York Fitness perform 210 exercise bike only used for 2 weeks in York

£175

ali husain 

Posting for 5+ years

York

£175

Posted: 294 weeks ago

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Description:

We bought this exercise bike for my wife to help with her lungs. Unfortunately after a couple of weeks we found that it was not going to help her condition. So it is brand new and doesnt have to be assembled.
You can program it and it has a heart and pulse monitor. This bike currently retails at £300+. So if you want an exercise bike above entry level then at a very affordable price then this is it.

Here is a review of the bike:

First impressions were very good! The bike has a bang-up-to-date look combining contemporary curves with a black tubular frame, hints of orange and ice white bodywork that's becoming more and more popular in recent times.

What is very surprising, especially given the price, is the build quality and sturdiness of this model. It's so good in fact that York have deemed it capable of coping with nearly 23 and a half stone!(That's around 20-30 kilos more than most of the similarly-priced competitors.) So for heavier users who are on a budget, the 210 Perform is well worth a look.

Taller users should also be impressed too as the seat vertically adjusts right up to over 40", meaning that there's loads of room for long legs.

There's 32 levels of resistance meaning that there's plenty of increments to gradually increase the intensity over time. The top levels provide ample resistance for the beginner/intermediate cyclist that this bike is aimed at. Hardened bikers may not find it quite tough enough for short intervals but they'll probably require an all-round more advanced model anyway.

The pedal motion is nice and smooth, although the flywheel weighs only 7kg. This would have been more of a surprise had we not experienced a similar result with other York models with the similar spec, and we can only assume that it's the combination of quality parts used in the drive systems that enhances the feel.

On the console is a good sized LCD display which makes for clear reading of all the usual training feedback such as speed, time, distance, calories, watts and pulse. To get your pulse readings you just grasp the sensors that are mounted on the handlebars. There are also 4 heart rate controlled programs that can be used via these pulse-grip sensors too. 3 of them are based around keeping you within a percentage of your maximum heart rate (either 55%, 75% or 90%) or there's a Target HR session where you select the heart rate you wish to stay within and the bike will automatically adjust the resistance to keep you there. Although the number of heart rate programs impressed us, we have to wonder how effective they really are being as the readings are taken from pulse sensors which are universally recognized as being rather inaccurate. That said, it would be rather unreasonable to expect a sub £280 bike to come fitted out with an inbuilt heart rate receiver for super accurate wireless monitoring so it's no surprise that the 210 is not compatible with a chest strap.

The console is very intuitive and setting up the various programs is quick and easy thanks to the the consoles neat , finger-controlled dial. There are 12 pre-set course profiles to choose and they are all displayed in a small menu at the top of the screen for easy selection. You can turn up the resistance anywhere up to level 24 on any program. Select the time from 1 minute up to 99 and then away you go.

During the workouts, it's easy to keep an eye on progress. The feedback is set out along the bottom of the screen. (speed-time-distance-calories-watts-pulse) and every 6 seconds, each set of data gets its turn to be highlighted in a bigger window above the bottom row.

There is also a watts program whereby a user can input a specific RPM figure and the bike will automatically adjust to keep the pedals going at the desired rate. Or if you wish to create your own, there is a User program too!

The console can also save the personal data for up to 4 users (ideal for the whole family!) You can set and store gender, age, height and weight into these 4 user-defined profiles so the machine can take these factors into account to give more accurate calorie feedback. These personal details are also taken into account if you use the Body Fat program. By selecting this option and holding onto the pulse grip sensors, the computer attempts to calculate your body fat percentage as well as your Body Mass Index (a measure for human body shape based on an individual's weight and height). Weight loss is a huge motivation for many people wishing to get cycling so we like anything that aids that goal...just remember that pulse sensors are notoriously inaccurate so use the results as a 'loose' guide!

The same applies to using the pulse sensors to measure your fitness levels in 'Recovery' mode! We are seeing this feature appear more and more on bikes recently. The idea is that immediately after you finish your workout you select the recovery option, grasp the pulse sensors and the computer will monitor how quickly your pulse drops down during a sixty second period, giving you a score between one (outstanding!) and six(poor!)

The Perform 210 certainly has a great array of programs and there's some other welcome features too. There's a water bottle holder on the console mast, transport wheels at the front for easy maneuvering and leveling feet at the rear to keep the bike stable on uneven floors