Product Description

The Schwinn® 240 recumbent bike delivers a challenging workout in a relaxed position, with dual-position lumbar support. It features BioFit™ comfort with a padded ergonomic seat and an adjustable console. BioDyne™ performance offers a perimeter-weighted flywheel for a true road feel and smooth, consistent workouts, while oversized stabilizers and levelers are built-in for a solid workout platform.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #351 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Schwinn
• Model: 100170
• Dimensions: 26.00" h x 13.00" w x 67.00" l, 117.00 pounds

Features

• Recumbent exercise bike for the home with 16 resistance levels and 20-pound flywheel
• 17 workout programs, including 8 course profiles, target heart rate, 2 user profiles with custom workouts
• Telemetry-enabled, integrated grip heart rate system for easy fitness monitoring
• Seating system with padded ergonomic seat and dual-position lumbar support
• 300-pound maximum user weight; 5-year warranty on frame, 1 year on parts and electronics

Amazon.com Product Description
Save money on monthly gym fees and get in shape at the same time with the comfortable Schwinn 240 recumbent exercise bike. It offers a compact design and the feel of a more traditional outdoor bike while relying on core, stabilizing muscles to balance your body weight. Features include a 20-pound flywheel, 16 resistance levels, 17 programs, adjustable seat, and both telemetry and contact heart rate monitoring. It also includes the following exclusive Schwinn features:

BioFit Comfort:

• Seating system with padded ergonomic seat and dual-position lumbar support
• Adjustable console and seat

The Schwinn 240 upright exercise bike for the home.

BioDyne Performance:

• Perimeter weighted flywheel for a true road feel, and smooth, consistent workouts
• Oversized stabilizers and levelers that are built-in for a solid workout platform

BioConnect Feedback:

• 17 workout programs, including 8 course profiles, target heart rate, 2 user profiles with custom workouts
• Backlit, multi-color console for easy viewing
• Schwinn Advantage workout tracking, an easy way to set fitness goals and measure your progress right on the console
• Telemetry-enabled, integrated grip heart rate system for easy fitness monitoring

Features & Specifications:

• 16 resistance levels
• 20-pound flywheel
• Eddy Current Brake (ECB) resistance system
• Adjustable handlebars and console
• Walk-through frame
• Water bottle holder
• Reading rack
• Magazine storage rack under the seat
• Transport wheels
• Switchable from miles to kilometers (KM)
• Maximum user weight: 300 pounds

The Schwinn 240's exercise console (see larger image).

The 240 features a walk-through frame, allowing for easy access.

Manufacturer's Warranty
5 years on the frame, 1 year on parts and electronics, 3 months on wear parts, 3 months on labor

About Exercise Bikes
Despite the competition from trendy new fitness inventions, exercise bikes continue to be popular options for home exercise. They offer the same aerobic benefits of riding a bicycle at any time, in any weather, without leaving the comfort and safety of home. Exercise bikes don't take up much space, require little or no balance or coordination, and can provide an effective workout for all levels of users, from beginners to serious competitors. While the same could be said for a number of other types of home fitness equipment, the exercise bike is one of the few that allows you to watch television or read a magazine while you work out. For many people, having convenient access to quality exercise equipment is critical to sticking with a long-term exercise program.

Customer Reviews

Needed a low-impact cardio machine...
After months of trying to decide if we should buy an exercise bike, we finally bit the bullet. We went right down to Dick's sporting goods and even though they didn't have one on display, they did have one int he back. We bought the Schwinn 240 due to it being one of the newest models. Some of the things we really liked better were minor, but made the difference to us. The number of different programs were higher than the other models. Being able to remember a user's information was also a huge positive from other models where every time a different user uses the equipment you have to reset all your information. The cup holder not being under the seat but on the console made more sense and having the basket to store magazines and things just seemed neater. It took about 1.5 hours to assemble. Hint: A couple of the parts were already on the bike which was confusing when comparing to the parts list. The model is nice looking, smaller than our elliptical and easy to move around with the wheels. I haven't had it long enough yet to know how it will hold up, but it's very sturdy, very quiet and seems like it will last for a long time.

Schwinn 240 is GREAT!
I just purchased the Schwinn 240. It is the first exercise bike I have ever owned but have used others my friends had. This machine is light years ahead of what I've used before.

After having tried other brands I settled on this one due to how well it is constructed, ease of use etc.

I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because the instructions as to how to use it to get the most out of it SUCK! I wrote the company concerning this. It was *kind of* easy to initially set it up. (Don't set it up for Guest if you are the primary user or it won't save your workouts.) It is alot of guess work for me to go from going to my name then getting to the actual workout screen.

I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually but, why should I have to? That should be Schwinn's responsibility to have already figured it out for me to make my life a little more simpler!

Also, all the parts to put it together come on two pieces of card board with plastic over them to keep them in place. There are numbers etc. under each nut and bolt but none of these letters and numbers match up with the book to put the machine together. You have to figure that out for yourself by looking at the pictures in the book. Another Schwinn blunder. They could very easily have put a number under each nut and put that **same** number in the book.

Other than these blunders, I really love the machine and am getting lots of use from it! I hope to have it many years and extend my quality of life for many years to come.

Schwinn, get a clue. We don't want to learn this machine by trial and error. Put together a better manual on how to use this machine. Don't make me have to put one together for you!

Just what I hoped for
I did alot of research before I decided to get this machine. It is everything I hoped for and needed. I had a friend put it together and it was up and running in 1.5 hours. I love it, use it two times a day and find it 'easy' on my knees and back. Very, very happy with this purchase.