The rotary motion of a bike is painful and difficult for my hips. Looking for something that is more push pull like Nustep. Would this be good for me?
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I would not recommend this product for anyone. It is flimsy with a seat that moves and the pedals do not move smoothly. The wheels on that move along the bottom bar constantly fall off the bar with each rotation of the pedal. After putting this together per instructions and then trying it out, We immediately took it apart, packed it up and sent it back the same day. It was that horrible. Honestly the worst purchase we ever made.
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I don't know what it does for the hips. I bought this over a bike, because my physical therapist said the rotary motion of a bike is not good for my knees. This is just pushing back & forth. Good Luck
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I think it is a good substitute for the Nustep. I have used both. I love my recumbent elliptical.
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Also, I agree with the other reply on advising against using a quick release on a single speed. You're putting much more force on the axle than with a bike that has gears. Much more likely to bend, slip, or break than a solid axle.
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I pulled kids with this bike, but my biggest problem was that the bike is designed to be a casual cruising bike and if you are doing hills it is hard to pedal pulling the extra weight. You are not sitting at an angle that gives you the most power for pedaling, so it can be a strain on you. I never had any problems with the brakes, but I don't think I ever had to brake hard.
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its a stairstepper not an elliptical . I would answer all of them .It has a long step , so you can stand toward the front, middle or toward the back of the step to work different muscles and make it harder or easier to peddle.I prefer this to bikes .I have a gt and a nishiki .I like the zike better. you can find videos on the zike website or on u tube. It took me a while to get used to it. I never did stairsteppers longer than 5 minutes, before buying the zike. I rode 10 min first time next time 20 ,than 30 and 40. I regularly do 45 minutes, 3 times a week. You burn 30% more calories than a bike. I cannot do as much distance as I do on a bike ,roughly 2/3 the mileage,in my 45 minutes. It has only 7 speeds. It Is hard if you have hills. I ride a rail trail only. It is mostly flat .One bridge I go over always makes me walk, because the gear shifter is only recommended to change 1 gear at a time. You cannot go from 7th to 1st gear quickly, but one gear at a time. All in all its well worth it. I am 56 the bike was giving me a sore butt amongst other things. The zike I got in sept 2014. So I used it 2 months. I had a little knee sorenes at first ,probably because I use different muscles ,nothing serious. I think a full season will be a better test.
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You're not doing anything wrong at all. There is no forward momentum of you and your bike, so no glide. ...and Choirgirl, if you're using the rollers on carpet, that adds a lot resistance, too.
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Possibly, the mechanism is is fairly tight but not overly hard to turn. I haven't used it enough to "break-it-in" yet so the jack will probably get easer to operate. Right now, I would say that a good 1/2" drill motor would lift and lower the jack, but have no idea if it'll pick-up a bike.
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I have an Exerpeutic recumbent bike with motorized magnetic settings. And I wish I didn't. The mechanism is fubar'd, they are telling me to ship the entire bike back (100 lbs) at my expense, so the warranty is essentially useless. Instead, I have removed the covers and use a wrench to manually turn a cable nut to change the resistance. I wish I had bought something with a simple, manual dial like the MagneTrainer (which is what brought me to this web page where I read your question).
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I did not like that carrier, I coundn't get it tight enough, it would sag down whenever hitting even minor bumps. But this one works great and can easiy moved from bike to bike, even easier if you buy extra ball mounts... this is by far the best, strongest and most adjustable option available, you will need all three pieces in the "frequently bought together section":Ram Mount Cradle Holder for Universal X-Grip Cellphone/iPhone with 1-Inch Ball - Non-Retail Packaging - Black
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I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped for. I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped... » Read More I totally agree. I've had the bike, mostly unused, for almost 2 months because of the same. I took the side panel off today and at first, I loosened the tensioner with little improvement. I then removed the belt entirely. It lets the pedals spin freely but that totally takes away any adjustability. I will continue to tinker and see what I can discover. I got the bike to help rehab my knee (with the intention of my mom also being able to use it with her bum knee) and neither of us can spend more than 5-10 minutes without huffing and puffing. Hardly the get-into-biking kind of bike I'd hoped for. « Show Less
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Not really. It's more of a forward and backwards movement, not for circular movement. It's a little tough but it might be due to my wooden floors.
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I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while the cycle moves their feet of hands around.Hope this helps I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while... » Read More I don't think so. I used it with my hands for rehab after a shoulder replacement. I forced it to go around faster than the motor wanted it to and got more resistance out of it. That's not good for the motor but I didn't want to be a passive participant in the "exercise". I ended up buying a cheap non=electrical unit that has a thumb screw on top to increase the resistance. It also allowed me to go backwards. This Motorized cycle goes at a particular speed and you just hold on. It's funny that people comment that they don't get a very good work out with it. They are passive while the cycle moves their feet of hands around.Hope this helps « Show Less
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absolutely, you can crank up the resistance to the point where you can barely move the pedal. I don't know why you would want to train that way. But you can do it.
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If you are looking for the turn radius of a bike this is not the trike for you. My husband and I love it because the turn radius is limited - prevents son from toppling himself over.
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Hi, I myself used a Nu Step and loved it during my rehab. This Inspire is just a bit different I think....The foot motion is slightly (very slightly elliptical) where the new step felt more like straight out forward motion. I could not afford a nu-step but I would recommend this to you because overall it mimicks the nu-step very closely.......Good Luck
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I use mine on the handlebars, but I do believe the release rotates. . .not sure if it would be enough. . but there is some.
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Personally, I don`t feel very stable while working out on this twist model, I`d rather have the classic model. I also found that my sports shoes were slipping too, couldn`t clutch onto the surface. For this reason I`ll sell it and get the old model that I had before. I work out regularly in a gym but I bought this appliance because I don`t have time to go the guy as much as I`d like since I can take my kids with me.
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Yes, just push inward. I had to replace one on my Dahon folder bike, and it works great! Happy to have found it, plus it didn't cos an arm and a leg!