Posted by admin | Posted in Home Health | Posted on 14-12-2011
- Recumbent exercise bike for the home with 16 resistance levels and 13.2-pound flywheel
- 12 workout programs, including 6 course profiles, fitness test, and custom workout
- Integrated grip heart rate system for easy fitness monitoring
- Ergonomic pedal design for efficient and comfortable pedaling; adjustable console and seat
- 300-pound maximum user weight; 5-year warranty on frame, 1 year on parts and electronics
Amazon.com Product Description
Get in shape at home with the comfortable Schwinn 220 recumbent exercise bike, offering a compact design and the feel of a more traditional outdoor bike while relying on core, stabilizing muscles to balance your body weight. Features include a 13.2-pound flywheel, 16 resistance levels, 12 programs, adjustable seat, magazine rack, and contact heart rate monitoring built into the handlebars. It also includes the following exclusive Schwinn features:
The Schwinn 220 recumbent exercise bike for the home. |
BioFit Comfort:
- Ergonomic pedal design for efficient and comfortable pedaling
- Adjustable console and seat
- Convenient step-through design
BioDyne Performance:
- Perimeter weighted flywheel for a true road feel, and smooth, consistent workouts
- Oversized stabilizers and levelers that are built-in for a solid workout platform
BioConnect Feedback:
- 12 workout programs, including 6 course profiles, fitness test, and custom workout
- Integrated grip heart rate system for easy fitness monitoring
Features & Specifications:
- 16 resistance levels
- 13.2-pound flywheel
- Eddy Current Brake (ECB) resistance system
- Fore and aft seat adjustment
- Magazine rack
- Transport wheels
- Switchable from miles to kilometers (KM)
- Maximum user weight: 300 pounds
The Schwinn 220′s exercise console (see larger image). |
An adjustable seat allows multiple users to exercise on the 220 comfortably. |
Manufacturer’s Warranty
5 years on the frame, 1 year on parts and electronics, 3 months on wear parts, 3 months on labor
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About Exercise Bikes
Despite the competition from trendy new fitness inventions, exercise bikes continue to be popular options for home exercise. They offer the same aerobic benefits of riding a bicycle at any time, in any weather, without leaving the comfort and safety of home. Exercise bikes don’t take up much space, require little or no balance or coordination, and can provide an effective workout for all levels of users, from beginners to serious competitors. While the same could be said for a number of other types of home fitness equipment, the exercise bike is one of the few that allows you to watch television or read a magazine while you work out. For many people, having convenient access to quality exercise equipment is critical to sticking with a long-term exercise program.
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Sale Price: $349.00
Total Costumer Reviews:(47)
this bike is quieter than a whisper, very smooth to ride and comfortable. i’m enjoying it very much.
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The word Schwinn has always meant quality to me and the 220 is no exception. Easy setup, love the fact I can increase or decrease pedal resistance. Being a big guy I find it quite comfortable.
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Schwinn has a reputation for making good low-end bicycles so I figured they could make a decent exercise bike. It took me about an hour to put it together and my only complaint about the instructions is I needed my reading glasses to follow them. All the tools you need are included but you will need a knife to cut open the shrinkwrap packaging all the fiddly bits come in. The bike is heavy so you should move it to its final location before assembling it.
The parts themselves are very well made – almost over-engineered. It’s very quiet (quieter than the fan I use to cool me) even when I’m cranking hard. I weigh 220lbs and I’m a long-distance cyclist so I can generate a lot of power but there’s no sign of flex anywhere. All the holes lined up and there were no parts missing (or extra) for me. A couple of nice features I didn’t realize I was getting is recessed wheels at the front and a grab handle at the back, adjustable leveling feet at the back, and a place to mount a water bottle cage (cage not included). If you don’t like the pedals (perhaps you prefer clipless) you can replace the ones that come with the bike with any regular bike pedals.
I found the operating instructions a litte confusing at first but I got the hang of them eventually. I really like the custom profile feature. This bike actually has more features than the exercise bike at my old gym. I say “old” because I dropped my membership. I was paying $410 a year for the gym and I only used the bikes so this exercise bike should pay for itself in only 10 months.
One other thing. I’m 6’1″ and I have the seat set roughly in the middle of the range. I think this bike would fit anyone between 5′ and 6’8″ height although it is a little awkward adjusting the seat so sharing the bike between people of widely different heights might not be a great idea. Overall, though, considering the quality, features and cost I have to say I am very pleased.
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This bike was easy to assemble and is easy to use. It has a broad seat and back and has proven to be a good alternative to my treadmill which I can no longer use because of degeneration of my spine due to arthritis. The recumbent bike has adequate support for my back and buttocks to keep from putting pressure on degenerating vertabrae. It has many adjustments for comfort. Moreover, once set to a program, it returns to that program for each subsequent use with just the touch of a button.
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great bike –easy to assemble but took a while to get the hang of computer,need some instructions on operation but otherwise you can get a very good workout
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