Schwinn Fitness IC4 Indoor Cycling Bike

Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone training to power targets — estimated watts are not comparable with a measured power meter. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.

No mains power needed, so a power cut does not end the session. That was the whole reason I picked this over the cheaper options, and it is exactly as described. Also worth mentioning: Magnetic resistance never wears out, unlike friction pads. No regrets after three months.

Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Estimates watts rather than measuring them. 48 kg and 127 cm long, so it is not easily moved. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: No mains power needed, so a power cut does not end the session. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.

The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone wanting a road-like indoor ride that works through a power cut. On that basis it has been the right call. No mains power needed, so a power cut does not end the session.

Had this about a month now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Magnetic resistance never wears out, unlike friction pads. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Estimates watts rather than measuring them. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.