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Add to SafariWhen comparing Schwinn MY16 130 vs Exerpeutic Folding Magnetic Upright Bike with Pulse, the Slant community recommends Schwinn MY16 130 for most people. In the question“What are the best exercise bikes?” Schwinn MY16 130 is ranked 3rd while Exerpeutic Folding Magnetic Upright Bike with Pulse is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Schwinn MY16 130 is:
The feature list for this bike is impressive at this price. The MY16 has 22 preset workouts, a computer that tracks your stats, offers good versatility of resistance levels. It has a heart rate monitor, a fan, and a USB port for connecting to your mobile devices, and a water bottle holder.
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Pros
Pro Everything you need in an excercise bike for an affordable price
The feature list for this bike is impressive at this price. The MY16 has 22 preset workouts, a computer that tracks your stats, offers good versatility of resistance levels. It has a heart rate monitor, a fan, and a USB port for connecting to your mobile devices, and a water bottle holder.
Pro Offers multiple workout routines
The Schwinn 130 is equipped with DualTrack™ computer, it has many great features, that include 22 exercise programs and goal tracking that measures your progress and keeps you motivated.
Pro Wide range of resistance
There are 20 levels of resistance on this bike which can be adjusted with buttons on the console. Besides from elite athletes, anyone can find the level best suited their physical condition.
Pro USB port allows you to charge your phone or tablet during workout
This means that you can watch movies and videos or listen to music on your phone or tablet and not worry about the battery of your device.
Pro The monitor provides 13 different measurments of your workout
The two LCD screens show data about your current workout, like speed, time, distance, resistance level, revolutions per minute, heart rate, calories, intensity, your goal, and others.
Pro You can monitor your heart rate
This bike is equipped with grip heart rate sensors on the handlebars. There are 8 heart rate programs that allow you to work out on a specific heart rate.
Pro Easily replaceable seat
If you don't find the seat of this bike comfortable it can be easily replaced with any other biycycle seat.
Pro Adjustable seat
The height of the seat can be adjusted for your needs.
Pro Three-speed fan keeps you cool during workouts
There is a fan at the base of the console/monitor that blows air at you, and keeps you cool during workouts.
Pro Great for small apartments
To save space this exercise bike can be easily folded for storage. When folded its dimensions are 19 x 19 x 46 in. So when you're not using it you can simply store it in a closet.
Pro Great budget option
For $130 this is a great exercise bike. It's sturdy, doesn't take up a lot of space and has a heart pulse rate monitor.
Pro Resistance can be adjusted
This bike has 8 resistance levels that can be adjusted to your needs.
Pro Easy to use control panel
The Exerpeutic is equipped with a simple and easy to use control panel with an LCD display. There's only one button on the control panel. By pressing the button you can select what workout data you want to see. Your choices are: calories burned, distance, time, speed, pulse or odometer.
Pro You can monitor your heart rate
This exercise bike has the ability to measure your pulse with grip sensors that are placed on the handlebars. Your heart rate is shown on the LCD display.
Cons
Con Not possible to adjust the position of handlebars
You can only adjust the angle of the handlebars.
Con Poor pedal design makes use difficult for people with large feet
There's not much space between pedals and the bike itself. Users with big feet (men's size 12) will probably have an issue with the heel of your foot hitting the side of the bike.
Con Not suitable for pedaling standing up
While it is possible, it's not comfortable to pedal standing up and if done regularly it shortens the lifespan of the bike.
Con Console resets at the 1000th mile
The console on the Exerpeutic will reset after you've ridden your 999.9th mile. This seems like bad planning from the manufacturers part.
Con Not durable
The pedals are made of low-quality plastic, and are prone to breaking. The moving parts (like the flywheel) are also not very durable. For it's price, the Exerpeutic is a decent machine, but it's certainly not built to last for years.
Con Seat is not very comfortable
While the seat has padding, it is not contoured. The flat seat might not be comfortable for you and you might have to cover it with a towel or put a pillow on it.
Con Bad positioning of pedals
The pedals on this bike are not right under the seat, instead they are in-between the seat and handlebars. This means that there is more pressure on your back when exercising on this bike, which is not good for people with back problems.
