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The fitness exercise bike offers a Watt precise, joint-gentle training at home
buying guide: Exercise Bike
Ergometers are such popular items of fitness equipment and with good reason: working out is particularly easy, it is comfortable and it is gentle on the joints, and the machines are very space-saving. In principle, ergometer training works like riding a bicycle. First, the saddle is adjusted correctly, then the user gets on and pedals - depending on the design of the ergometer, various programmes can be set and the sitting position can be changed. Ergometers are aimed at a wide target group of home athletes: they are just as suitable for losing weight as they are for improving fitness or top speed. Thanks to the joint-gentle rotation and the finely adjustable resistance, they are also perfect for getting back into training after injuries or phases of longer abstinence from sport.
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The cardiostrong exercise bike BX70i is equipped with an induction brake, which offers a very precise resistance setting and a comfortable training movement. Due to the deep step-through, the comfortable saddle, and those multiple adjustable sitting positions, a high comfort is guaranteed for a regular cardio training at home.
- electromagnetic induction braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 10 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 18, custom: 1, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Rated with 92.2% als "VERY GOOD" (A) in the online test of the ETM-Testmagazin (09/2015)Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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The Kettler Tour 400 exercise bike has, at its disposal, ae good ergonomics, a deep ascent and a sophisticated training computer, with its components providing you with effective training.
- electromagnetic induction braking system
- Output: 25 - 250 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 6 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 10, heart rate controlled: 1
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
- Ergonomics
- Smoothness of Rotation
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Discover one of the most high-quality, most loadable air resistance bikes on the market! Being perfectly suitable for cardio and cross training sessions, the Assault AirBike convinces as whole body training machine of the highest level, which makes your muscles burn. It is the perfect combination of an elliptical cross trainer and a bike upright bike.
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 8
- heart rate measurement: + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
- Ergonomics
- Smoothness of Rotation
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The cardiostrong exercise bike BX60 is an outstanding piece of fitness equipment for cardio training and weight loss. This exercise bike features a very smart choice of programmes and also allows the user to create his or her own programmes.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 9 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 19, custom: 1, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
"Very good" in the ETM exercise bike test 03/2017; Test winner of the exercise bike test (01/15) of the Swiss consumer journal Kassensturz and "absolute test winner" in the Fit for Fun 12/2015Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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Perhaps the weather outside is bad, or you don't have much time but still want to keep fit? Then the Taurus Exercise Bike UB9.9 is the perfect fitness device for you: easy to use, space-saving, comfortable and with a wide range of performance functions.
- electromagnetic induction braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 10 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 25, custom: 1, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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- Smoothness of Rotation
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The cardiostrong Excercise Bike BX50 offers very smooth, joint-friendly and silent use. The computer is especially simple to use and offers all relevant training information.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 9 kg
- Exercise programmes: 19, custom: 4, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
ETM Test magazine test result: GOOD (90.7%) - Issue 02/2015Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
- Ergonomics
- Smoothness of Rotation
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The new Ride 300 R recumbent exercise bike from Kettler offers people in training many advantages, when it comes to combining a effective workout with joint-friendly motions. The adjustable seat and the set backrest ensure ae optimum seat position during training and, with the easy-to-use training computer, you always have the most important parametress in view.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Flywheel mass: 8 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 10
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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- Smoothness of Rotation
- Stability
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cardiostrong enriches its fitness equipment series with the BX30, an exercise bike of wide-range equipment. The comfortable training movement is a quality feature of the machine and - in combination with the program variety and resistance levels - the training quality is emphasised.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 9 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 19, custom: 1, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Clear price-performance winner in the exercise bike test, the Fit for Fun 12/2015 judgesSport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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- Smoothness of Rotation
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The cardiostrong BX90 is an excellent exercise bike with a simple control via touch screen display. Thanks to the generator brake, it generates its own power and is independent of sockets. Due to its first-class workmanship, it is even suitable for semi-professional use.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 8.2 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD (extra large)
- Exercise programmes: 24, custom: 4, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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- Smoothness of Rotation
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Life Fitness presents a fitness machine for ambitious home use - the Life Fitness exercise bike C1 Go. The intuitive use of the training computer originates from the gym experience of Life Fitness over many years.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 13, heart rate controlled: 5
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (included)
- Chest strap for the telemetric measurement of the heart rate included
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
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- Smoothness of Rotation
- Stability
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The Kettler Tour 300 exercise bike is an exercise bike for each age bracket. Its high-quality training computer gives you access to a wide range of training choices.
Through memory for four people and 10 pre-installed training settings, individual use of the ergometres is really easy.- electronic magnetic braking system
- Flywheel mass: 8 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 10, heart rate controlled: 1
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
- Ergonomics
- Smoothness of Rotation
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The cardiostrong recumbent exercise bike BC50 convinces by a good smoothness and comfortable sitting position in the first practical test. The console is quite easy to use and getting on the machine is also very easy thanks to the low step-through. It's a beginner fitness equipment for gentle cardio training at an excellent price-performance ratio.
- electronic magnetic braking system
- Output: 10 - 350 W (RPM-independent)
- Flywheel mass: 7 kg
- Display of exercise profiles via LCD
- Exercise programmes: 19, custom: 1, heart rate controlled: 4
- heart rate measurement: hand pulse sensors + chest strap (sold separately)
- Chest strap for telemetric heart rate measurement sold separately
Sport-Tiedje Expert Review- Features
- Ergonomics
- Smoothness of Rotation
- Stability
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Ergometers are such popular items of fitness equipment and with good reason: working out is particularly easy, it is comfortable and it is gentle on the joints, and the machines are very space-saving. In principle, ergometer training works like riding a bicycle. First, the saddle is adjusted correctly, then the user gets on and pedals - depending on the design of the ergometer, various programmes can be set and the sitting position can be changed. Ergometers are aimed at a wide target group of home athletes: they are just as suitable for losing weight as they are for improving fitness or top speed. Thanks to the joint-gentle rotation and the finely adjustable resistance, they are also perfect for getting back into training after injuries or phases of longer abstinence from sport.
Purchase advice for exercise bikes: the most important facts about the popular fitness equipment
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- Train at home with the exercise bike
Why should I buy an exercise bike?
At first, we would like to explain you the advantages of an exercise bike in short, so you can be sure that the exercise bike is the ideal fitness machine for you and not just another category of equipment, as for instance treadmill or crosstrainer.
Exercise bikes offer some advantages for all users, being absolutely independent from age, fitness level or training goal. One of the biggest advantages of a bike trainer is the accessibility: There's no need of exercise to work out with an exercise bike. Those, who can sit down and pedal, can do an effective cardiovascular training, lose weight or train for the next triathlon.
Cardio training with an exercise bike is possible at any time. Just doing a few sessions a week will result in good successes for health or in losing weight - and for the general fitness. The training in the sitting position is very comfortable and mainly more joint-gentle than running. Hence, many healthy training programmes are developed according to the bike trainer.
Exercise bike with Watt control
The major difference between exercise bikes is the ability to control the resistance. The resistance can be manually controlled in levels or by the Watt value entered into the training computer.
Exercise bikes with Watt control have the advantage that a much preciser resistance can be set: you can decide to the Watt value and train to the intensity you want to. This lets you exactly measure your performance. Additionally Watt controlled training doesn't overload you. That's why Watt controlled exerise bikes, for example, are used often with rehabilitation measures.
Exercise bikes without Watt control loose the possibility for exact control over your training. Setting the resistance is available in levels over the keys or knob. They normally also have less setting possibilities and training programs as exercise bikes with Watt control.
Purchase advice for an exercise bike: Recumbent bike or exercise bike
At first, it is important to differentiate between two designs of exercise bikes: Recumbent bike and the upright exercise bike. The upright exercise bike is actually like a stationary bike. Saddle, pedals, handles - everything you expect from a real bike is included in an exercise bike.
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- Recumbent Bikes are
back-gentle exercise bikes
Seat adjustment
Your new exercise bike should be equipped with a height-adjustable seat. The more precise the adjustment, the better! Pleasy pay attention that the height adjustment has a scale so that every user can quickly find its best sitting height. The height adjustment should be as simple as possible, i. e., with a control knob or a lever. For a better seat adjustment, the seat should also be adjustable in horizontal direction - that means in the space between saddle and handlebar.
Saddle
The seat should be big enough so that everyone, who uses the machine, can comfortable sit down on it. The upholstery should be soft and thick so that long training sessions remain comfortable. The most comfort is offered by gel saddles. The saddle of many exercise bikes can also be exchanged. For instance, you can use your bike saddle on the exercise bike or exchange the saddle against another model. That's an interesting feature, when different persons train with the machine or when you want to cycle with a more sporty racing saddle.
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- Exercise bike with deep step-through
Frame and body with step-through
More and more exercise bikes models offer a deep step-through. Between the upright post and seat, the frame is not closed - so you can easily step through. For persons with limited mobility, a deep step-trhough is essential. It is also recommendable for all other users, because getting on and off is much easier.
Training control via pulse
Exercise bikes are great for losing weight. In order to make a weight reduction as successful as possible, the exercise bike should be equipped with the possibility of heart rate monitoring. A heart rate monitoring offers the advantage that you you can set a certain pulse zone. You achieve more effectively some training goals in certain pulse zones. The machine adjusts automatically the resistance so that you always remain in the set pulse zone. For instance, you train at 55 to 65 % of the maximum heart rate in the optimal fat burning zone. The following illustration makes clear which training goals can be best achieved in which pulse zone:
| Very easy | 50 - 60% | Health zone | Supporting health |
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| Easy | 60 - 70% | Fat buring zone | Activation of the fat metabolism, improvement of the basic cardio |
| Moderate | 70 - 80% | Aerobic training / Fitness zone | Improvement of the aerobic fitness, increase in cardio performance |
| Intensive | 80 - 90% | Anaerobic training / Anaerobic Zone | Improvement of lactage tolerance, training for maximum increase in performance |
| Maximum | 90 - 100% | Max training / competition zone | Improvement of maximum performance and speed |
Safety
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- An example of the Sport-Tiedje exercise bike test rating
Training programs
Training programs offer diversion and support you in achieving your training goals more effectively. Many programs are not really required. – it is usually a question of personal taste. We recommend at least one programme for controlling the performance via the heart rate, an interval programme as well as a small selection of pre-set profile programmes. Hence, new stimulations can be set in the training again and again and progress is quicker achieved.
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- Exercise bike console with hot keys
for pre-set profile programs
Ergonomics
An ergonomic design prevents signs of fatigue and avoids physiologically false postures. Details like the adjustability of saddle and handlebar, a deep step-through, the pedal space, and the general design of the machine ensure good ergonomics. Please find an overall evaluation of the ergonomics of all our exercise bikes in the Sport-Tiedje test rating. Furthermore, you can test exercise bikes at all our stores in order to find out which design of an exercise bike is best for you.
The handlebars
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- Exercise bike with a multi-grip handlebar
The training experience with an exercise bike
The concentric run or the training experience is closely linked to the ergonomics - a comfortable training position. Many small factors ensure a good concentric run, of it the workmanship and the material quality. We cycled with all exercise bikes and evaluated all exercise bikes according to the criterion "concentric run" in our Sport-Tiedje test rating.
Balance mass
We are often asked for balance mass. However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the weight of the balance mass of an exercise bike is not a decisive feature. The workmanship of the whole resistance system and its quality are much more important. A big balance mass might be a sign for a good exercise bike, but not necessarily.
Do you have other questions about exercise bikes - we are happy to give advice!
We hope that we help and support you with our purchase advice for exercise bikes to choose your fitness equipment. If you still have questions, please give us a call on our free service number, write us an email or use our Live-Support chat. When you want to test an exercise bike, we invite you to visit one of our several stores.
Good reasons to buy an exercise bike
Finally, we would like to summarise the most important advantages of an exercise bike for you:
- When you get an exercise bike, you train independently of the weather and time.
- The relatively small equipment is space-efficient and easy to use.
- The training is easy and motivating.
- Exercise bikes with Watt control offer a precise resistance level.
- Exercise bikes are easily "accessible": everyone, who can pedal, can benefit from the training!
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