Thinking about this for a present for someone who likes to do spin classes but has no desire to do the real thing at this point in her life. How’s the quality and what would be my other options out there for spinning bikes?
I’ve had a cycleops pro 300PT for the past 2 years … its quiet, durable, very adjustable and lots of output data including watts. I’ve been quite pleased with it and use it a fair amount to augment my road time. I think its a lot better than the revmaster. I will also add that I personally would never purchase anything that had Lemonds name on it … just my personal feeling as I know others may feel differently.
Dave
Yea, I agree with you on the LeMond name. I am not crazy about purchasing anything with his name on it either. Can’t stand the guy for obvious reasons. Thanks for recommending the Cycleops.
Kettler is another one to look at along with CycleOps. Keiser has some nice “gym” quality spinning bikes with less bells and whistles than most home units will have. Lemonds are probably the best gym bikes. There is something called an E-bike that is not common in the states but others rave about them.
These things are pretty easy to find used if you are not too picky.
Perhaps the “orginal” Spinner (Schwinn)
Was at Jonny G’s last night!
I’d put the RevMaster WAY above the Schwinn Spinner. But then again, I’m looking at it from the perspective of some one who wants to try to duplicate an aero position as closely as possible. The Giant looks a lot like the RevMaster.
StarTrac V-bike is another good option. Might even have been what the Revmaster was styled after…very similar in design.
I bought mine after taking a spin class when the rage all started. I hunted out the bike I rode in class and bought direct from StarTrac. It’s look has changed slightly over the years (fly wheel looks a little different) but still looks to have all th same features and if it’s quality is the same, it’s bullet proof.
You’ll also find V-bike is one of the better bikes for fit. You can make micro adjustments for all positions.
I also prefer the tension knob on the V-bike over the Revmasters. Revmaster you really have to make full turns to crank on the tension, the V-bike’s knob is much more responsive. It just gives you a better sense of control of where you’re at on tension.
Both are very similar and probably two of the better “spin” bikes out there…the plus of the Revmaster, it has the option of a very nice computer which is motivating when you’re working out…even if it’s just for fitness.
Softride makes a nice spin bike at a good price. It has sdjustable magnetic resistance and measures speed and caloric expenditure. I don’t think it measures watts, but you may be able to estimate the wattage based on the speed.
Most definately…I was just giving another option.
I teach spinning on the Johnny G spinners and a class that uses rev masters at another gym. I’m not a big fan of the rev master because it’s belt driven and doesn’t really give you the same feel as a chain driven bike. I’m not in love w/ the Johnny G spinner either but I think it gives you a more realistic feel.
If I were in the market for one of those, I’d buy the cycle-ops that someone else mentioned.
Has anyone tried the softride indoor bike? The price listed is half of the entry cycleops!!
I am still looking for a spin bike for my wife for Christmas. I am leaning towards the Star-trac Elite or Spinner Pro but I recently came across a line of spin bikes called “Multi-sports”. Does anyone know anything about them? I looked at the Giant Tempo as someone recommended as well as the Softride indoor bike. I like the price of the Softride but it didn’t have wheels on the front for easy moving and I am concerned about the longevity of the company. I thought Softride was going out of business. Any other recommendations?