Airdyne

Bands, chains, wraps, straps, racks... are you sure this is training related?

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Re: Airdyne

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Post by iamsmu » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:19 pm

I just did :10 | 1:50 x 7 (for 87 cal.) on the Assault Bike as a way back in. I'll add a second to the work intervals incrementally. Just 10 seconds and it was hard getting up the stairs after. These things are torture devices.

I wonder how the old Ad4's were marketed in the 80s. Surely they weren't pushing anything like HIIT. Did they think people would just peddle slowly on them? I guess everyone bought them and hardly anyone used them.

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Re: Airdyne

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Post by iamsmu » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:21 pm

Rogue just launched an Assault Bike clone:

https://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-echo-bike

The seat looks more adjustable. It's belt, not chain driven. It weighs 46 pounds more!!! Good luck getting that down stairs.


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Re: Airdyne

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Post by Idlehands » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:17 am

Anyone have ideas on seat replacements? i'd like it a bit further back on the horizontal access. and it's like a couch. I"m used to a bike seat. wtf help!
quick google searches didn't' help.

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Post by GrizzlyAdam » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:27 am

Idlehands wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:17 am Anyone have ideas on seat replacements? i'd like it a bit further back on the horizontal access. and it's like a couch. I"m used to a bike seat. wtf help!
quick google searches didn't' help.

I looked into this a bit. Apparently with an adapter, you can put a regular bike seat on it. I might do the same thing.

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Re: Airdyne

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Post by omaniphil » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:33 am

I replaced the seat with a proper bike seat I bought on Amazon. I was able to adjust it backwards just a little by attaching the post near the front of the seat rails, but that only get me an inch or so. The geometry of the setup is crap. I feel ya.

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Re: Airdyne

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Post by omaniphil » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:35 am

GrizzlyAdam wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:27 am
Idlehands wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:17 am Anyone have ideas on seat replacements? i'd like it a bit further back on the horizontal access. and it's like a couch. I"m used to a bike seat. wtf help!
quick google searches didn't' help.

I looked into this a bit. Apparently with an adapter, you can put a regular bike seat on it. I might do the same thing.
This was cheaper, and it was all I needed to attach the seat

adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GSKUAK

seat: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HG9RHCQ

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Re: Airdyne

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Post by Idlehands » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:16 am

omaniphil wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:35 am
GrizzlyAdam wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:27 am
Idlehands wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:17 am Anyone have ideas on seat replacements? i'd like it a bit further back on the horizontal access. and it's like a couch. I"m used to a bike seat. wtf help!
quick google searches didn't' help.

I looked into this a bit. Apparently with an adapter, you can put a regular bike seat on it. I might do the same thing.
This was cheaper, and it was all I needed to attach the seat

adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GSKUAK

seat: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HG9RHCQ
Nice
ordered
Thanks

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