Customer Reviews

Confidence Stow A Bike Foldable Exercise X Bike

5 star:		(48)
4 star:		(44)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

This bike makes an excellent introduction into the world of casual exercise, especially if you're afraid to jog in public without looking like a plonker. Installation is fairly simple, and the bike is fairly small and almost silent at lower resistance levels. This means it'll happily fit in the corner of your room, ready to be pulled out and given a spin in seconds.

Considering the price of other bikes this one has performed wonderfully for the money - I've been using it for several months, around 3-6 days a week. As I'm a beginner, I have no need for fancy heart rate monitoring or chocolate syrup resistance values, so this bike has been more than satisfactory. Regardless, the £60 value does eventually betray itself: one of the foot straps snapped off after a few weeks of use, even barefoot; and the speed meter is hilariously inaccurate, jerking from 21 to 25 to 32 in a couple of minutes, but never reading anywhere in between.

Ultimately if you're looking to exercise, weigh a reasonable amount (the bike has a max weight of 250b or so) and don't want to spend too much money (or don't know if you'll stick with it!), this and a set of cheap dumbbells will have you set for a while. Recommended but expect to upgrade within a year or two.

Not a bad exercise bike but the seat doesn't go up very far so if you have long legs don't even bother with this bike. I'm 5'4" (163cm) and my legs easily reach the peddles with the seat at the maximum height. it is quiet, but as another reviewer has already mentioned, it's still quite bulky when it's folded up. it's not bad though for the price and I don't think there's very many smaller exercise bikes out there.

Ordered late evening, 18th Feb, arrived early afternoon, 20th Feb, very fast delivery!.

THE USER;
Female, 57, 5ft 4ins, 9 stone, short legs, very unfit, very little stamina. Daily casual use, starting with 15 min sessions and building up. Machine will have light use.

THE BIKE;
I unpacked and assembled it in 20 mins, never looked at the instructions as I expected to. Extremely easy to assemble, but used my own grippers with a couple of bolts. Sits in the corner waiting to be used, taking very little space, so may never need folding away. This is a sturdy machine, and right for the money.

BIKE USE;
Comfortable to use, I have the seat at its lowest but may take it up a notch or two, to allow a bit more leg stretch. Initially I set the resistance to lowest but soon scaled up, eventually to its highest, which will work for me, if I want any more punishment then I shall pedal faster/longer!. I chose not to attach "computer", so can not comment on it.

I have used the bike 5 times already, it is great, very pleased. So, if like me, you want to improve your fitness, then this bike is an excellent start.
BUT, anyone looking for hard/punishing training needs to avoid this bike, as it really is for mild/moderate exercise.

I've been using this bike for about a week now and it's been fantastic. Was able to set it up and did 25 miles on my first day, made me incredibly happy. As some other users have stated in their reviews, the resistance is a little low. I am an absolute beginner so it will take me awhile to reach the top setting but can easily imagine getting there somewhat soon and having to upgrade in a year or so. Since the bike was so affordable, this is fine by me :) I would definitely recommend this to people who are new to exercise bikes.

This is a really good beginners bike. I'm not very fit but I find the resistance levels perfect and at 5 foot 4 the height is fine and my partner who is 6 foot plus can ride fine too.

I agree with other reviewers that the instructions are not particularly helpful - my advice is to just use common sense and it'll go together fine!

The ride is very smooth and the display shows all you need - all in all a good little bike and very well built for the price.

I have this bike, its great! Sturdy and strong and super quiet. Folds up nice and neat can get in cupboard when not in use, resistance is plenty strong enough but if you need more resistance - its simple, wear ankle weights!

A sturdy and simple machine,very suitable for beginners and silver surfers like me.Easy to assemble and operate.Welding a bit crude but in no way affects the working of the cycle.Altogether an excellent purchase at this price

This is a good, sturdy exercise bike for someone who doesn't need extras. Easy to assemble - it took about 20 minutes. Comfortable and easy to adjust. For someone looking for a simple bike this would fit the bill. The price is just about right at £59.99, I wouldn't pay the displayed previous price of £99.99.

My bike arrived today after only 2 days of ordering it . It only took 15 min. to put it together and it was not difficult to do . As an overweight 64 year old female I find this a very comfortable bike to use and can already tell I'm going to enjoy using it ( while I watch TV ) and after just 5 min. use I felt my heart pump a bit faster , so I look forward to getting a bit healthier . I can use it first thing in the morning or any time that suits me as, I'm a lazy so and so when it comes to going for walks ( hate any other kind of exercise )
It's QUIET , which was my biggest concern and it folds nicely , but not completely flat , but ok for storing behind a door or in a corner .

So far very , very happy with my purchase .

Absolutely brilliant basic exercise bike designed for people seeking regular exercise without being fanatic about it. The simple computer is easy to use and gives sufficient information to maintain general fitness.
This bike is very easy to assemble and although at first glance it appears some nuts and bolts are missing, on closer inspection everything is present and correct and in the right places.
The saddle is soft and comfortable to sit on, which to me is most important. There are around 9-10 levels of 'resistance' to work against and the bike stands stable when in use.