Exercise Bikes - Upright, Recumbent Bikes for Home Fitness, Indoor Gym Equipment, Seat Cushion, Touch Screen/LCD Display Options, Sole Fitness Models SB900, SB1200, LCB, LCR, R92, B94

As a mom finding time to go to the gym is close to impossible. I've searched for in home exercise equipment that meets my needs. Most important to me was finding something that was quiet. This bike fits the bill! It is so quiet that last night I was able to watch house of cards with my husband while doing a spin workout with our son sleeping in his room. No one was disturbed by the noise! I've had my bike on a trainer in the back yard for a few months but it mostly sat there because it was so loud! Next, I needed something that was stable. I hurt my knee so I've taken to biking instead of running or doing the elliptical. I've managed to fall off my bike on the trainer a few times getting on and off. This bike is stable. It is SOLID! It is so heavy (but easy to wheel around my tiled floors). It's really a quality product. I needed something with a computer to provide feedback about my exercise. Additionally most spin routines ask you to keep a cadence (or range). This bike has a computer which seems reliable (I am not so sure about the calorie output but the rest seemed reasonable). I'll wear my polar HR strap next time and comment possibly about the calorie output on the bike. The computer is easy to use and easy to set up. Speaking of set up. This bike was pretty easy to put together! My husband and I did it in about 30 minutes. It did take a while to get it out of the packaging. It was really stuck in there. Speaking of the packaging I had read before I bought this bike that it often came damaged from shipping. FedEx delivered our box open with holes in the box. It was clearly banged up. However, despite that the bike and everything was in perfect condition. We did have the speed sensor occasionally hitting the fly wheel but that was a small adjustment that we made. The styrofoam did its job in the packaging and I was shocked the bike was in such great condition. FedEx asked me if I wanted to refuse it - I am glad I didn't. Obviously I could have just gotten lucky but the bike did seem to be secured and protected despite damage to the cardboard box. I decided not to put the bike computer in the location as suggested by the instructions but rather put it lower on the handle bars. By doing this I can rest my ipad on the handle bars. I also have attached my iphone (which has spin class apps on it) to the bike using a Brica Phone Pod (http://www.amazon.com/Brica-64012-Phone-Pod-Gray/dp/B005SPZG6K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393784251&sr=8-2&keywords=stroller+iphone). All in all I am overjoyed with this purchase. I did a lot of research to try and make sure I bought a quality quiet bike and I feel like I have succeeded with this purchase.

Great bike! I am so excited about riding this bike. It is so smooth when shifting speeds AND extremely quiet! I love that I can adjust it in multiple ways. I was pleasantly surprised that I can connect to my Fitbit charge 6. I just start riding, turn on the bike’s display, set my Fitbit to spinning, and watch my Fitbit til it asks if I want to share info with my Sole bike. It is a bonus that I hadn’t expected. I love this bike! Best spin bike I have ever ridden! (FYI I have ridden many different spin bikes including a Peloton bike.)

Short story: ordered this bike after lots of research, reviews ,etc. since it had a 40 pound flywheel, Kevlar belt (quiet ride) and the computer shows kCAL, RPM, time, distance ridden and syncs with polar HRM (among others) and you can personalize info with gender and weight. Received it within 1 week. Issue 1: box was destroyed, but took delivery anyway from UPS and would not have been able to ship back in it. Would think a product of this weight and cost would have better packing. Box was torn in several places to about half way down and styrofoam was broken into numerous pieces. Issue: 2: Foot of bike was slightly bent where the support foot/ bar goes. Husband was able to carefully straighten it so we could attach the bar. Assembly was fairly easy, with our own tools. About 1/2 hour total time. Issue 3: flywheel is drop forged stainless steel, (I think) and was warped like a melted vinyl record. Noisy and made ride wobbly. at least 1/ 4 inch off true. I filed out registration and complaint form on SOLE web site. Heard from them in 1 day ( WAHOO!) and they sent a new flywheel out that day and the repair guy showed up on time . Replaced the first flywheel. Issue 4: Second flywheel was somehow even more warped. warped on two points. Even repair guy was amazed. Issue 5: new flywheel lacked the magnet required to generate info for computer. Repair guy ( Assemblers Inc ROCK!) called Spirit (Sole supplier) while there and had them send Flywheel #3. Received flywheel # 3 very quickly and then arranged for same repairer to install this one. It as straight!!!! wahoo again! Issue #6: no magnet in this flywheel. A quick note on the Sole web page and phone call with Spirit and I was sent the magnet. It now works as it should. While it took about 5 weeks to get to this point, 2 weeks were due to my travel or the same assembly guys availability. I was willing to wait for him since he knew what the issue was. Also, Spirit sent shipping return labels for Fed Ex returns on the warped flywheels. Both Spirit and Assemblers Inc were great to deal with. Sole was quick to respond via emails. Bike is very quiet, easy to adjust and gives a great workout. Seat is hard and more sized/designed for men. I strongly suggest a different seat or seat pad. Padded bike shorts are a help also. Bike is heavy, about 150 pounds and very steady, even at RPMs of 120 + or when standing and pedaling. Do NOT have to crank up TV/ music while riding. Can hold normal volume conversation, if so desired. Both seat and handlebars are adjustable forward, backward, and vertically, pretty much infinitely. Husband is 6' 7" and can ride this bike if set at max on seat height. Feels a little wobbly to him in that position. I am 5'7" and have no issue with the adjustments. I would buy this bike again, but hope no one else has warped flywheel issues!

We have owned this bike for about 2.5 months, and we absolutely love it. I was a regular runner, but started having persistent ankle issues. I like exercising alone, so group spin classes are not my think. But, I thought a spin bike at the house would be a great way to get some intense, low-impact cardio workouts - the Sole SB 900 has been amazing! I looked at 5-6 options - and did a lot of online research. The Sole SB900 is often referenced as a great, solid bike for the money. I can't agree more. I am using it 3 days a week for workouts between 40-60 minutes in length. My wife has started spinning on the bike as well - and she loves it too. She now uses it about 2-3 times per week - so together, we are using it almost daily. Very happy with this purchase. The bike is very easy to assemble. It would be helpful to have a second person with you just to hold it or position it while you attach the floor supports. The computer is pretty basic - it will show you time, MPH (or kmh), estimated distance, RMPs, and estimated calorie burn. I purchased a Polar H10 Heart Rate monitor (also from Amazon), and it works flawlessly: this H10 paired automatically with the bike's computer, and I can use the same HR monitor to pais with the Polar Beat app on my Android Phone. For the most part, the bike is very quiet. Occasionally, I will hear a clicking sound - but it only lasts for a few seconds at a time. I can't seem to replicate it or cause the sound doing anything specific on the bike. The bike is solid and sturdy. The seat is REALLY comfortable (for a bike). And the handlebars are solid and comfortable. For maintenance, I just wipe down the frame with a damp towel after each workout - and the directions say to wipe down the side of the flywheel with WD-40 once a week (which I do). The tablet holder is nice - I usually just put my phone there to view my heart rate on the Polar Beat app. Highly recommend.

I have had the bike now for 6 months. There is rarely a day that goes by that at least one of us is not on the bike. Typical ride is 45 minutes. We are also avid outdoor road cyclists. Where we live, traffic makes riding outside after work dangerous, so this has been a GREAT option. Previously we used an old road bike on a trainer. I simply quit using it because it took too long to change the bike - I am 5'9" and my wife is 5'3". I am glad to be able to cycle daily again. Surprisingly there are numerous mediocre and poor reviews. Primarily they center on: lack of usefulness of the resistance knob. Some complain it does not work. Neither did mine. In shipping, the wire between the magnet and the tension knob may come apart. Simply remove the bodywork and place the wire back in the receiver. It takes about 5 minutes to remove the body work and 10 seconds to fix the wire. I called Sole and they stayed on the phone while I did this. That was the only problem. The other complaints were about how far you had to turn the knob to notice an increase in resistance. That is true and I think its a benefit. It takes about 10 full turns to go from ridiculously easy to Col de Tourmalet hard. Plenty of settings in between. NOT like a cheap, noisy spin bike with only a few settings... One said it was too heavy. Why didn't you read the specs before you bought it? The heavy flywheel also makes it durable, quiet, efficient, and have a great range. You're probably never going to move it anyway. If you need something that goes in and out of a closet - this is not for you. Some said it was a lengthy process to reset the monitor. I guess if you call pressing the right button while the unit sits on total time for 3 seconds lengthy... This is a great piece of equipment and was nearly half the price of the Keiser - the only other I would consider after MUCH research. I expect this to be more heirloom than disposable. There really aren't many things made like this anymore. CONS: Not a portable machine - it needs a permanent home. The monitor unit could be more robust, but if you're serious, you probably already have some Garmin device you are going to use anyway. PROS: Should be able to leave this in your will to someone. Virtually maintenance free. Extremely quiet. You really won't need to raise the volume on your TV while you watch the Tour de France on your DVR. Incredible range of resistance adjustment. Ability to pedal backwards with resistance (like on an elliptical) and exercise different muscles. You change out the pedals and seat just like on your outside bike easily. And the best of all - it takes about 20 seconds to make 4 adjustment to go from my wife to me (there are marks on the sliding elements, but we highlighted them in permanent marker for old eyes) I would give it a 6, but 5 is as high as it goes

Let me start by saying, if you plan to buy this bike, buy it from the manufacturer and not Amazon. Amazon had it dropped off in front of my garage door without even a knock on the door to tell me it's here. This bike is heavy and trying to get a 160lb bike upstairs by yourself isn't easy. Okay enough venting. The only spin bikes I've used are the ones in the gym, so that's all I have to compare to. The Sole SB900 is every bit as solid as those bikes. The bikes at the gym use pads for resistance and this bike uses magnets, so it always feels like there is a bit of resistance even at the lowest setting, whereas the ones that use pads don't. I'm fine with that, I'm using it for a workout not to chill out. The lowest resistance isn't bad, it actually feels like the resistance you'd get from riding a bike on a smooth level road. Set up is actually quite easy, since the bike is mostly put together you really only need to put on the stabilizing bars, handlebars, pedals and computer console. The computer console has just about everything you could need. The console synced with my heart rate monitor as soon as I put it on, no syncing or anything was required. I have one of those chest strap monitors from Walmart so it's not one of those really high end Garmin or Polars, so if it works with this one it should work with most others. Since the bike uses a belt rather than a chain it's pretty quiet. That's a really nice feature. The handlebars are very solid. The seat is actually more comfortable than the gym bikes, but it's still a bike seat so some people may want a gel pad. I'm good without it. Now some of the not as good points, there is a slight clicking sound as the wheel spins, it's not that loud and when the TV is on I can't hear it. The wheel speed transmitter is wireless, so it requires batteries. Thats fine except that you have to unscrew the side panel to get to it. It'd be nice if there was a small door to get to it so that I don't have to dismantle anything to change the batteries. There are 6 screws and it comes right off and goes right back on, no major hassle, so as long as the batteries last a while. If I had it to do over and was about to buy a spin cycle, I would most definitely purchase this one again. I think I'm going to be really happy with this cycle. ** Update ** I think something may have gotten shifted during shipment. I pulled the side panel off and did a minor adjustment to the emergency brake pads. The clicking sound is gone and the resistance has been lighten, considerably. Still a 5 star bike.

Received the bike within five days of ordering, much quicker than the 2-3 week window originally estimated. The box it came in looked like this was rolled down a hill for a couple of miles, company should consider packing these better. Amazingly there wasn't a single problem with it. Assembly was very straightforward and could probably be done without the very well documented instructions, but follow them anyway - took maybe 30min to put all together. The thing is built like a tank and the heavier flywheel, at this price range, is a plus. The few preprogrammed exercises should be more than enough for most people, but you can also create a few as well. The heart monitor in the handles, the fan, convenience of cup holders, ipad, phone, etc holders and bluetooth connectivity to the Sole app on your phone are all very welcomed. Moving this around is easy with the sturdy wheels, though can't imagine needing to move this regularly. At 6ft, was able to find a comfortable position - tilting the seat angle slightly back helped incredibly with confort. Overall a really nice device for the price. I picked up the 2020 model for $600, but there is an upgraded version for $1000 which I could not justify the difference for basically the same model with a few incremental updates.

I needed to replace my old exercise bike (it was a sole too). I wanted a magnetic bike to reduce the noise during my workout for the other in my home. Sole is pretty much the only company that makes a magnetic resistance bike that doesn't require an online subscription. There are a lot of built in programs and you can customize them as templates if you want to change resistance or duration of the built-in programs. The bike is quiet and was easy enough to put together and get setup. Where the bike falls short are: 1. wobble, this bike is made for hardware floors. If you are on carpet, and add a mat to help protect the carpet, you will have quite a bit of wobble when riding especially during low resistance times and you may peddle faster. It's not enough to feel like you are going to fall off, but if you are using the built-in wireless charger you will find your phone moving off the charging area a lot. I've given up trying to use the wireless charging on the bike. 2. Software options, while there are a lot of built-in programs and you can customize them. it's not easy to get to your customized templates. I can favorite the main program, but not the customized template. This results in me going through a couple different menus to get to my main workout program. Minor gripe, but makes me wonder what's the point of allowing favorites if you can't favorite a template. 3. Sole Support, this is by far my biggest gripe and why this bike gets a 3 out of 5, it should be a 2.5 in reality. Sole does not answer questions posted to via their support page. I contacted them before before and after my purchase and they never responded. I was able to get answers to my pre-purchase questions thanks to reviews. My post purchase questions have yet to be addressed. At the time I purchased this bike, it was priced at $1500. I just finished my 60th workout on the bike and I am over 1000 miles on the bike. Overall I am glad I got it. My current gripes with it are deal-able. My main concern is if I have a warranty issue and I need to deal with Sole's non-existing customer support.