I convinced my company to purchase some additonal spinning bikes for our corporate gym. We already have a few lifecycle types but now they are will to spend a few grand on spinning machines.
Recommedations? I would like to get something that helps simulate road.
Whist not a great proponent of Spinning - I have tried several over the years. The one I like the best is the Model made by Greg Lemond. Plenty of adjustment and replicates fairly well a road or tri position.
I have a Schwinn Spinner at home that has done me well over the years with minimal maintenance. However, those LeMonds do look pretty snazzy and it seems they have more variables in position and extras like power meters and various handlebars options. BTW excelsports.com has been running a special on these machines for awhile, they are worth checking out if you don’t go directly through the manufacturer.
Get a Kettler Ergoracer it has a computer interface so that you can use software like Netathlon and have virtual rides and also race people online.
Money is not really an object for my company so want to get something of high quality. Those Kettler’s look nice. Anyone ride one?
I really like the Kettler we have. It has a 40 lb. flywheel so it is very smooth. The resistance is adjustable between 25 and 600 watts. It also has a few programs and it even has heart rate programs and it comes with an ear clip monitor and a chest strap with a receiver.
Velotron.