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Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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Well I just wanted to give my advice to anyone who is considering a home spinner bike.
My partner just bought us a Kaiser M3+ and it is a top notch bike! I have never worked out with spinner bikes and I am an avid bike rider and I was blown away at the smoothness and ease of increasing or decreasing the resistance. It has very interesting resistance technology. Anyway it will kick your butt!
I absolutely love the Keiser bikes! Their resistance system makes it easier for you to go by the numbers and also for spin instructors to suggest the required tension to the class. Just an awesome bike, hope you really enjoy it
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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I love spin biking - I do it at the gym 3 times a week and a class once a week. I'd love to have one at home. How much?
My partner paid 1800 for it. But to me it is well worth it if you use it 4-5 times a week for the rest of your able life! It is so smooth and changing the resistance is beyond easy. It is a great bike to have for the serious workout folks.
Does anyone have experience with the Proform line? I've seen the commercials throughout the Tour De France coverage, but I've never tried these bikes.
Looks like there is a new version of it this year - some additional gadgets and such.
I personally am not familiar with it but there has been discussion and input on RoadBikeReview.com about it. Most of the discussion is that the screen and features can be motivational to some extent but they are not worth the cost of the thing. Many avid cyclists are purists though so take the discussions with a grain of salt. They suggest rollers but for those not man enough for that, a trainer. Going beyond a trainer would be ludicrous to the purists.
I understand the benefit of such contraptions to mortals but personally, I find it easier to identify with the purists.
$1800? Wow and ouch. I'll stick with my good 'ol much less expensive but effective trainer. I guess I would say that the pros use rollers and trainers when they train indoors. I'll stick to what the professionals use and their coaches recommend.
But if one isn't going to actually ever ride outside and doesn't own a bike, I guess considering something like that stationary bike is worthwhile.
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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Looks like there is a new version of it this year - some additional gadgets and such.
I personally am not familiar with it but there has been discussion and input on RoadBikeReview.com about it. Most of the discussion is that the screen and features can be motivational to some extent but they are not worth the cost of the thing. Many avid cyclists are purists though so take the discussions with a grain of salt. They suggest rollers but for those not man enough for that, a trainer. Going beyond a trainer would be ludicrous to the purists.
I understand the benefit of such contraptions to mortals but personally, I find it easier to identify with the purists.
$1800? Wow and ouch. I'll stick with my good 'ol much less expensive but effective trainer. I guess I would say that the pros use rollers and trainers when they train indoors. I'll stick to what the professionals use and their coaches recommend.
But if one isn't going to actually ever ride outside and doesn't own a bike, I guess considering something like that stationary bike is worthwhile.
I ride both outside and on my new spinner bike and I get very different results. The spinner is a really good workout. I have never used one but I can tell you it certainly will challenge you.
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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I love spin biking - I do it at the gym 3 times a week and a class once a week. I'd love to have one at home. How much?
How long do you spin when you work out?
I go a hard 30 minutes and it is so different than a hard 30 minutes for outdoor biking.
It works my cardio good
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