Exercise Bikes Item ID: #111Marcy Upright Mag Cycle
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Item DescriptionMarcy upright exercise bike has a compact design and smooth magnetic resistance. The user friendly computer tracks, speed, time, distance and calories burned. The bike also feature eight preset manual resistance levels and a step through design. Item Reviews5 Responses to “Marcy Upright Mag Cycle”Leave a Reply |
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This cycle is wonderful. Small and compact, not too heavy, but very sturdy and it really works well. However, whoever is packing these things is doing an attrocious job. The parts came banging around in the box– all 3 times. I finally kept numbers 2 and 3 and managed to get an entire cycle between the 2 (the company is taking back the spare parts). But in every shipment there were broken parts, including a cracked body in the first 2. There are only 2 flimsy, thin pieces of stryofoam packing, which of course were completely broken up by the time the box got to me, and so now I have tiny pieces of very static-y styrofoam all over the place.
The really bad part, though, is the direction booklet and the screw packet. The directions tell you to use a certain number of screws and washers for a part, the diagram shows you another (the correct one), and the booklet’s list of parts supplied, which does match what you receive, is more (for some bits) and less (for other bits) than what is actually required. They also tell you to wait until told to fully tighten the screws. They do that for the first step, the back stablising bar, but neglect to do so for the rest of the assembly. They do not tell you that the seat bolts must be tightened with the provided tool. Those screws are “airplane” style, that is, there is a plastic stopper, so if you screw with your hands, there will still be a good 1/2 inch it needs to go, and that can only be done with the tool. I had to figure that out. The worst bit, though, is the tension wire. There is a little wire chain with a ball on the end, coming from the front pole. That must hook into a sort of C hook thing, coming from the base. I finally found some info on-line from someone else with this problem: you have to unscrew (with a set of pliars– the tools provided don’t fit and it’s way too tight to ever get it to move with your hands) a small nut and then screw it down, then screw the C hook thing to lower it on its cord, and that gives you more room to work with. However, I still had to work at getting the wire hooked up for a half hour– and still not sure how I made it happen. They also are not clear on the pedals– there is a bolt on the inside of the pedal you have to screw in, don’t move the whole pedal itself– this is not at all clear in the directions. The last thing is that the wire that connects to the computer was upside down in all 3. It’s not a big deal– just take it out and thread it back down the front pole the right way.
Having said that, the directions aren’t really hard or complicated– it’s just that the way it’s made is difficult to maneuover. Screwing in a lightbulb is a challenge for me, and I could follow the directions, obviously with some figuring out. But if I could sort through it, anyone can. Other than that damn tension wire. . .
They say 2 people are required for assembly. That’s nonsense.
Now that I have it all set up, it’s wonderful. I am not finding the seat to be uncomfortable as some others have noted, and that “8″ tension is a good workout. But I cannot believe what I had to go through to get this bike.
I wasn’t expecting a plush seat, however this is painfully uncomfortable. So much so that it definitely deters you from wanting to get on it everyday for a 30 minute workout. If I want pain from my workout, I’d like it because I’m sore from the work out, not because the seat has a horrible design. The max I could do was 30 minutes…not because I was fatigued but because of the stupid seat.
Invest in something else.
This excersize bike is sturdy and not really hard to assemble. The pieces were well packaged so it was not damaged or anything when I got it. I put it together following the instructions (which also include some helpful stretching techniques in the back for before you start using the bike). I used the bike for 30 minutes the first day I had it and was fine. But the next day I woke up and my butt hurt SO BAD that I could barely sit on the bike again. I waited until my soreness went away, and bought a seat pad from Wal-Mart. This bike seat is 10 inches across and about 10 inches long. So, if you’re going to buy a bike seat pad make sure it’s big enough to fit that. Other than the seat, it’s a very nice and simple bike to work out on.
When mine arrived it had a crack in the plastic body. I decided that it wasn’t a big deal so I would just use it anyways. After putting the whole thing together, it turned out I had a defective tensioner, it was hardly a workout even at full intensity.
So I returned it to amazon and got another one. Guess what? Exact same problems. Body was broken again, damaged during shipping along with one of the wheels was also broken in shipping ; and the tensioner was no good.
Do yourself a favor and just buy a nicer bike that works.
I got this for my mom when she will come here to visit me. I’m using it sometimes, not bad at all.
Someone said the seat is unconfortable. I don’t agree. For the price is a nice cycle but I want to see when
my mom is gonna use it for 30-40 min a day how it will go.