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Has anyone bought a recumbent bike from Walmart (the one for around $110 or so)? |
I need to know if it works well or how it worked out for you. I'm looking for an affordable recumbent bike to work out on. Thanks!! I know this goes beyond the scope of your question but I think it is important that you are informed. As a general rule, when the machines you see at WalMart are designed it is assumed that you will buy it, use it once or twice, then store it in the basement or garage never to see the light of day again. You'll also see these lower priced machines in other places to satisfy the person who wants to do "something" to exercise and not spend too much money. Buying a bike- any bike, including exercise bikes- from WalMart is a bad idea. Recumbents are very complex machines and as a result they tend to be verrry picky about how they are made on the inside- where nobody pays any attention. They also tend to have less-than-optimum components When selling exercise machines I relay these rules of thumb to my customers: 1) If the product costs less than $500, expect it to last approximately 100 hours.. that is 1/2 hour a day, 5 days a week for 1 year. Most of these units have a 90 day warranty. In order to use the warranty you need to contact the manufacturer (not the dealer) and fix it yourself with new parts supplied... many retailers (including WalMart to my knowledge) will not accept returns on items like this; 2) if it costs between $500 and $1000, expect it to last approximately 500 hours... 1 hour a day, 5 days a week for 2 years. Usually includes an in-home warranty of up to a year and occasionally has some dealer support; 2) If it costs over $1000 chances are there is an extended warranty and the machine is made for long term use, perhaps 5 years or more. This usually includes in home service at no extra charge. In the time you wear this machine out it is likely that a $500 machine would be replaced at least 3 times. So, what do I suggest? Save your money, buy a nice sweatsuit and a good heart rate monitor, then go walking outside. If you have a munchkin or 2 to watch, buy a jogging stroller. Walk or jog 30 minutes a day outside. If you choose to go ahead and get the recumbent, thats cool. Just print this answer out, fold it up, and tape it to the machine in an inconspicuous place. Once you start having problems and need to fix it, read this answer again. Hello, I have not bought a bike at Walmart but my brother has, against my advice. The thing is a wreck. Won't stay tuned, bad brakes, heavy as an elephant. I would recommend a used bike on eBay instead. I have bought about 7 bikes on ebay. From $85 10 year old bike to $2600 used titanium bike. I still have the $85 bike. I really like it. I just did 46 miles on it yesterday. It was a quality bike when new and still a quality bike now. I have repainted it and put some newer parts on it. I have about 2400 miles on the bike and have had it for about 4 years. Look for an old bike that had good quality parts. They would not put good parts on a bad bike. Bikes that have cosmetic blemishes like ugly saddle or torn bar tape sell cheaper and thouse are things you would replace anyway. Have fun |
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