Upright Bikes Buying Guide by The Exercise Bike Superstore

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Masai Fitness Upright Bikes —
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Body-Solid Upright Bikes — For over 20 years, Body-Solid has been building better bodies and improving the quality of life for people around the world. We are recognized worldwide as a leader in home gyms, strength training equipment, and cardiovascular products through our Body-Solid, Endurance Cardio, and Powerline Fitness brands.
Top pick: Body-Solid Endurance B2.5U Electronic Upright Bike
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Cateye Fitness Upright Bikes — Cateye Fitness has been engineering technologically advanced fitness equipment since the early 1980's. Cateye offers the user state-of-the-art technology and constantly strives towards the perfect workout.
Top pick: Cateye Fitness GB200 Upright GameBike
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Fitnex Upright Bikes — For over 20 years, the parent company of Fitnex has manufactured fitness equipment for some of the biggest names in the business. Now, it provides customers a direct product line that offers the best of both worlds - the highest-quality equipment, tested and engineered by one of the world's largest and most experienced fitness-equipment manufacturers, coupled with a pricing plan that represents true value.
Top pick: Fitnex B70 Commercial Upright Bike
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Hudson Upright Bikes — Hudson designs with the older user in mind, with easy-to-use monitors, featuring extra-large numbers and a lightweight easy-to-adjust frame. The Hudson Exercise Bikes are silent, smooth, and easy to operate.
Top pick: Hudson UE3300BD Upright Exercise Bike
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Kettler Upright Bikes — Since 1949, Kettler has grown from a small enterprise in Heinz Kettler's home town of Ense-Parsit, Germany into a world-wide leading brand in sports and fitness equipment with sales in 60 countries and over 3,000 employees. It continues to maintain its typically German standards of precision and quality to provide some of the fitness market's most beloved products.
Top pick: Kettler Axiom P2 Upright Bike
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Life Fitness Upright Bikes — Life Fitness invents, manufactures, and delivers the world's most advanced fitness equipment to both commercial and home markets. It is the global leader in providing industry-tailored solutions to world-class fitness facilities and training centers.

Los Angeles-based Global Fitness Inc., founded in 1992, specializes in remanufacturing elite exercise equipment from top-of-the-line brands including Nautilus, Schwinn, LifeFitness, Precor, and StarTrac. The company has 37 international dealers and backs all of its cardiovascular products with a full six-month parts and labor warranty and a full 1-year warranty on motors.
Top pick: Life Fitness Remanufactured 9500HRT Upright Bike
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LifeCore Fitness Upright Bikes — LifeCore Fitness has been in the industry since 1991, specializes in manufacturing only the best and most bio-mechanically correct equipment on the market. Its equipment is both eye-catching and innovative; LifeCore products carry over 100 patents, and its European designs are award-winning for their small footprint and attractive appearance.
Top pick: LifeCore Fitness 900UB Upright Bike
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Monark Upright Bikes — The Monark has roots that date back to 1910, when the first bicycle rolled off the production line in the County of Dalarna, Sweden. Monark is now world-renowned as the premier manufacturer of cycling ergometers, with their highly sophisticated training equipment in use everywhere from NASA's Johnson Space Center to the National Hockey League.
Top pick: Monark 928E Ergomedic Testing Upright Bike
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Motus Upright Bikes — MOTUS Co., Ltd. was founded in 1993 as a venture manufacturer of fitness equipment which includes treadmills, Crosstrainers ellipticals, bikes, steppers and strength training machines. With over 12 years of experience manufacturing high quality commercial treadmills, Motus is further engaged, a 10 year agreement in 1995, which was concluded with the National Sports Science Institute. The result is a cooperative R&D program which has ensured the latest trends and findings which is directly afforded to the engineers and product developer in real time without the need for special studies to be compiled only when required.
Top pick: Motus M660BUL Upright Bike
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Multisports Upright Bikes — With the tagline The Future of Fitness, Multisports continuously proves itself to be a leader in its industry. For almost 20 years, Multisports has been supplying fitness retailers with the best products available on the market today.
Top pick: Multisports Cardio-Cycle 5000U Programmable Upright Bike
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New Balance Upright Bikes — The idea for New Balance Fitness Equipment has been more then a year in the making. In 2003, New Balance and Fitness Quest's partnership created a line focused on innovation, ergonomic fit and biomechanical design, the latest interactive computer technology and superb manufacturing. New Balance, a world leader in high performance footwear and apparel, built its company on the philosophy -products that fit better, perform better - period. Fitness Quest is a leader in high quality exercise equipment and an industry innovator that is unmatched when it comes to fitness innovation, so the combination just made sense.
Top pick: New Balance 5100 Upright Bike
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Omega Fitness Upright Bikes — Design in Unique, Perform in Style - these are the Concepts that OMEGA Fitness Company established for. OMEGA Fitness is also emphasis in service and quality products to their customers.
Top pick: Omega Fitness CO-B152 Triangular D-7 Magnetic Upright Bike
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Phoenix Upright Bikes — Phoenix Health & Fitness is well known for its high-quality exercise equipment. Its parent company, Greenmaster Industrial Corporation has been a success in its industry for over a decade.
Top pick: Phoenix Bio Cycle II
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Proform Upright Bikes — Proform combines motivational electronics with innovative features to create products that help you get results. Proform is a brand of ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. - the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of fitness equipment, with 4,800 employees. The company, founded in 1977, is headquartered in Logan, Utah.
Top pick: Proform 450 UR Upright Bike
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Reebok Upright Bikes — Reebok is an United Kingdom-based ancestor company was founded for one of the best reasons possible: athletes wanted to run faster. So, in the 1890s, Joseph William Foster made some of the first known running shoes with spikes in them. By 1895, he was in business making shoes by hand for top runners; and before long his fledgling company, J.W. Foster and Sons, developed an international clientele of distinguished athletes. The family-owned business proudly made the running shoes worn in the 1924 Summer Games by the athletes celebrated in the film Chariots of Fire.
Top pick: Reebok 365 TR Upright Bike
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Schwinn Upright Bikes — Ignaz Schwinn, with his partner Adolph Arnold, incorporated the Arnold, Schwinn & Company - on October 22, 1895. Over a century later, it remains at the forefront of advances in fitness equipment and stands as the world's most recognized name in cycling.
Top pick: Schwinn Airdyne Upright Bike
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Stamina Upright Bikes — From its inception in 1987, Stamina has focused on supplying quality and value to the fitness and leisure markets. Over the years, Stamina has developed a broad distribution base, including mass merchants, sporting goods dealers, catalogs, internet retailers, and TV shopping networks.
Top pick: Stamina 15-5300 Magnetic Resistance Upright Bike
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Star Trac Upright Bikes — The international leader of commercial-quality fitness equipment, Star Trac introduced its first piece of commercial fitness equipment in 1974. From beginners to advanced athletes, Star Trac dedicates effort into fulfilling every part of the exercise experience by providing products that require little maintenance, endure constant use, and keep the user in mind.
Top pick: Star Trac S-UBx Upright Bike
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Stex Upright Bikes — Stex's corporate goal is to continue strengthening its leadership position in the fitness industry through the development of innovative products. It strives constantly to set standards for quality excellence, customer satisfaction, and product support.
Top pick: Stex 8020U Upright Bike
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Tunturi Upright Bikes — Founded in Finland in 1922, Tunturi is one of the world's leading and best-known manufacturers of fitness equipment. While Tunturi manufactures all kinds of innovative, high-quality, and affordable fitness equipment, the company had its origins as a bicycle repair shop- a fitting start for a premier manufacturer of stationary bikes.
Top pick: Tunturi E80 Programmable Upright Bike
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Price

Generally speaking, you get what you pay for,but all of these bikes have their own niche in the market. By exploring all of the market's angles, you should be able to figure out what you can afford, what you can afford to give up, and whether you just want the best your money can buy.

Under $200 Upright Bikes — If you%u2019re just getting into cycling or you don%u2019t have a lot to spend. You can get a surprising amount of bang for your buck with our Under $200 bikes. Their frames tend to be smaller and if you%u2019re an aggressive rider, you may want to step up to the sturdier pieces in our $200 to $500 bikes. Most, but not all, have monitors to track your progress and several offer an upper body component to balance out your workout.
Top pick: Stamina 15-5300 Magnetic Resistance Upright Bike
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$200 to $500 Upright Bikes — Bikes in this price range feature small to mid sized frames. All have monitors, most with basic read-out programming and heart rate display. If you%u2019re a bigger user or looking for lots of pre-set programs to motivate you, you%u2019ll want to take a look at our $500 to $1000 bikes.
Top pick: Schwinn 131 Upright Bike
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$500 to $1,000 Upright Bikes — In the $500 to $1000 price range you are going to get more robust frames ideal for heavier users or those who want an aggressive ride. Most of these also have a more deluxe monitor with advanced pre-set programming so you%u2019ll always be motivated through your workouts. However, most of these are still designed for home use, if you need a commercial grade model, take a look at our Over $1000 models for a better selection.
Top pick: Schwinn Airdyne Upright Bike
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Over $1,000 Upright Bikes — The majority of our Over $1000 bikes are designed for Health Clubs or Physical Therapist Offices. Health Club bikes are made to adjust to multiple users and withstand the wear and tear that accompanies them. Bikes suited to Physical Therapist offices feature precision monitor and accessibility for those with disabilities or injuries.
Top pick: Body-Solid Endurance B3U Self Generating Upright Bike
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Workout Programs

All of our Upright Bikes have a performance monitor. So the question here is what are you looking for from your monitor. Do you just need basic tracking of time, calories, and miles biked? Do you want to set your workout goals? Are you interested in Pre-Set Programs to motivate you through your workout? Or do you want an elite monitor with Interactive programming that'll make your workout time fly?

Count-Down Monitor Upright Bikes — For a little extra motivation in your training, you can choose a Bike that allows you to select your own basic goals of time, distance, and calories burned - then chart your workout progress as you ride.
Top pick: Monark 894E Anaerobic Test Ergometer Upright Bike
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Interactive Games Upright Bikes — For the most innovative in programming, these Bikes allow you to play video games on your monitor, but only while you keep moving. Great for kids or those who crave entertainment to get them through their workout.
Top pick: Proform 450 UR Upright Bike
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Pre-Set Programs Upright Bikes — Need extra motivation? We offer a select set of Bikes to switch up resistance levels and challenge you in the same ways - hill workouts, interval workouts, heart-rate-controlled workouts, and more - just pick the program, start moving, and try to keep up.
Top pick: Schwinn 131 Upright Bike
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Readout Monitor Only Upright Bikes — Want to see your workout stats without spending extra? Choose one of our Readout Monitor Only Bikes, which track basics like time, speed, distance, and calories burned.
Top pick: Kettler HT307 Upright Bike
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Heart Rate Measurement

A great cardio-based training tool that challenges you to train within customized zones. Heart rate monitoring has lately become one of the most popular training techniques of the fitness industry. Heart rate training includes two components: a monitor, which is commonly a chest strap, and a receiver, which provides console readouts when the monitor is plugged in. Our bikes come in one of three categories: Built In, Requires Accessory, and Not Supported.

Built-In/Included Upright Bikes — These bikes have both the hear rate monitor and receiver built right into the bike. Just place your hands on the sensors conveniently located in the handle and your heart rate will be displayed on the monitor.
Top pick: LifeCore Fitness 900UB Upright Bike
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Not Supported Upright Bikes — These bikes have monitors who don%u2019t have a heart rate receiver integrated in them. While this group does include our budget models, it also includes some of our high-end models with programming to measure you workout in so many other ways that you%u2019ll never even miss it.
Top pick: Cateye Fitness GB200 Upright GameBike
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Requires Accessory Upright Bikes — These bike monitors have the capability of displaying your heart rate. However, you need to use a separate wearable monitor to transmit to the receiver built into the bike. Most commonly, this is a chest strap, worn under you clothing, however they come in ear clip and wrist band styles as well. We%u2019ve included the receiver free when possible but for some you%u2019ll need to add the receiver on as an accessory when purchasing.
Top pick: Schwinn Airdyne Evolution Comp Upright Bike
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Resistance Adjustment

Almost all of our bikes have adjustable resistance, which means you can make it harder or easier to move the pedals. The higher the resistance the harder it will be to pedal and the more intense your workout will be. Some of our bikes require you to manually adjust the resistance via a knob, usually located just under the monitor. However, many of our bikes have built in computers that allow you to adjust the resistance a the push of a button on the monitor.

Air - pedal faster Upright Bikes — Air resistance uses a fan to create resistance - which means it responds to your pace, increasing resistance according to your pedal rate. Air models are generally big and sturdy, and so take up more space. The fan, while cooling for users, makes air bikes far and away the loudest option.
Top pick: Schwinn Airdyne Upright Bike
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Computer - push button Upright Bikes — These Bikes have a built-in computer that controls the resistance for you. All you need to do is press a button and the resistance will increase. This feature also allows for programming in which the computer automatically adjusts the resistance to take you through a workout.
Top pick: Schwinn 101 Upright Bike
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Manual - turn knob Upright Bikes — These Bikes are adjusted manually. In order to increase the resistance, you turn a knob, usually located just under the monitor. If you want a Bike that's easier to adjust, check out our Computer-Adjusted Bikes.
Top pick: Stamina 15-5300 Magnetic Resistance Upright Bike
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Handle Bar Type

When considering handle bar type you'll want to think about how you'll actually use the bike while riding. The type of handlebars you choose dictates that variety of positions you'll be able to ride in.

Multi Position Upright Bikes — The oversized handlebars on these models allow for a variety of riding styles. Not only can you use the normal seated position in which you can place your hands wherever they%u2019re comfortable, but you also have the options of a standing hill climb position with hands on the top portion of the handles or a crouched sprint position with hands on the lowest portion of the handle bars.
Top pick: Multisports Cardio-Cycle 3000 Upright Bike
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Straight Bar Upright Bikes — With our straight handled bikes will only be able to place your hands in one of two positions, on or off the handlebars. However, many of these feature additional upper body aspects. Whether it is swinging arms to engage the upper body or a turning feature that synches up with your video game system to play while you ride.
Top pick: Cateye Fitness GB200 Upright GameBike
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