Spin bikes for home use

I am not experienced but I bought a Urevo bike on Amazon. You can use any app with it. I am not a spinner by any figment of my imagination but it does work for me. I am certain there are other more hardcore cyclists that can come in with recommendations. Several popped in when I was looking for mine.

I'm a member of a Peleton group on FB that contains a lot of information on this topic. It's called Broke Ass B*tches of Peloton (spelled out of course). If you search for "Poorleton" in the group, you should come up with a lot of results on what everyone uses. If any of that comes across as condescending, I apologize. The group was created to counter another group that asks questions like "where should I put my 3rd Peloton bike in my 2nd vacation home." I think most people with non-Pelotons are on the IC4 and Sunny bikes.

The IC4 is on sale at Amazon today for $799. With tax and free delivery it is around $850 total (depending on your tax rate).

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I recently bought the Schwinn IC3 and I love it. I had reward points, gift certificates, and Christmas $ that made my $600 bike pretty much have no out of pocket cost for me. I was not looking for something to use specifically with the Pelaton app because I do the classes on the Les Mills app and I will have at least three months a year where I will not use my bike at all. The classes on the Les Mills app are great btw. My bike suits my needs perfectly, but I know that I could use it for Pelaton classes if I wanted and it would just be lacking some tech things. I will probably get the app for two or three months when I need to mix it up next winter. If I would have been looking for the best bike compatible with Pelaton classes, I would have purchased an IC4. If it's a step up from my bike - it's a great bike.

I bought a Stryde bike because the tablet is an actual tablet you can use for streaming other apps. It's as solid a bike as Peloton, and was slightly cheaper. You can subscribe to Stryde fitness for $29/mo. I switch back and forth between peloton classes and Stryde. If you get an IC4 or the like you can join a FB group Qdomyos-Zwift and they've developed an app that will tell give you your metrics for Peloton and it updated recently to include auto resistance. I will say I do like the leaderboard because you can pass people. Because I'm a digital Peloton subscriber I don't get the Peloton LB which is why I joined the Stryde classes.

Another IC4 fan here!

How do you like iFit? We are considering a rower with iFit. I don’t like cycling on a stationary bike, no matter how hard I try. I do like rowing though. 

I don't know that I can really answer. I'm so new to this. I don't really love how the home screen is set up-- I feel like I have to search to find my 'list' of rides I want to try. Right now it seems to suit my needs just fine but I really haven't done much at all-- only a few bike rides. 

But-- our Nordic Track treadmill, which we've had for a few years, also has this. We just never renewed our account once the trial period ran out, and when I walk on the treadmill, I watch TV rather than do a programmed workout (which would be better, I know). Now we've been able to reactivate iFit to use on both machines, which opens up more possibilities for different kinds of exercise.

I have a Schwinn IC4 and I really like it a lot. I use the peloton app and mirror to my smart TV so I can have my class on the big screen.

Occasionally I will just ride while catching up on my binge watching but doing a class (and I have started doing interval bike/arm classes most often) really improves my workout (ie. sweat). I got mine at Best Buy.

We LOVE iFit here. I have the S22i bike and we just bought the elliptical machine. Very highly recommend~

I have a Peloton so I'm no help. 

You don’t need a Peloton if you’re not interested in the full in class experience of the app. Just look for a bike with a high flywheel weight. Preferably 50lbs. That’s what gives the bike its smooth motion.