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70 of 70 found the following review helpful:
Schwinn Active 10 - nice little bike Apr 27, 2009
By A. Penders
Schwinn Active 10 Series Upright Exercise Bike
Searched high and low for an affordable (not cheap) exercise bike and ended up with this Active 10 bike from Schwinn because it was on sale at Amazon and had free shipping. After using it for a couple of months now, I can confidently recommend this product if you're not looking for all the fancy bells and whistles. It has what I need: user memory so it saves my settings, pulse and calorie meter, different workout programs, very compact design and super quiet. The only things that are lacking for me are the absense of water bottle holder (which I can buy separately at any bike store) and no place to put mp3 player or book. Otherwise, for the price, it's perfect.
62 of 65 found the following review helpful:
 Serves it's purpose Aug 26, 2009
By Nerva
I bought this bike because it was on sale so I was able to get it for $[...]. Which is why this review is more positive, it's good for the money but as a bike it's just decent.
My main gripe is the shady design with both the seat and the bars. The seat is extremely uncomfortable. The 'upright' positioning is also really uncomfortable, nothing like the gym bikes I'm used to. The seat actually points away from the bars so you need to be hunched over in order to reach them. While the seat itself is on as tight as it will go it still spins around which can make an uncomfortable seat even more uncomfortable during movement (Which is what the product is for)
As for the bars the design of the bike allows you to have a few different positions, I prefer the more 'normal' bike position as opposed to the straight out one because I have fairly short arms and with the seat pointing away as it does it makes it almost impossible to reach. But the slightest of pressure moves the bars up and down, even with it screwed as tightly into place as possible. This can get really annoying when you're trying to push yourself to just go that extra .5 mile and all the sudden the bars jolt down and scare the hell out of you.
The calorie counter on the bike has no way of setting in your weight so you have no idea how many calories you are actually burning. This wouldn't be as annoying if somewhere in the manual they told you what weight they are basing this calorie counter on and I could do the math myself. It seems like a pretty basic question, (the reason I decided to buy it was the calorie counter, it was required) If a 120lb person is on it for an hour they can burn up to 504 calories, a 170 lb person can burn 819 a 230 lb person can burn 1197 a 300lb person 1480 (source= [...])these numbers are vastly different and a device with fitness in mind should actually keep fitness in mind and know that not everyone will be the same. Because of this I've had to basically ignore the calorie counter and go by the mileage and try to look it up online to get the 'real' amounts. It's like having a scale that will weigh you correctly, but only if you weigh 150/lbs.
The tension settings on the bike are pretty excellent. Theres 10 (?) or so of them, ranging from absolutely nothing to feeling like your leg pressing 50lbs with every rep. You can change your tension at any time without having to play around with a menu or resetting anything which makes it easy to switch it around. When the bike was first set up the higher tensions would make a loud whirling noise but that quickly went away with use.
Another thing this bike is great on is space. I didn't have much room but it's really nice and compact (I'm guessing at the expense of comfort, it takes up less room than a reclining chair.
All in all, it does what it has to but it certainly doesn't excel in many areas. If I had known then what I knew now about it I would have spent more money on a better model. But it works and it's better than nothing. The goal of getting something like this is so you can work out more, but the uncomfort and flaws in bike deign make it really hard to motivate yourself to get on it.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Love it. May 12, 2009
By Edwin P. Mendez
I like to bike, but don't like the cold. I was looking for a inexpensive but decent exercise bike. For the money, I'd be surprised if you can find a better value. It was delivered quick, and I put it together in about an hour (really easy). The ride is very smooth and quiet. I really have no complaints about it. Lots of bells and whistles. You can set it to be very challenging or take it easy if you are a beginner or recovering from injury. Highly recomend.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Best You'll Get Under $200 Oct 12, 2009
By J. Stenitzer
I picked up this bike for the convenience of exercise in the home, especially when weather is bad. I ultimately chose it for the low price, decent reviews, long warranty and trusted brand name.
Assembly is very simple, I had it together in 15 minutes and tools are included.
The bikes feature's are extremely limited, but I didn't pay for bells and whistles. You get six preprogrammed exercise profiles plus a free form mode where you adjust resistance on the fly. You cannot set custom programs, but this is not a drawback for me- I wouldn't bother doing that anyway. Navigating the menu, like anything with this few buttons, takes some getting used to but is only a hassle at first.
It's easy to adjust the seat height and handlebar tilt, but note that there is no way to adjust the seat post angle. If it's uncomfortable, you'll have to play with the seat height and handlebar tilt until it feels better.
The unit is very quiet when in use and the magnetic resistance is smooth and comfortable. Resistance range goes from impossibly low to as high or higher than I'd ever want it to be for extended cardio routines.
A lot of people complained of damage to the unit during shipping, which I did not encounter. However, mine shipped with a slight manufacturing defect. One of the feet is misshapen in such a way that it does not fit snugly, and is prone to falling off when I move the bike around. It doesn't happen while riding and the bike still sits solid on the floor so I didn't even bother to exchange the part.
Like a lot of people said, the seat the bike shipped with was uncomfortable. I preemptively ordered the Schwinn "Pillow Top" seat to replace it.
Considering the price of this bike, I would highly recommend it to folks on a budget. I went to various sports stores to try out similar models in the $300-500 range and didn't see any improvement worth paying that much for. Don't expect the ultimate exercise experience. You'll get your money's worth.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Day 1 Feb 19, 2009
By Coyote Gal
First I was impressed by how easy assembly was. I had it together in about 45 minutes. It has enough adjustment in the seat and handlebars to where I was able to get it very comfortable quickly. I'm short so I was worried that would be an issue. Between the reviews and the instruction book I figured out the programming system. It's very stable. I'm not sure what I think about the seat yet but it could just be getting used to it. I spent 3 days looking at about 15 bikes before I settled on this one. Couldn't be happier!
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