I'm not familiar with Airdyne bikes, but do they not offer resistance like a recumbent bike? Are you able to go as hard as you'd like on this bike?
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Jim, The Airdyne uses a wind turbine so the resistance is proportional to peddle speed. Not sure of your fitness level but at higher revs it provides a challenging workout for arms and legs. If you want to maintain a fixed peddle speed and vary the resistance this is not the machine you want. Jim
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The resitance is based upon your speed. The Airdyne creates " air resitance" with the wheel based upon how fast you pedal. The higher your pedal speed the higher the resistance. There is no way to set a restance level . I have ridden various airdynes in excess of 30000 miles over the years and have never felt the need to set a resistance level.
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With this bike is there an adjustment were you can have handle bars not move and just ride bike like you are outside.
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The Airdyne does give an excellent workout! You are able to go as hard as you are able and it does get more difficult the faster you go. It gives an excellent upper body workout when you don't use the peddles. I use it daily along with the treadmill. 30 minutes on the treadmill and 25 minutes on the bike. ( 10 minutes upper body only and 15 minutes combined upper and lower bady.
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The resistance is not adjustable, but it seems to be plenty. You can certainly go as hard as you like. To see if it's for you, you need to try it out before buying. I love mine and it gives me a great workout including upper body.
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I can tell you that the device is simple in design: the pedals and handle bars drive a large fan. You cannot adjust the force as you can on a rowing erg, for example, but the harder and faster you pedal the greater is the resistance to the air, giving a very strenuous work out. If you pedal slowly, the resistance is less and gives a gentler workout. To me it seems a brilliantly thought out and built machine, and gives lower and upper body workouts simultaneously, as hard or as gentle as you prefer. Hope that helps to answer your question.
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The bike gives a fantastic workout - very smooth and no constant adjusting to increase resistance.
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At $650+ I agree that you definitely want to do a 'try before buy'. We found one at the local sporting goods shop (Sports Authority). A recumbent bike only specifies that the rider is placed in a laid-back, reclining position. That is not the case here, you are upright. The resistance that is provided correlates to how hard you pedal -- the harder that you pedal, the more resistance. The marketing hyperbole describes it as "infinite wind resistance". The added benefit is that the bike provides a cooling effect from the wind turbine - increasing the comfort of your workout.
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Yes, you can work as hard as you can. On the exercise bike at Anytime Fitness. I can go for 20 minutes and no problems. On this one I can go for 3 minutes and I am dying. I don't know if this helps.
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I can do it pretty easily... but I am a big guy. The biggest challenge is if the bike is on the side stand the angle is a bit difficult to navigate. It is very easy if someone stands and holds the bike vertical.
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like the bike a lot, should be OK for you, but I agree will not get you up a hill...you need more power...
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It's enough for 'Me'. It really depends on where a persons fitness level is. Specifying that you like a LOT of resistance, 'you' may want more, to be on the safe side. But again, 8 is a lot of resistance on this bike.
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You're not doing anything wrong at all. There is no forward momentum of you and your bike, so no glide. ...and Choirgirl, if you're using the rollers on carpet, that adds a lot resistance, too.
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Yes! I follow a spin class app while using mine, and there is a lot of out of the saddle work in the program, so I stand and ride quite a bit. No stability issues with the bike so far. I've had it a couple of months.
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Hi, Madeline. Hope it's not too late to help. I got the Active 20 and the seat adjustment is the same as a higher-end Schwinn that my friend has. They both adjust forward and backward only, but the seats slide at a downward, somewhat shallow angle. So there's no true 'vertical' adjustment--but a slight vertical change when you slide it backwards and forwards. It may provide little consolation, but the nature of recumbent bicycles means that your height in relation to the ground becomes somewhat irrelevant, as the most important rule to follow is the distance between your hips and the pedals. As long as you're not hyper-extending your knees (legs entirely outstretched when your foot is on the pedal farthest away from you), bicycle manufacturers think that the location of the pedals isn't important, as long as they're not above your heart. I'm sorry if I couldn't help you. One more thing, it's also bad to have your legs so cramped that your pedaling brings your knees close to your chest.
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The maximum resistance is not as high as you find with fly-wheel rowers. But this is not a strength training machine, and the resistance it provides is more than enough for a great cardio workout.
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Yes, I have a recumbent and regular bike and they both do well. It is very flexible with the length and height of bikes.
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Hi, My recumbent bike weighs 39 pounds and it works but I have to make sure it is balanced good. It would handle the weight but I think the length of your tandem might be a problem. If you have a sutable work bench it would probably work out better for you to get a clamp that will mount on that. With my recumbent, this vice is easy to get unbalanced especially if I pull a wheel. The clamping mechanism is adequate but not as good as the commercial metal units but who wants to pay that much money.
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I think the answers by others are good, but I say no. Go to a good sporting goods like Dick's or [my favorite] Academy Sports and try out theirs. I like my bike but if I was starting all over I think I might go for an eliptical machine.
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I have been able to do it, but you have the full weight of the bikes to worry about. If you are strong, you won't have much trouble.
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Unless you have back problems as I do you would probably enjoy this bike with the seat as it is. It just so happens the design strikes me right in the lower lumbar area in the very spot where rods were inserted a few years ago. My answer for the problem was to simply put a small pillow at a higher point on the back so it prevents contact with the seat back. Works fine. I might add; over the years I have used recumbent bikes (and other equipment) in gyms and find this one well worth the cost I paid. I expect many years of use.
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I have not seen a Schwinn Airdyne bike but by the name I guess it sounds like a stationary exercise bike. I am not sure if it can be used as a replacement computer console but let's analyse the possibilities. This bike computer uses 2 simple devices to activate. One piece of magnet to be fixed on the spokes of the wheel and another sensor to be placed on the fork. the distance between the magnet and sensor should be within 3 to 4 mm. A wire from the sensor will link it to the reader supposed to be attached to the handle bar. I have tried fixing it on a Strida Bike which does not have wire like spokes but flat broad instead. I have to improvise a little by drill a hole through the flat blade and attached the magnet with a screw and some epoxy glue. It's simple and wont take you more than 10 minutes job. If u find the distance between the magnet and sensor too far apart outside the readable range, simply insert some rubber studs below the sensor to raise the level before fastening it with the cable ties provided. I hope this helps.
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Yes, you can, resistance changes as you change gears. Be sure to order a block for the front tire so that the bike is level. If you don't the bike will slant down in the front.
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It took both my son and daughter to carry it in...awkward more than anything...but the bike is solid as a rock! I've ridden it since October and love it. I'm up around 245 and it take my weight easily. I do recommend keeping the air pressure at 60lbs or higher...it not only rides better, but the tires won't wear as fast. WTMI? Sorry :-)
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Gave wrong response - gave response to a recumbent bike I ended up purchasing for $250 - I have some back issues and couldn't get good posture with the handlebars using this product. For resistance, used the lever but agree it didn't change much so also used the settings on my own bike and gave plenty of resistance.