UPDATE: Was charged $70 for the return of the bike so make sure you’re available—to reckon this all started to “save” money

Documentation is poor. Parts list includes 17 bolts and washers which are not included on the placard, or elsewhere, but there was enough hardware to complete the job.

Programming a user is frustrating, grossly inefficient, and abysmally clarified. Once you figure it out, it’s perfectly usable.

Blue on blue show is sometimes hard to read, but I am colorblind so this may not effect everyone.

The telemetry unit works fine.

I broke off a cover on the crank with my foot on the second use. Just a decorative thing, but another minor annoyance, e.g. I don’t reckon it should be built to break like that.

All-in-all a solid effort and I would recommend the machine, just be prepared for a few frustrations.

After having tried other brands I settled on this one due to how well it is constructed, ease of use etc.

I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because the instructions as to how to use it to get the most out of it SUCK! I wrote the company concerning this. It was *kind of* simple to initially set it up. (Don’t set it up for Guest if you are the primary user or it won’t save your workouts.) It is alot of guess work for me to go from going to my name then getting to the actual workout screen.

I’m sure I’ll figure it out eventually but, why should I have to? That should be Schwinn’s responsibility to have already figured it out for me to make my life a small more simpler!

Also, all the parts to place it together come on two pieces of card board with plastic over them to keep them in place. There are numbers etc. under each nut and bolt but none of these letters and numbers match up with the book to place the machine together. You have to figure that out for yourself by looking at the pictures in the book. Another Schwinn blunder. They could very easily have place a number under each nut and place that **same** number in the book.

Other than these blunders, I really like the machine and am getting lots of use from it! I hope to have it many years and extend my quality of life for many years to come.

Schwinn, get a clue. We don’t want to learn this machine by trial and error. Place together a better manual on how to use this machine. Don’t make me have to place one together for you!

No surprise, Amazon had the recumbent bike I was looking for, and nearly $100 cheaper than the local huge box sports store where I tested it out.

Shipping is the factor here in the competitive price. Regular shipping was around $70 for this bike through amazon, and if I was paying that, then probably simpler to just pick up the bike locally. But free shipping, well then it’s a no-brainer, right? I can wait a couple of weeks for the bike…

So I ordered the bike through amazon on 10/25. Nearly a month has passed. According to tracking, the bike arrived in Chicago (local hub) on 11/6. No call from the shipper, no way to contact them (CEVA?). Amazon wants me to wait until tomorrow to either cancel or have them ship another one. Ahh, just in time for the Christmas shipping rush. What are the odds I’ll get it this time? And apparently I just gave a $400 small term loan to amazon if all I do is get a refund.

Bottom line, in this case, amazon free shipping appears to be free because the package never arrives. Maybe not such a excellent deal. I reckon I’m going back to the huge box.

The delivery for my bike took 2 weeks (I bought it form Amazon and selected a free shipping).

Now, the process of delivery:

1) I received a post card in my mail box from “CEVA” (the delivery company).

The card said that my shipment had arrived from Amazon and they wanted me to call them back to schedule a delivery appointment.

They provided their phone and my tracking #.

2) I called them back the same day (around 7:15 PM !). The reception person was very nice to me: I gave her my cell number and requested that the best time would be a next day.

NOTE: She was very nice and she said that they would call me tomorrow ONE HOUR before arriving to my house.

3) The next day I’ve got the phone call from a delivery guy to confirm my delivery in one hour.

4) I questioned my boss a permission to leave 30 min later and by the time I’ve got home (approximately in 20 min), the delivery guy was already there

peacefully waiting for me.

5) The box was HUGE and IN PERFECT CONDITION !!! So, all events happened so smoothly: no drama, no heart pain – just the way things should be done in the USA (21 century).

I’ll update in a month how the bike goes. But prior of buying it from Amazon, I went to a local sport store and tried the floor model: that was UNBELIEVABLE BIKE: I just felt in like with it ))

The price was $599. So, I realized that paying $449 was very appealing…

I hope my comment will help someone to make a right choice…

The console electronic cable going the top of the front wheel hardware has connectors at both ends — they must be connected to the proper connectors, they are not the same configuration and are not interchangeable. So beware, the bike parts I received had this cable reversed so I was unable to connect the connectors until I removed the cable and reversed its “to — from” direction.

The text regarding the programming of a user is unsatisfactory, confusing, does not effective communicate to a reader.

When registering the bike, you must have its serial number, the serial number is located on the bottom of the front stabilizer, record it before you assemble the bike.

In sum, if you are looking for an outstanding recumbent exercise bike at a most reasonable price, I urge you to buy this bike.