Echelon - Connect EX-5s Smart Exercise Bike With 22" Class HD Touchscreen and Magnetic Resistance - Black

This thing is solidly built, and the classes are dope. Not a big fan of the non cycle classes, but the cycle ones are great. I originally thought that the screen would swivel left or right 180 degrees, but it actually flips 180 degrees..fyi. Easy to build and set up. I recommend it to anyone over a way more expensive pelaton

The Echelon Ex-5s has been a great purchase for my wife and I. Setup took about 45 minutes to an hour. We have owned It for about a month and we are both nearing 15 rides. Comfort- 8 We've never owned an excercise bike before but it seems to be very comfortable in the saddle. The seat is wide in the bike and once you get over the initial soreness of riding the first 4 or 5 times it is very comfortable. There are very many adjustments, you are able to adjust every thing including the handlebar distance from seat. Flywheel-8 The flywheel is heavy and is great for experiencing that true spin class feel. It's also very QUIET when it's in use the bike makes nearly no sound and you hear a slight humming when you increase or decrease resistance for 1-2 seconds. Also the PEDALS accept SPD clips but also has toe cages. The toe cages are perfect for letting friends try it out and for ease of use. Classes-8 I've never used the peloton classes but I've watched some of their videos and I think they are slightly better with echelon being in second place. The LIVE CLASSES really help you set a time to work out and the isntructors are great at keeping you engaged and motivated. The MUSIC was apparently sub par before but I've enjoyed every playlist. The SCENIC classes are just thrown on there. I feel like Pro-Form has better scenic rides from what I've seen. Looks-10 We love the look of this bike and we feel like that is important. Especially since you have to look at it setting in a room all the time. Screen-8 The screen is always responsive and has minimal glare. The SOUND is okay coming out of the speakers. It's good enough that we don't use earbuds but it does have BLUETOOTH. The screen flips over entirely for the workout portions if you want to do those. IN CLOSING: This is a great purchase if you aren't wanting to spend the $2500 for a peloton. They both require you to pay $39/mth so it's a wash on the subscription. We were able to get this bike for $999 through a geek squad promotion but we were willing to pay the $1499 and I probably still would have. The bike is very stable and the live classes make me stay motivated as well as the leaderboard and unlocking badges for accomplishments.

Delivered 11/11/23 3/27/24: screen will not go past splash 5/5/24: a tech was able to remotely guide us through a firmware change/update. Bike now works as intended 5/12/24: bike will lose connection to screen randomly Support says defective Bluetooth module 6/28/24: an envelope arrived with a black box and some cables. No instructions. No offer of a field tech to support This company does not care about its customers. We’ve been without this bike for almost 5 months now. When it does work though, it’s nice