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Mini Exercise Bike |  | Brand: Brookstone
Category: Health and Beauty
Buy New: $99.95
as of 9/6/2010 08:06 CDT details
Seller: Brookstone
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 28998
Autographed: No
MPN: 344499
ASIN: B0000X0XJU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Resistance knob adjusts workout intensity. | | • | Comfortable pedals with foot straps and non-slip rubber foot pads | | • | Multi-function display measures speed, distance, elapsed time and estimated calories burned to optimize your workout. | | • | Provides an intense leg and abs workout. | | • | Use it with your hands to tone and strengthen arms and shoulders. |
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Product Description
Our Mini Exercise Bike features a compact design that fits easily under a desk or table to provide an intense leg and abs workout at your home or office. Place the bike on a tabletop and use your hands to tone and strengthen arms and shoulders. Multi-function display measures speed, distance, elapsed time and estimated calories burned to optimize your workout. Resistance knob adjusts workout intensity. Comfortable pedals with foot straps and non-slip rubber foot pads. Rugged, weighted steel base for proper stability. Uses 2 AA batteries (not included). Get the benefits of a full workout while you read, watch TV or work with our Mini Exercise Bike. Order yours today!
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 use it in my truck November 10, 2006
R. Yeager
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
the bike meets my expectations. It is well built and I get a good work
out on it while parked in my over the road tractor trailer. It fits between the bunk and the gear shift just fine. I use a folding chair to
sit on. It's like riding a tricycle as compared to a bicycle when comparing it to a standard sized stationary bicycle. I like it a lot.
Another winner from Brookstone! Makes me work up a serious sweat without the $$$! March 25, 2008
white lotus (San Diego, CA United States)
I love my mini-bike! My gym closed a couple of months ago for renovations and i did not want to buy an expensive home gym. This quality Brookstone product (I love how they think of solutions I would never think of) meets my needs completely! I now bike a lot more because it is so convenient, I even take it to work ; it is really quiet and does not disturn others...Thanks Brookstone!
 Cardio while web surfing or watching TV! January 2, 2005
Jeffrey Heaton (St. Louis, MO)
130 out of 132 found this review helpful
Okay, I am a geek I admit it. I saw this at the local Brookstone store and had to have it. I saw the box cover showing a guy using a computer with this under the table. Burning calories and using the computer? What could be better? I tried out their floor model with one of their desks there. It actually worked pretty well, I decided to take it home and try.
Yes, I am able to use the computer and exercise at the same time. I use it in the morning before going to work. I can browse the web for about 30 minutes while I use the mini-bike. It really does work pretty well.
The design is good on this thing. It will tell you how fast your going as well as how many calories it thinks you have burned. The screen is setup so you can easily look down and see it. Its actually quite heavy, which is good, you don't tend to push it around. Everything seems to be constructed well, except for the straps that hold your feet onto the pedals. They are made out a flexable plastic. The floor model at Brookstone was already broke. If you are careful I am sure they are fine. I am sure someone tried to jam a pair of workboots or such into the floor model and destroyed it in the process.
Good little bike November 5, 2006
Peter Kennedy (NYC)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
For some reason the electronic control panel doesn't work on my bike. But I don't mind too much. The bike is small and light but has enough mass so it doesn't slide around. I use the bike while doing work, watching TV or reading. It's a great way to get exercise on rainy days.
 Tolerable, but not recommendable November 15, 2006
J. JUNG (NY, NY)
48 out of 48 found this review helpful
Reviews on this item looked great, so I decided to try it. The outcome? I am disappointed, though the product is tolerable considering the price. The biggest problem is that the machine is not stable--when I bike on it, it moves around following my feet movement. So I have to put my hands on it to keep it in place and get some excercise. If I raise the resistance level, it becomes almost unusable because of the movement. (Maybe this is more so because I have hardwood flooring at home, and it might not move as much on a carpet. I could not try, since on my rather small carpet, the machine moved WITH the carpet. If you reduce the resistance level, it does not move around too bad--just up and down a bit with my feet.) In addition, the pedal is not that well made, feeling heavy and making small sound.
Well, considering the price, I thought I could reduce the resistance level and tolerate the annoying movement and uncomfortable feeling of the pedals. But I found that I am not using it after a few tries, mostly due to the inconvenience. I simply cannot enjoy it. So I am returning it.
I do not recommend this product. Especially if you want some real exercise, consider other options. But if you are ok with slow pedaling at a low resistance level, you might not have much complaint.
I am not happy b/c the shipping cost will be quite high, given the product weight. The service representative wasn't very kind either, though again, tolerable.
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