Cycling & Rowing Machines

The King of Exercise Bikes?

Advantages: Excellent range of functions, comfortable, easy to use
Disadvantages: I think its a touch expensive at £200

...for home use. Unfortunately the York C201 fits into that bracket, needlessly expensive to achieve the same results as much cheaper bikes. Here is the reason for my annoyance: PHYSIOLOGY Cycling is specifically designed to work out the lower half of the body. In particular the focus is on the quadricep muscles (Thigh's), the hamstrings, the calf muscles and the gluteals (your bottom) Cycling is also one of the best forms of a cardiovascular endurance ...
...half the price of the York C201. York C201 FEATURES Mains powered 16 levels of computer controlled magnetic resistance Hand grip pulse sensor 17 user programmes (12 preset, 3 HRC, 1 manual, 1 user) Multiview large LCD console Flywheel weight: 4kg Transportation wheel Self-levelling pedals, pedal straps Maximum user weight: 125kg Dimensions: 97 x 141 x 55 (DxHxW in cm) Product weight: 30.4kg Large padded seat with height and reach adjustment ...

Logan33 17.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of York C201 Anniversary Upright Cycle

cycling but going no where

Advantages: great excercise
Disadvantages: uncomfortable seat

This excersise bike is great for the price, it has a sensor in the hand grip that monitors your pulse wholst you are on the bike, has a screen which is quite big so very clear to see that you can check what your pulse is, how far you have cycled, calories burned and how long you have been on the bike. There is a black dial further down from the handle bars that allows you to change the resistance at the same time as riding the bike so you can make ...

noddytiger 11.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of York C102 Heritage Upright Cycle

Row Row Row your boat gently down your lounge

Advantages: All the functionality of a much more expensive machine at half the price
Disadvantages: Same as any air rower, a touch noisy

...in the gym, namely the Horizon Fitness Oxford II CS Rower. My first review was on the impeccable but expensive concept II rower, the benchmark for all rowing machines. The concept II comes in at over £1000 and is really pitched at the advanced/elite rower. However the Oxford II CS costs in the region of £400 making it a more affordable option, but is it any good? Logan investigates. PHYSIOLOGY Perhaps the biggest misconception of rowing is the fact ...
...rowers, I was just hoping Horizon could buck the trend. They didn’t. Nevertheless, The Console was easy to use and navigate. Be warned you need two AA batteries to power this console. Feedback: Time, heart rate, distance, calories, strokes, counter (per minute). I think this is why I like rowing most of all. The consoles are pretty much standard so you know the types of variables you are dealing with before you use the machine. I often get lost ...

Logan33 12.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Horizon Oxford 2 CS Air Rower

Goes Rusty

Advantages: Quiet, good basic range of training sessions
Disadvantages: Goes rusty

...after buying and having the Life fitness people install the equipment, some of the external screws went rusty. The Life fitness repair person said oh yes you need to lacker these as sweat is quite corrosive to the metal. Unfortunately I was not told this when it was installed, they are not done automatically by the manufacturer. He was instructed by his supervisor that he was not to replace them. There get out - apparently a dehumidified out-house ...
...the screws that went were right in line for this. Other equipment from other manufacturers has not suffered in the same way. Given the Life fitness attitude, if you can avoid them do - I bought about 5000 pounds of equipment from them and this is how I was treated. ...

Andy010170 27.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Life Fitness C1 Upright Cycle

A decent in-front-of-the-telly magnetic exercise bike

Advantages: Low cost magnetic resistance bike, pretty sturdy for the price
Disadvantages: Seating position not necessarily the most comfortably, not great for shorter people!

My previous exercise bike of many years (mostly used as a clothes horse, but more recently brought into service in a determined attempt to get fitter and thinner) recently broke. Specifically, its resistance strap wore through and the ride became more like freewheeling down a hill than anything more energetic. With this in mind I decided to go for a bike with magnetic resistance. I settled on this one as, not only did it fulfil my criteria of a magnetic ...
...was also foldable, and storage space is an issue in my house. As is usual in my reviews, I'll discuss my reasons for my ratings in the 'Specific Criteria,' and include and extra section of general comments. Durability At £79.99 (when I bought it) this was the cheapest magnetic resistance bike I could find, which didn't fill me with high expectations about the quality of the product. I'm pleased to say that I have been pleasantly surprised- ...

temporalbandit 21.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Pro Fitness Foldable Magnetic X Bike