A gym bike (also called “bicycle trainer“, “bike trainer“) is a piece of gym equipment that makes it possible to ride a bike without moving forward.

I’ve never seen or heard of a gym without at least one bike. It’s a great machine for burning fats and training a cardio workout. When you train on a bike in the gym, it works your heart, lungs and leg muscles. It also helps for boosting metabolism, which is the key for long-term fat loss.

Buying Tips

If you’re a fitness gym owner or you intend to buy a gym bike for your home, here’re is a list of tips that could help you to select most suitable bike for your gym or your home:

Is it Comfortable?

The training on a gym bike differs from the training on most of the machines in the gym, because when you train on a bike, you spend much time and in the meaning you’re sitting on it. That’s why the gym bike should be comfortable. There’s 2 factors for this:

• To feel comfortable while you’re sitting – for that reason you should buy a bike with wide seat.
• To feel comfortable while you’re pedaling – check out if the pedals have an ergonomic design.

Electronics

You should also check out the electronic of the bike, for example is it contain enough workout programs, ex. course profiles, target heart rate, etc.

Also, when people train on a bike, they get sweat and some of them prefer to drink water, so it’s a good idea to consider the resistance of the electronic system.

Does It have Warranty?

It’s always a good idea to buy a product with warranty. Usually, the different gym bike’s parts have different warranty period, ex. frame’s warranty is between 5 and 10 years, mechanical between 6 months and 1 year, electronics between 3 months and 1 year, wear parts between 2 months and 6 months.

Buy Couple of Bikes for Your Gym

The minimum to get into fat burning mode is 20 minutes, so the people in your gym will spend much time training on the bikes. If you want people not to wait, you should buy more bikes for your gym.