Is it possible to increase the resistance to make it more difficult to pedal?
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A Quote from the manufacturers website: "Exercise while you are sitting, watching TV or doing desk work. . . . Resistance exercise when motor is turned off. Adjustable speed."
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The cycle is designed to assist someone who needs rehab and needs assistance to help with movement. You can press harder than the motor is turning and there is resistance. But, primarily it is to help someone that needs to rehab a knee, leg, foot, hip, etc. and needs help with the exercise.
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No, not on this model. It has a dial that you can increase how fast it automatically pedals it for you.
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No. The only control you have is to increase or decrease the speed. It does the pedaling for you. We use it to maintain movement in joints, not to strengthen muscles.
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I didn't realize you couldn't put more resistance on it than cycle at it's own pace. But, hey it's movement, and I know I'll be using it more than the one which requires you to cycle it. It just would have been nice to have the option, when you felt a little more energetic. Ha But I just got my machine today and I need to post a question, may not be the right place, but does anyone have one that stops moving periodically. Just wondering if this one has a short, or it just does that.
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I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while the cycle moves their feet of hands around.Hope this helps I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while... » Read More I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while the cycle moves their feet of hands around.Hope this helps « Show Less
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I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while the cycle moves their feet of hands around. Hope this helps
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The unit may be used by different persons, as the length of distance from the seat to pedals is adjustable. In my experience, it may be used by persons between 5' and 6'1". It is also possible to adjust the resistance level easily
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I suppose you could do that but it would defeat the purpose of the product. I wouldn't recommend this product anyway, because you can't change the tension of the pedals. Fork out some dough and get yourself a real stepper.
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Depending on your cycling ability, yes it does. I don't notice the resistance until I have it all the way up and I'm cycling pretty hard.
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There isn't any way to adjust the incline, but the resistance can be adjusted quite a bit, which has a similar effect in terms of increased effort.
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Hello Barbara,Yes you can pedal with resistance, either way. I am in a wheelchair and use mine everyday. Really it has worked out great for me.
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No, you have to get off your bike and turn a knob by the back tire to change your resistance. I set my resistance as hard as it will go and use my gears on my bike to switch things up while riding.
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It can be done, although it's not necessarily the most comfortable pedaling. You'll definitely notice the lack of a larger platform under your foot, but I do it sometimes for short rides in a pinch.
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Just leave it at the lowest level of resistance... It's the same as pedaling backwards on a bike... Virtually a free spin with no resistance.
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No never. It's not safe to do that. Get a handicap approved pedal extension kit for DOT approved usage. These are for bicycles. http://www.drivemastermobility.com/pedals.htm
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You can. Or at least I can with my both handcycle and recumbent trike. As I shift up, it gets harder to pedal, just like out on the road. The resistance you set with the flywheel on the Cycleops is really road frictional resistance. The tighter the flywheel is pressed against your tire, the more it simulates increased road surface resistance, for instance the difference between doing the same ride using racing slicks versus knobby mountain bike tires or the difference between a muddy surface and a smooth one. Hope that helps some.
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You can continue to use it as is, but you cannot change the resistance. The fix MIGHT be relatively cheap, if it's the monitor. Mine failed when an internal component went bad, and it was impossible to get to. It ended up out on the curb.
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You probably have to loosen the screws that hold the pedals i place. I think if you loosened one side, and took the other side out, ther would be enough slack to put the belt on. Not sure, though. While you've got it apart, put a couple of round hobby magnets on the resistance shoe, increases the resistance.
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The resistance level and type of ride are set electronically on the instrument panel. The flywheel resistance is magnetic and gets harder for hills and mountains. You set the resistance level at 1-5 for each programmed ride, ie "ride in the park", "rolling hills", Pike's peak" etc. I've had no problems, nice smooth bike.
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It's consistent resistance throughout the ride. By shifting gears on your bike, you increase the resistance it's providing. You can use the front wheel blocks to give a little bit of climbing feel. CycleOps describes all this in more detail at http://www.cycleops.com/en/products/trainers/jetfluid-pro-trainer.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=160&category_id=3
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Yes. You can adjust the resistance manually or you can choose a pre-set program. Every workout session begins with the pedals at zero resistance.
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I don't know about "sbsolute zero" resistance but you can make it pretty easy to pedal. I have never tried to crank either way to extremes.