Gentle Giant -- I'm thinking about getting a bike like yours.

[Longhorn]

Is yours the one that comes with a fan? I know you just got it but please let me know how you like it after you've tried it out a few times. Thanks! :hi:

[Broken_Hero]

1. damn...

all you guys buying new equipment...maybe I should put together a fund drive,"help buy petersond a stair stepper drive"....:) :rofl:

btw, my mom has one just like his..and she lost...damn...went from 230 to 165 in 7 months...she was complete atkins diet..an hour riding the bike, half an hour on treadmill....

[Longhorn]

2. That's great!

I'm thinking I could find a way to exercise and surf DU at the same time! :D

[Broken_Hero]

3. its possible...

my mother in law, has a little bike pedal thing, with resistance...she is diabetic, and she can pedal that, and watch tv, or do beadwork...:) You must really love DU, to want to exercise and post at the same time...:rofl: :hi:

[Longhorn]

4. I just have a hard time doing one thing at a time.

I can't just sit and watch TV, for example. I'm always on this board or my other boards or reading news or grading papers or folding laundry . . . I get ancy doing one thing at a time. That's why I get so bored with exercise, even if I'm watching TV. But if I could watch TV, surf the net, AND exercise at the same time -- that would be ideal! :D

[Broken_Hero]

5. when I ride the bike

I watch tv...when I walk, I got the mp3 player...walking is a lot better. Closer to nature, a harder work out, things to see...:) Snakes to watch out for...:rofl: :) Keeps me on my toes...

[Systematic Chaos]

6. Yes, it has a little fan.

It's battery powered though, in spite of the fact that the bike has an AC adapter. Go figure....

A few minutes at a time are all I can manage right now because the radius of the cranks is very long, so the legs have to make a pretty big motion just to pedal and that tires me out even with minimal resistance. But I can tell you that the higher resistance levels truly are going to be a challenge for quite some time to come. The thing is HUGE! With the seat at maximum extension I can barely pedal, so I had to move it in a notch. That really threw me for a loop because my old cheapo one I had was still too crowded even with the seat all the way out. I'm 6'2", so a rider pushing 7 feet would still fit on it, I think.

I think it was worth every penny of the $675. And as long as it will continue to hold me until I'm at or below the 300 lb. recommended limit, I think it will continue to do what I want it to for years. :)