much for my mother.
The bike has to be a recumbent design with padded seat cushions (not hard plastic seats). I previously had a back operation for a ruptured disk its been getting worse again. Unfortunately such surgeries are not currently being offered due to coronavirus. Using a standard bike with a small saddle seat that requires you to hunch over the handle is way too painful.
I am not interested in using a bike that requires a monthly service to access training classes or requires the use of special shoes to clip into the peddles. The less bells and whistles the better for my parents.
I unit has to offer actual light to hard resistance. Although I have a pain from a ruptured disk my legs are still very strong from other previous and current physical activity. A lot of the consumer complaints I read detailed defective resistance mechanisms on bikes that offered no real range of workouts.
Over the course of multiple years I had purchased two Weslo Pursuit 510 CS Recumbent Cycles at multi party estate auctions. Before coronavirus struck, when no one was looking for such equipment, and I picked them up $2.50 each. I've even seen name like-new brand treadmills that originally cost $1,200 + go for $2.50 simply because there was no one at the auction that wanted them.
These bikes lasted multiple years each. These bikes use a tensions cable that is connected to a manmade linen friction strap that tightens against the internal flywheel to provide resistance. This strap eventually wears through and breaks and hasn't been sold for years.
A temporary duplicate strap I created fixed one of the bikes for a while but it also broke. One would really need to have a custom strap made by someone with access to industrial materials and equipment which of course would cost a lot.
Upon looking at reviews on Amazon I was amazed at how bad the reviews are. Practically every single bike rated four or more stars has from 2% to 12% bad reviews. Even expensive name brand bikes have unbelievable defeats such as peddles repeatedly coming unscrewed. Many reviews site poor warranties and non existent technical help.
Many of the product descriptions are obviously not even written by someone with a native understanding of English - more like a native understand of Chinese. That does not give one a great deal of confidence any of the bikes - they seem like a bunch of junk.
The Weslo was no top of the line bike mind you. I believe it was originally prices at around $200 circa 2004 (about $289 adjusted of inflation).
Requirements:
As my elderly parents will use the bike from time to time I'd like to adjust the bike by moving the seat back and forth as opposed to having to move the actual frame as with the Weslo. Having to resize the frame would be a little to much for my mother.
The bike has to be a recumbent design with padded seat cushions (not hard plastic seats). I previously had a back operation for a ruptured disk its been getting worse again. Unfortunately such surgeries are not currently being offered due to coronavirus. Using a standard bike with a small saddle seat that requires you to hunch over the handle is way too painful.
I am not interested in using a bike that requires a monthly service to access training classes or requires the use of special shoes to clip into the peddles. The less bells and whistles the better for my parents.
I unit has to offer actual light to hard resistance. Although I have a pain from a ruptured disk my legs are still very strong from other previous and current physical activity. A lot of the consumer complaints I read detailed defective resistance mechanisms on bikes that offered no real range of workouts.
