Technogym Reviews

Technogym Bike - Excellent

I got the bike on finance but hesitated for months about whether or not to get it because it is a lot of money for me I was also deciding between this one and the Peloton bike I can honestly say that this is one of the rare occasions that I made the right decision The Peloton bike pales in comparison to the sheer quality and commercial standard of this bike It is a joy to use The screen looks huge and is clear and has so many options on it from outdoor to pre-recorded and live classes and even off-bike strength training classes on the screen The Technogym app which goes with it just has such a wealth of options classes programmes it is actually impossible with as little time as I have to explore them all and so far I have nowhere near taken enough advantage of this bike and it s extras such as yoga and weight training classes on the work out section of the screen and the app I can say it is 1000 worthwhile investment You need to wear padded cycling shorts as the seat is hard and will hurt your bum I had never used a spin bike before but I am told by friends who have that this is standard Despite never having used one before this bike is so easy to get going on The screen is all touch-screen the gears go up and down easily with one spin of the resistance dial and it displays the level on the screen The pedals have both cages for normal trainers and cleat-clip ins on the other side I got some Nike spin shoes and SPD cleats which was a whole new world for me and at first I found it impossible to clip in but then it just came to me and now it is easy You just have to stand up until they click The screen shows your heart rate if you have a heart rate monitor I bought a Polar H10 which connects perfectly It stores your workouts to the Technogym app and if you use the Polar Beat App alongside the monitor you can also link that app and it shares information with the Technogym app The bike tells you your distance and what percentage of your calories and work out were endurance fitness or fat burning You can link up your wireless headphones an Amazon Firestick or other media stick in the back the bike comes with Netflix on the screen as an option to watch whilst training as standard but doesn t have Prime or Apple TV etc but if you plug a firestick etc in the back of the bike screen there is a USB port you can access these One suggestion I would make is decide where the bike is going in advance and get the delivery people to put it there and set it up there as it is extremely heavy and hard to manoeuvre once it has been put down especially due to the large screen which you don t want to crack There are wheels on the front but you have to lift the back up to engage them and there is nowhere really to grip it to do this and no handle this is the one slight negative of the whole design Now that I have it in place I have no need to move it again but it was a nightmare getting it there The delivery drivers would have done it but I hadn t decided when they came where to put it and just told them to leave it in the kitchen It was delivered by two very nice friendly delivery men The seat and handlebars can adjust easily with one touch of a lever up and down or back and forward It is exceptionally well thought out and well made it feels like absolute quality You need half decent wifi so the screen doesn t look scrambled buffering as it works off the internet the same as Netflix or anything else and my sister who also bought the bike only had 1GB internet and this struggled until she upgraded now the display is perfect like mine You need to turn the screen on with a little button under it once the power is on the bike could use some instructions for initial basic set up to cover items like this which it didn t seem to come with But it is easy to figure out Once the screen is on and you have set up an account to log in with the screen remembers your name each time and you just click it to log in You can save multiple accounts on the bike in which case all the users names will be there when you turn it on The small amount of set up then is setting up an account which involves the usual process of user name etc It is worthwhile to download the corresponding app on your phone which pulls in the stats from any workouts on the bike as well as linking up with google fit apple health your step count etc and has so many different sessions on it such as strength yoga etc I would recommend this excellent piece of kit to anyone considering getting a bike and over the Peloton which I have also seen and is nowhere near as nice quality Also Technogym staff are so nice and accommodating They call to make sure you are okay and are easy to contact They even messaged me as an initial user of the app for any feedback and actually implemented my suggestions into the app I literally couldn t be happier with this purchase