E-2 My Schwinn 213 worked fine for about 15 minutes before it displayed an E-2 error. Since then, it will only display E-2 with none of the buttons functioning. I have had the control panel replaced as well as the power source. Has anyone had this problem before? E-2 My Schwinn 213 worked fine for about 15 minutes before it displayed an E-2 error. Since then, it will only display E-2 with none of the buttons functioning. I have had the control panel... » Read More E-2 My Schwinn 213 worked fine for about 15 minutes before it displayed an E-2 error. Since then, it will only display E-2 with none of the buttons functioning. I have had the control panel replaced as well as the power source. Has anyone had this problem before? « Show Less
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So far Schwinn has been very good about getting back to me, but not so good in fixing the problem. I have replaced the control panel, nearly all the wires and the dc motor. It still doesn't work, but they are still working with me. If either of you have any luck, please let me know via this post.Thanks
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Sorry, I didn't post my entire results. I ended up replacing the DC motor for the bike twice. The second time was a charm. I now have two good control panels. I would recommend requesting the DC motor. It is not easy to replace, and there are no instructions included with it. I spent a bit of time fiddling with it to make the resistance appropriate.
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oh man, I wish I had found these posts before ordering one of these as most of the reviews are positive. It's on the way, should I just immediately send it back and eat the shipping charge? I wouldn't be surprised that these are on sale now as Schwinn prob has fixed models out now. I am assuming that if I keep this bike it will crap out shortly. If I do keep it, should I immediately call for the new motor and then the control panel before even using it? Will the original motor work with the new panel? uggggh. not looking forward to this. Any chance we can convince you to put up a website with pics of the fixes?? ; ) oh man, I wish I had found these posts before ordering one of these as most of the reviews are positive. It's on the way, should I just immediately send it back and eat the shipping charge? I wouldn't be surprised that these are on sale now as Schwinn prob has fixed models out now. I am assuming that if I keep this bike it will crap out shortly. If I do keep it, should I immediately call for the new motor and then the control panel before even using it? Will the original motor work with the new panel? uggggh. not looking forward to this. Any chance we can convince you to put up a website... » Read More oh man, I wish I had found these posts before ordering one of these as most of the reviews are positive. It's on the way, should I just immediately send it back and eat the shipping charge? I wouldn't be surprised that these are on sale now as Schwinn prob has fixed models out now. I am assuming that if I keep this bike it will crap out shortly. If I do keep it, should I immediately call for the new motor and then the control panel before even using it? Will the original motor work with the new panel? uggggh. not looking forward to this. Any chance we can convince you to put up a website with pics of the fixes?? ; ) « Show Less
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Cesar,That is a great post. I hope there is some way you can report this to Schwinn. I don't think they've figured it out yet.
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I am having the same problem with mine, except mine has never worked. I got the E-2 error the first time I plugged it in. Have you figured out what the problem is?
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My bike worked just one week and then E-2 error showed up. I tried to contact with the company consumer service and hope they can help me to solve the problem soon.
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have you tried resetting it? This happened to me and I pushed the reset button and it started working again. I cannot remember for sure where the reset button is exactly but I know it is in the instructions.
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I had the same problem, I changed the battery (It's a CR2032 'button' battery.... available online for about 40 cents each) Once I put a fresh battery in it was fine. That was just a week ago, so I'll see how it goes. If it acts up again I will move the pins to channel 2 or 3 (less crowded area). Keep me posted, Don
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I had that problem with my wireless bike computer and just moved the battery as far away from the computer as possible. Although I don't worry about it now, since mine stopped working earlier this year.
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Holding down the "1" button and "Enter" button at the same time for at least 10 seconds while pointing at the unit worked for me today, 2 Mar 09 on my DMR-EH75V
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there is a start button.... You might have to call Schwinn the number would be in the book. I had no problems, it works fine. sorry!!
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Be heartened - you are doing absolutely nothing wrong. The mechanism is not working. This happened to me, also. I returned it to Amazon using the prepaid postage label they sent me to print off and they replaced it. The second unit worked just as it was supposed to. Sorry I couldn' t give you a magic fix. But once you get one that DOES work correctly, it IS fabulous!
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Wow, the same thing happened to one of my kids motorcycles and the other one was fine. I called the 800 # in the manual and was given instructions to take a photo of the battery and yellow chips that came with it, but I never followed through because I then found a broken wire!! It's been in my list for months to try abs order a new battery..... :( my poor kids only enjoyed their motorcycles for a few months before the problems started.
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I wish I could be of more help, but I have no idea. I know that I can hear things moving in there when I turn the unit off or reduce the resistance or when it turn it on and increase the resistance. Perhaps you are using one of the exercise programs (which I don't use) and the resistance is changing. All this is pure speculation. I have no idea. If it is under warranty (or an extended warranty e.g. American Express), I'd call Schwin and see what Schwin CS has to say. I wish you the best of luck.
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Ours did the same thing! Battery was good and grandson rode it for about 10 minutes. The motor that runs the bike is defective . This is why I gave the product a bad review. It is not worth the cost as it is poorly engineered.
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I have had the Schwinn for about 4 years and have never had any problems with the display, it usually stays on for about 2-3 minutes after I finish checking my results
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It's not your battery. When the triggers only work for a few seconds or not at all, it is repair time and it isn't one a user can complete. I've run into this same issue and it involves electronics that you cannot access within the handles. It is quite infuriating. Sorry.
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Hi Kelly - can you tell me when you originally purchased your smart cycle? I purchased on too and have had the same problems, but they will not send me a new bike. Thanks, Dave
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Gary,just tried turning off (power button) the e250 as it was playing - when I turned it back on, it was exactly where I had turned it off.Any other test you might want me to try?Jerry
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I'm in the same boat. I haven't found anything else either. I'm considering buying another EJ351 and hoping the second one is better. I wish I had a better answer for you.
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My guess is the resistance changes depending on what program she has it set for. The profile for the program selected shows by the length of the bar when the resistance will increase or decrease. There is one program that stays at the same level 1 the entire time if that is what Happy Grandma wants to do. I suggest she call Schwinn at 1-800-628-8458. I have called them on a couple of occasions and find them to be very friendly and helpful. Same suggestion for Lucia Lamprey.
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I took my schwinn 213 to a local bire repair shop to replace the crank arms with more verticle ones. They have special tools to repace the arms but could not get replacements that were any different than the original (flared out at an angle) from their distributors. I hace troube with the flared angle when peddling. Any luck with your question? All Smith.