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An exercise bike is one of the best pieces of fitness equipment if you are looking for a low impact cardio workout. People using bikes to improve their fitness are often found to be able to maintain their exercise program for a longer period than those using other types of equipment. Simply put fitness bikes are often easier to use and more convenient than other types of fitness equipment. There are a whole range of cheap exercise bikes for sale that will suit all budgets and circumstances.

What You Can Expect To Pay

If you are looking for a cheap bike consider what type of bike will be best for your circumstances. There is a range of mini exercise bikes, foldables, uprights and recumbent exercise bikes for under $150. Mini exercise bikes can be bought for as little as $25, the best folding exercise bike comes in at circa $150, uprights can be had for $100 and budget recumbents are available for $150.

Recumbent exercise bikes are great for those who want a bike that will allow hands free movement giving you the option to carry out upper body exercises at the same time as cycling, for people who are looking for a more comfortable form of cycling exercise than an upright might allow or for those of us with a propensity to injure our back easily. A recumbent can be the ideal bike in these situations. The Schwinn Active 20 Recumbent Exercise Bike is the entry model recumbent in Schwinn’s current range. You can get cheaper discount recumbent exercise bikes but they don’t carry the Schwinn name or come with the same guarantees on build quality or the years of experience Schwinn have in manufacturing this type of home exercise equipment.

The Active 20 at $250 is $100 cheaper than the Schwinn 220 and $200 cheaper than the Schwinn 230 recumbent exercise bike but despite lacking the features of these other sister bikes still packs a mighty punch when compared to similar priced recumbents. The main difference with this bike and others made by Schwinn is that the Active 20 is much lighter in weight so is easier to relocate and comes with fewer resistance levels and programs but a lot more than similar priced competitors.

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Most people looking for an exercise bike for home use opt for an upright exercise cycle. The best upright exercise bike available on the market at the moment is the Schwinn 140 Upright Exercise Bike. The Schwinn 140 is the bestselling upright on Amazon.com with plenty of rave reviews driving it up the best seller list. Not as cheap as the Schwinn Active 10 Series Upright Exercise Bike, the Schwinn 140 upright is packed with extra features that make it unparalled on cost comparison with other upright exercise cycles, so lets look at the main features that make this the best upright on the market right now :

Programs – This upright features 16 different resistance levels that can be integrated with 18 exercise programs, more than any other upright exercise bike on the market.

Resistance System – Magnetic eddy with 20 pound flywheel for smooth running action and quiet operation.

Heart Rate Monitor – Telemetry and contact heart rate monitor for greater accuracy over standard contact monitors.

LCD Display – Features readouts on exercise time, distance, calories burned, RPM, watts, interval times, speed and resistance setting.