Folding Pedal Exerciser – Mini Exercise Bike Under Desk Bike Pedal Exerciser with LCD Display for

Pleasantly surprised!
For this bargain price, I didn’t know what to expect, and I feel a bit sheepish at quibbling about the manufacturer’s cursory regard for its “user manual”. This “folding” exercise bike comes with a “Fixing Strap” (listed on this web page), which puzzles as to purpose or need. The user manual’s mention of the functions display module is inadequate; this module’s removal for eventual battery replacement should be better explained. However, the nicer surprise is how the listed “Accessories” is actually a thin, sized-to-fit, “rubber” floor mat which can keep the bike unit from sliding around on smooth floors, and it rolls up easily. The bike’s “rubber” feet aren’t grippy enough for uncarpeted floors, so the surprise mat is a fix itself. I use this compact folding exercise bike to sustain activity levels, while spending time in otherwise sedentary situations, not for strength building. So, overall, for me, this is good buy. YMMV, but I recommend it.

Casual: Yes, Intense: No
TL:DR If you want this for casual under desk peddling? It’s great, slow paced stuff is great, but if you are trying to do intense sessions, don’t get this.So I bought this as a space saving item to exercise, I want to lose some weight but I don’t have the room for full sized equipment and I’m on a fixed budget, got this, it came broken, (One of the peddles wasn’t connected properly and the clip was stupidly hard to get back on) But after 2 hours of my mother and I forcing the clip back into place I managed to get going, and it worked well, but after 2 weeks of constant use (1 hour a day intervals of relatively high intensity) The screen stopped counting. I can get it to come on with the button but it just goes right back out, doesn’t count cycles anymore. Also the resistance only stays tight for the first 20 minutes of cycling.

Exerciser
Excellent way to work my knees without stress, especially while working at my desk. Quite!

worked very well, exceeded my expectations
Ordered this as a temporary solution for my aging mother-in-law, who is overweight due to back problems and low mobility. I use a recumbent bike extensively (2-6 hrs/day) while doing computer work, so I didn’t expect much from this tiny substitute. However, I tried it out from an easy chair while watching TV and found it was almost 80% as useful as the recumbent bike, because it only has 20% less resistance. Thus upped my pedaling by 2-3 hours/day even while eating in front of the TV.We finally delivered it to Mom-in-Law recently and she loves it. With obesity, arthritis, badly pinched disc, and lung problems, she could walk only 5 minutes slowly without stopping, with arthritic pain and breathing problems requiring rest breaks. After a week of pedaling 5, then 15 minutes/day, she can now walk 15+ minutes without resting, walks faster, and doesn’t have the joint pain she used to have. Lost 2 kilos in the first week and 2 more the next 2 weeks.This actually works better for her at this early stage than a recumbent bike with seat (which I also bought her, but haven’t delivered), because she is so overweight (5′ 0″, 207 lbs when she started, 198 lbs now) that she couldn’t sit on a normal bike seat. This small folding pedaler can be used in front of a sofa or easy chair (which she currently needs because of her weight and shape).It also folds, so it fits in a suitcase if you are traveling or if your mother-in-law lives overseas.I wish I still had it so I don’t feel guilty watching TV.

So easy to assemble so easy to use and great excersize

I’ve been using this for about a month, and 3000 cycles per day. I loved it at first, but then I noticed a few things. The worse being how it ripped through socks. The gear on the pedal is too close to the edge, so my socks got caught in there. Once they got caught, there was no avoiding ripping holes to get the socks out. So I started to cover the foot holders with old rags. But those eventually got so full of holes that I had to change the rags. Another issue is the squeaking as I pedal. I don’t get how it can be so squeaky for a product that has been used for a month.Other reviews were accurate about the tension. When I increase tension it doesn’t do anything. When I turn the tension to the maximum, it doesn’t change anything at all.I don’t recommend this model.