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That's not precisely what I had in mind, but my ends are somewhat the same: I have a fairly
well-equipped home gym and need to consider replacing the Lifecycle upright I've been using for the
past 12 years. If anyone knows of a better place to look for the kind of information I need, I'd
greatly appreciate knowing where to look.
When my butt could no longer take the abuse of the saddle on the upright Lifecycle in my own home
gym, I just went out and bought a Lifecycle recumbent exercize bike. It works very well, and my only
regret is that the seat position is a bit more upright than what I normally prefer on my Vision. I
did see a Schwin recumbent exercize bike that was very laid back, but it was just a resistance
mechanism, and not as sophisticated as the Lifecycle. I have since seen other brands in gyms
(Precor?) that are more laid back than the Lifecycle, but I wasn't able to find one to try out.
The Lifecycle is fun in that it has a HRM, and gives you a precise and reproducible level of
resistance, with an output in watts, if you are into tracking that sort of thing. I am up to an hour
a day on it at about 210 watts, and I find that very challenging. It humbles me to read that pros
like Armstrong put out 400 watts for hours.
Steve Christensen Midland, MI
