Many years ago a friend of mine gave me her unwanted exercise bike that she had received as a present. She had no use for it, so I set it up in my garage and made a real effort to start getting fit by using this bike.
I can see this bike in my mind right now because it was a very distinctive bike, even though it was one of the cheaper models and was pretty basic. It gave me a lot of pleasure over the next ten years and in the end I manage to rack up just over 12,000 miles.
Unfortunately it eventually packed in and I was forced to buy a new one. However it was interesting to see how long that particular bike lasted because it was a very cheap and basic model at the time.
This particular model had a front wheel, just like all the other bikes at that time, and so it was different to many of the newer models. You had to alter the resistance by winding a dial, which in turn altered the pressure applied to this front wheel. So even the mechanics were very basic at this time.
Despite the fact that I had a lot of fun on this bike, it still had a few things that particularly annoyed me, if I remember correctly. The noise in particular used to frustrate me because even if were going slow, the noise was ridiculously loud.
Thankfully we do not have this problem any more with the modern exercise bikes because the noise levels are nowhere near as high. It is impossible to eliminate all noise, but at least it is not loud enough to be distracting, and you can easily read or listen to music at the same time.
Indeed today's exercise bikes are a lot better in every respect. Not only are they a lot quieter, but they also have more comfortable seats and are a lot more attractive to look at. They are usually quite big and quite sturdy in comparison to those bikes from yesteryear and tend to last a lot longer as well, with fewer wear and tear issues.
You will also find that the speedometers are so much better as well. For a start they are digital rather than analogue, which by itself is a big improvement. On my old bike the speed went, up and down on the dial, and the only other information available was the amount of miles that I had done in total.
Today of course they are a lot different. They all have electronic speedometers nowadays which give you a whole multitude of different information and statistics. You can see how fast you are going, how many calories you're burning, how much distance you have covered and how fast your heart is beating.
It is also true that with the advancement in technology, we can listen to music whilst we work out thanks to the various ports that are found on these bikes. These can accommodate MP3 players and a variety of different electrical devices.
Therefore as a result of all this, it is quite clear that today's bikes are a vast improvement on those that came before. Whilst the old bikes served a purpose and were relatively cheap, they simply do not compare to today's models, and I know which one I would rather have.
I can see this bike in my mind right now because it was a very distinctive bike, even though it was one of the cheaper models and was pretty basic. It gave me a lot of pleasure over the next ten years and in the end I manage to rack up just over 12,000 miles.
Unfortunately it eventually packed in and I was forced to buy a new one. However it was interesting to see how long that particular bike lasted because it was a very cheap and basic model at the time.
This particular model had a front wheel, just like all the other bikes at that time, and so it was different to many of the newer models. You had to alter the resistance by winding a dial, which in turn altered the pressure applied to this front wheel. So even the mechanics were very basic at this time.
Despite the fact that I had a lot of fun on this bike, it still had a few things that particularly annoyed me, if I remember correctly. The noise in particular used to frustrate me because even if were going slow, the noise was ridiculously loud.
Thankfully we do not have this problem any more with the modern exercise bikes because the noise levels are nowhere near as high. It is impossible to eliminate all noise, but at least it is not loud enough to be distracting, and you can easily read or listen to music at the same time.
Indeed today's exercise bikes are a lot better in every respect. Not only are they a lot quieter, but they also have more comfortable seats and are a lot more attractive to look at. They are usually quite big and quite sturdy in comparison to those bikes from yesteryear and tend to last a lot longer as well, with fewer wear and tear issues.
You will also find that the speedometers are so much better as well. For a start they are digital rather than analogue, which by itself is a big improvement. On my old bike the speed went, up and down on the dial, and the only other information available was the amount of miles that I had done in total.
Today of course they are a lot different. They all have electronic speedometers nowadays which give you a whole multitude of different information and statistics. You can see how fast you are going, how many calories you're burning, how much distance you have covered and how fast your heart is beating.
It is also true that with the advancement in technology, we can listen to music whilst we work out thanks to the various ports that are found on these bikes. These can accommodate MP3 players and a variety of different electrical devices.
Therefore as a result of all this, it is quite clear that today's bikes are a vast improvement on those that came before. Whilst the old bikes served a purpose and were relatively cheap, they simply do not compare to today's models, and I know which one I would rather have.
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For information about some of the modern day exercise bikes that are available, you may want to read a review of the Schwinn 240 exercise bike and read about the Schwinn 250 bike.
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