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Greetings!!!
I spent a lot of time reviewing many machines and watching videos and I finally decided on this one.
I have been riding recumbent bikes for 8 years and I have owned ones with lots of bells and whistles,
and just simple manual machines for setting your own loads for intensive training.
I just finished putting this together and it is a great performer. It has a very solid frame and the
magnetic resistance load goes from very light to extreme load. It will challenge anyone wishing for
a hard workout. The computer has the basics for letting you know distance, speed, elapssed time, calories
burned (approx. only), etc. If you are not looking for programmed routines and just want a good
manual riding machine, you will not be disapointed. I was very surprised at the solidness of this bike.
It is also very quiet and will not interfere at all with watching TV.
You get your money's worth and this is an excellent buy for this price. I paid $157.
It does take a while to put together, but it is all very clear and you cannot put the wires together wrong
due to their male/female connections. Do not feel intimidated by the assembly and take your time and enjoy the
experience. When you finally sit down on it you will not regret it.
I gave it 5 stars for the quality and ruggedness of the frame and the ease of use.
If you are looking for a manual adjust magnetic resistance recumbent bike for a good price to quality ratio you're here!!!
Update: July 25, 2012
I have been using this recubent bike for 2 weeks now. It is definately quiet. You cannot even hear yourself pedaling.I have been watching TV from about 18 ft.away. There are no problems noticed and you get a great workout. It will be a long time to ever conquer the magnetic resistance loading at #8 position and pedal 20 MPH. I am only in the 3-4 range and that is a good challenge. The display, even though not backlit, can be seen even in low light conditions due to the large numbered display. I am 5' 11" and the adjustment is just fine. I have it set on the longest position because I like to sit slightly lower. It seems then that it will favor shorter persons from there. I like the scan feature and I like to set a single function by just pressing the mode button until it is on the one I want. Also, the pulse sensor seems to work above average to the ones I have used on other machines. Without a doubt this is a great deal for the money. I will update this again in a few months.
Update: December 7, 2012
Season Greetings everyone!!! :)
This bike is still going strong like day one. The magnetic tension is awesome. More than enough load than you will ever need.
I use the moitor for speed,distance, time, etc. The calories burned is probably an average. Other than that if you are looking for
a good workout this is more than ample and was a great price, looking back. I am glad I bought this unit ove others I looked at.
The heart rate monitor seems to be more sensitive than other ones I have owned. I use it mostly to check my heart rate on cool down.
I love the fact that it is so quiet. No pedal noise or mechanical noise. You can hear the TV or Stereo and not even hear any pedaling.
Enjoy the Holidays and feel free to comment. I like to hear that people agree with my reviews. Best to Ya, jamie
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UPDATE: JANUARY 9, 2013
Greetings followers and potential "Newbees",
I hope everyone is starting the 2013 New Year out with good health and wishes.
I just wanted to update you on the performance of the bike and bring to light a couple of things I would like to impart based upon recent queries about the bike.
1) When adjusting the magnetic tension knob, each number has a detent that you feel when you reach a specific number. You can also set the knob in between the detents for a more gradual stepping between numbers, in case you were unaware or unsure about it. It will not hurt the machine. Simply put the magnetic tension is based upon the spinning flywheel (generated by your pedaling) and the distance a set of strong magnets is from the flywheel. As you adjust the numbers up the magnets get closer to the flywheel and the effect is heavier loading. The opposite happens when you adjust the numbers down.
2) Someone spoke about a "flex" in the center bar when pedaling. They were concerned that a "child-not very heavy" was causing this flex. The flexing of the bar is a matter of pedal loading to body pressure on the seat assembly. As you pedal, the pressure of your back/body on the seat and the loading from the push on the pedal with your foot storke causes an upward force on the bar while a resting or middle positon of the pedal stroke allows a realease of that force or allows a downward motion of the center bar. This flexing has more to do with pedal loading than body weight. The machine is designed to work within a range of loading and the length of the center bar (and guage of the channel stock) makes the difference of how much flex is induced into it. If the bar was 2 times longer between the front and rear bars,the flexing would be even more noticeable as the magnetic load is increased. The machine is designed to perform safely and reliably and the flexing is a normal physics phenomenon not to be concerned about.
3) Finally, I am enjoying the benifits of this bike and it has been totally reliable and extremely quiet to date. I find the best time to workout is in the early morning when you are fresh and I always watch a TV program or movie while I do it. The time goes by and you can set the type of work load for heavy workout or just medium to light for the extended time of the show you are watching. You will be surprised how much better you can do. I watch the complete "Miami Vice" DVD package one episode at a time when I work out. The music and show are totally cool and it is a great experience/workout for my choice of entertainment.
Well, I will update you again soon... Warmest Wishes Everyone, Jamie
UPDATE: April 16, 2013
Greetings Everyone,
I have still experienced no problems with my Exerpeutic 900XL to date. I see by other reviewers that the larger percentage of buyers have been also very satisfied. I realize that on occasion, everyone experiences a "Lemon" and we all hope to avoid this type of experience. I also realize that certain characteristics of a particular design may not conform to everyone's liking. So, with that said I wish for everyone the best experience possible with this recumbent bike. I will continue to update my experiences as the bike ages. I will promise everyone the honest truth about the bike when and if it ever fails to perform at some time in the future I will inform you by a review and what exactly went wrong. Until then, I will see you at my next review. Please feel free to ask questions about it. I have my Email set to receive your comments and questions. CHOW! :)
UPDATE: May 5th, 2013
Greetings,
After reading some of the negative reviews on those who had problems with the grinding sounds after using the product for
some time I have a possible theoretical idea of its cause. As of today I have yet to experience any problem with the magnet assembly or any grinding sound. I only set my loading in the range of 1-4 on the magnetic resistance loading. So, and this is
JUST THEORETICAL, perhaps this is happening to those users who set much higher settings. The higher the setting, the closer the
magnet assembly is to the flywheel surface. Perhaps a failure occurs with time at the higher settings due to this. I have not
had any discussion with anyone who experienced this problem. So, if one was concerned that this may be a possibility they might want to check with someone who had this problem. Ask them what setting they were using when it failed.
I have had the setting up to 6 and 7 briefly to check it out but for most people, unless you are pedaling slow with the higher heavier load settings, most of us will never venture there for any period of time or at all. Most users probably stay at or under 4. I would predict that most are 2-3 range at a maximum 15-20 mph pedaling speed for periods of continuous riding from 1/2 to up to 1 1/2 hours straight. This is more than ample for the average rider, in my opinion of course.
If anyone reading this update has had negative results with the higher settings, I would like to hear from you so we all can benefit from the information and make better informed decisions on the type of equipment that will best suit our level of fitness.
I hope this update shed some light on this area. (All load settings may be okay and once in a while a bad assembly slips through.)
I can only report my own personal experiences so far and they may fall short on every possible situation. But for most riders, I think there will not be very many issues with this bike. The feedback from the "Masses" indicates this to be true so far.
One last bit of advice; Always start pedaling with the load setting at the minimum and rotate it up to the number you wish to be at. Do not start it at 8 and come down. ....$%@?Xz!
Regards until next update, Jamie
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I am in the middle of a diet and exercise program, and have been aching to get a recumbent exercise bike since the beginning. I am keeping a blog about my weight loss and mentioned it several times. My parents took note of it and purchased this for me for Christmas 2011. I was real excited when I got it home and put it together.
It assembled real well; it's straight-forward enough that for the most part you don't even really need directions. I used them anyway, though just for posterity's sake. It took about an hour and a half, maybe two hours to do by myself, and would've been quicker if I had been a bit more organized (half of that time was spent trying to find my tools again after moving to the next part).
It's very quiet, and the tension settings are easily adjustable. The seat is fairly comfortable, and as long as you have the adjusters tightened correctly it makes no noise as you ride.
The display is fairly simple; it displays the current distance, the time spent, your current heartrate, your mph, and how many calories you've burned for the workout. It also keeps a running count of your overall distance. It doesn't have any fancy programs or anything, it just comes on when you start pedaling. I like that because it's more like a real bike -just get on and ride!
The only issue I have is that adjusting the seat takes a little getting used to. There are three stabilizers for the seat, and I have yet to be able to adjust them without unscrewing them all completely and putting them back in. I'm sure that's just a learning curve thing though, and really doesn't detract from the experience at all.
Long story short, I've had an excellent time with this bike so far, and would highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for a relatively inexpensive bike.
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I was in the market for a piece of exercise equipment that would provide my wife and I with a good cardiovascular workout. Any additional benefit such as lower body, upper body, core was secondary to that. Also my wife is still recovering from leg injuries and she never really used an elliptical we bought before all that much. The elliptical was well over twice the price of the 900 XL and it broke just after a year. So I wanted a recumbent bike that was good but I did not want to pay for a mid or even premium priced one. I am also around 260 lbs. For all those reasons I decide to go with the 900 XL.
Set-up: We were actually very impressed by how the bike is shipped to you. If you open the instruction booklet you are likely to freak out by all the parts listed. But the vast majority of pieces are already put into the machine. Now you will have to take bolts out and then back in, but there were only 6 loose bolts. Where they reasonably could have done the construction before shipping and still fit the item in a box, they did. It took us about 2 and half hours. Including the one hiccup we encountered which took about 30 minutes. This was the tension cable set up. We had to get a wrench and loosen a screw. The instruction booklet does not tell you to do this. But after trying everything else this was the only other thing to try. We did that and then everything went smoothly. The instructions are straight forward and not a single piece missing. If we didn't need to loosen that screw all the tools would have been included, there is a handy `multi-tool' that handles everything needed.
The bike itself is a pleasure to use. It is very easy to get to my target heart rate and keep it there. The seat and back rest are both very comfortable. There is a `computer' and it is very simple but useful. You get elapsed time, speed, distance, heart rate (which seems pretty darn accurate), and calories which has to be a guestimate since you do not enter weight anywhere. The tension settings work and the bike goes from way too easy to peddle to way too hard (for me and my wife at least). There are NO programs. No hill programs, nothing of that sort. You can set the computer to count down time instead of up but that is about it.
The one big downside is if you have people of different heights who all want to regularly use it. The seat/ back rest is held in place by 3 knobs. You need to get all 3 out and all 3 back in to adjust the seat distance. Is this is a pain? Yes. My wife and I are luckily just close enough that there is a setting just slightly too short for me and slightly too long for her that does work for both. Also I would be remiss in not reporting a couple of things. One the manual says 300 lbs not 325. This is a big deal as the 325 kind of sets it apart. Also we called support when we were having the tension cable problem and they never called back. Not good. The warranty also might be misleading. It says 3 years but then right below basically says anything I could think the warranty might cover as 90 days. So I am not sure.
Given those negatives, would I still recommend it? Yes I would. For the price I am getting a very comfortable and effective cardiovascular workout . This is exactly why I bought the bike. Would I like some programs, perhaps. But without programs I still am getting the workout I want. The biggest downside would be people of different heights in a household who all wanted to use it. Would everyone get use to adjusting the seat? I am sure they would. Is it a deal breaker, not if you want a good, solid piece of exercise equipment that gives a good CV workout at a good price.
I did debate on 3 stars versus 4 stars. I don't like products that say one thing, 325 lbs on Amazon then you open the instruction boolet and it says WARNING maximum weight capacity is 300lbs. They should fix the listing or fix the manual but not leave people wondering. Also not calling back was not very good customer service and does not leave me with a lot of confidence should something go wrong. The manual is also very evasive as to what is actually covered up to 3 years versus 90 days. I can usually parse that out, but not the way the company choose to word it. However right now it is working great for us, was exactly what I was looking for, is quiet and fun to use, so 4 stars.
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The bike was received damaged as two of the sensor wires were severed/cut probably due to the metal pieces in the box. Also scratches on both sides of the plastic front main frame. Amazon will be replacing the bike.
The warranty states that the product is warranted to be free from defects for 3 years, BUT goes on to state that all parts and workmanship, including upholstery, foam, ball bearings, pulleys, cables, shocks, all tension mechanisms, wheels, pedals and hardware are to be free from defects for 90 days. Therefore, you can surmise that you only have a 90 day warranty not 3 years very deceptive.
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After careful studies of a bunch of different recumbent bikes, I decided to try the Exerpuetic 900xl through Amazon. I ordered on Sunday and recieved the bike on Wednesday in excellent condition! Packaging was excellent as well. I was a little skeptical about the assembly because of some of the reviews other consumers left. Maybe I am just a super handy woman, but I put this bike together unassisted in under 1 1/2 hours while baking cookies and doing laundry! Please don't let other consumers negative experiences with assembly change your mind to another brand. The directions look intimidating, but if you just read them while looking at the parts they are pretty self explanatory. The manufacturer did all they could to minimize consumer assembly by having all but a few bolts installed in the parts when packaged. The wiring is a piece of cake if you just look at the ends closely. I cannot say a lot about the computer program yet as I have only used the bike 5 times for 10 mins each so far. Everything works perfectly though and I look forward to finding time to be on it a whole lot more. This is a great bike at a great price through Amazon, and free shipping to your door! Thanks Amazon!
