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Schwinn Airdyne AD4 Upright Exercise Bike

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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (234 customer reviews)


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  • Upright exercise bike with unique air resistance system
  • Air system offers as much resistance as you can handle
  • Dual-action arm handles work upper and lower body
  • Console tracks time, distance, calories, RPM, and more
  • Measures 22.5 x 48 x 50 inches (W x H x D); weighs 96 pounds

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Product Description

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Save money on monthly gym fees and get yourself in shape at the same time with the Schwinn Airdyne upright exercise bike. The Airdyne features a smooth, air-based resistance braking system along with a pair of sturdy exercise arms. The advantage of the unique air resistance system is that it offers as much resistance as you can handle.


The Airdyne's dual-action arms help you work out your entire body.
The harder you pedal, the greater the resistance. The dual-action design, meanwhile, synchronizes your arm and leg movements to simulate your natural motion, helping you work your upper and lower body at the same time. Finally, the air resistance system creates streams of cooling air while you pedal, making for a comfortable home workout.

The Airdyne includes a comprehensive computer console that provides feedback on time, distance, workload level, calories burned, calories per hour, heart rate, and RPM. As a result, it's easy to keep track of your overall fitness level. Other features include an extra-quiet chain drive system; built-in heart rate monitoring; an LCD display; an anatomically correct seat with extra padding; and a capacity of 300 pounds. The Airdyne measures 50 by 22.5 by 48 inches (L x H x W), weighs 96 pounds, and carries the following warranties: 30 years on the frame, three years on parts and electronics, and one year on labor and wear items.

About Schwinn
Ignaz Schwinn and his partner Adolph Arnold incorporated Arnold, Schwinn & Company on October 22, 1895. Within a few short years of its inception, the company had become an acknowledged technical and quality leader within the bicycle industry. Now, more than 100 years later, Schwinn has become an American icon and built some of the best-known and best-loved bicycles of all time, including the Aerocycle, Paramount, Phantom, Varsity, Sting-Ray, Krate, Homegrown, and more. The company is also a leading purveyor of home and fitness equipment, and has been an indispensable player in revolutionizing biking and fitness around the world.

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Model
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MSRP
$599.00 $750.00 $900.00 $999.00
Resistance Levels Infinite Infinite Infinite Infinite
Resistance System Air Air Air Air
Drive System Single stage-belt drive Dual-stage chain and belt drive Dual-stage Super Torque belt drives Dual-stage Super Torque belt drives
Number of Workout Programs
2 2
Workouts Simultaneous upper / lower body or upper body workout only Simultaneous upper / lower body or upper body workout only Simultaneous upper / lower body or upper body workout only Simultaneous upper / lower body or upper body workout only

Heart Rate

Telemetry enabled Telemetry enabled Telemetry enabled
Display Type LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Readouts Time, Distance, Calories, RPM Time, Distance, Calories, Calories per Hour, RPM, Workload, and Heart Rate Time, Distance, Calories, Calories per Hour, RPM, Workload, and Heart Rate RevMeter, Time, Distance, Calories, RPM, Watts and Heart Rate
Power Requirements 2 AA Batteries (not included) 2 AA Batteries (not included) 2 AA Batteries (not included) 2 AA Batteries (not included)
Seat Padded Extra-padded, oversized Extra-padded, oversized Extra-padded, oversized
Product Dimensions (L x W x H) 58 x 25 x 48 inches 50 x 23 x 48 inches 50 x 23 x 48 inches 50 x 26 x 51 inches
Product Weight 96 pounds 96 pounds 104 pounds 115 pounds
Warranty Frame: 5 years, Parts: 1 year, Electronics: 1 year, Labor: 90 days, Wear Items: 90 days Frame: 30 years, Parts: 3 years, Electronics: 3 years, Labor: 1 year, Wear Items: 1 year Frame: 30 years, Parts: 3 years, Electronics: 3 years, Labor: 1 year, Wear Items: 1 year Frame: 15 years, Parts: 3 years, Electronics: 2 years, Labor: 6 months
Maxium User Weight
250 pounds 300 lbs
300 lbs 300 lbs



Important Information

Safety Warning
As with any exercise program, consult a physician before you begin.

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 50 x 31 x 10 inches ; 96 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 100 pounds
  • Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • ASIN: B000E158CK
  • Item model number: 3550012
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (234 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,200 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
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Customer Reviews

The upper body workout gets most of the arm and a good involvement of the chest and shoulders too. Joshua G. Feldman  |  58 reviewers made a similar statement
This is a quality piece of exercise equipment and I believe it will last me a long time. T. Raines  |  44 reviewers made a similar statement
Easy to assemble,took about a hour or so with my wife's help. Rich K  |  28 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
291 of 299 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars This enduring classic is built to last. October 12, 2006
The Schwinn Airdyne Upright is a classic - virtually unchanged for at least 20 years (I used them at Columbia University's gym back in college in the early 80s in essentially their current form). The lack of evolution speaks to their excellent functionality. The Airdyne differs from most exercise bikes in having a large air-resistance flywheel instead of a smaller heavier flywheel with mechanical friction or an electric magnetic resistance flywheel that needs power and the electronics head to operate it. The advantages are fourfold: 1) the larger flywheel is exceptionally smooth, 2) the air resistance is naturally graduated (i.e. the faster you pedal, the greater the wind resistance and the harder it gets to pedal). This resistance approach means you organically find your level by pacing - with no need to ever set resistance manually. 3) The air resistance flywheel kicks up wind that cools you as you work out. 4) Mechanical resistance devices tend to wear out first - becoming bumpy or uneven; magnetic resistance units become unusable if the electronics head stops working. The air resistance scheme is simpler and is built with tremendous durability. I've owned my Airdyne for 12 years and it has been perfectly reliable the whole time - and it has been moved 3 times and has taken a real beating. The Airdyne's handles are linked to the pedals, encouraging you to work out your arms at the same time. The upper body workout gets most of the arm and a good involvement of the chest and shoulders too. The unit is battleship built of stamped and welded steel - just like a Schwinn bike. The chain is enclosed for safety - and a safety lock lets you prevent things from moving when you move the unit (it moves on small integrated wheels in front). You need those wheels because the Airdyne is big and heavy. This translates to excellent stability when in use.

Is the Airdyne the perfect workout machine? There are some drawbacks: The air flow is nice - but it's noisy too. This makes it hard to watch TV or work out with others in the room. The big wind can send papers flying. The upperbody workout can be distracting from the biking rhythm. I wish there were an alternate set of handlebars that didn't move for when you just want to bear down and spin. The handlebars only allow an overhanded and underhanded grip. I wish the handles curved up at the ends so you could hold them vertically like ski poles. This would result in a more natural arm motion. The big padded seat is comfortable as bikes go - but that's not saying much. Bike exercise has the disadvantage of not being weight bearing - but this is a quibble. My heart monitor confirms you can definitely get your cardio rate up on a bike. Did I mention this unit is big and heavy? The little wheels help - but moving this bike isn't a casual exercise. Finally, despite the clear efforts at safety, ther are still places where cat's tails and children's fingers can be pinched when in use(notably where the handlebars link to the pedals with long metal bars near the bottom of the unit).

If you like to use an exercise bike to work out, and don't mind some noise and wind, the Airdyne will give you a great workout - keep you cool - and last basically for ever.

Followup 10/08: The computer on mine stopped working recently after 14 years - but it doesn't matter to me (I seldom used it anyway). The computer displayed time, rpm, distance, an arbitrary "workout level". It didn't do heart rate so I tend to use a wrist mounted heart monitor which times the workout for my anyway. I could probably buy a replacement computer but I'm not going to bother. The fact is that this bike works fine without it. Try that with any newfangled bike. This bike is like the old Nikon F camera - which mentioned in the instructions that if you accidentally dropped it in seawater you should rinse it in fresh water and then dry it with the film door opened in a an oven set at lowest temperature for an hour! That's how they used to make gear!
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167 of 180 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, but.... January 15, 2007
Amazon Verified Purchase
Surprisingly, my Airdyne was delivered disassembled, and with no accompanying assembly instructions of any kind. I am no mechanical genius, and this didn't look like a job for the faint of heart in the first place. Unable to obtain any assembly instructions from either Amazon or Schwinn, I tried a local bike shop. For an $85 fee, they assembled my machine. When I inquired about the lack of assembly instructions, they told me that this was a deliberate omission, and that self-assembly invalidates the product warranty. I can't vouch for the absolute accuracy of all I was told, but I feel that I should at least sound a faint alarm. CPW 1/07
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After using my Airdyne for several months, I changed my review from three to four stars. What I wrote above still applies, but the Airdyne is a wonderful piece of exercies equipment. I have osteoarthritis in both knees, and the Airdyne enables me to precisely control how much stress I put on my knees. CPW 5/07
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75 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars still the standard November 6, 2006
I bought one of these in 1988. It was already -quite- old, (probably from 1977, the first year it was made, which means the 30 year warrantee is -still- in effect!), and not well taken care of. Whatever abuse it took only made it a little dirty. It's almost 2007, and it's still working perfectly. The all-steel construction has kept it repair-free while newer machines go into the garbage. Different year models come with different monitors, so I won't go into that, but the machine itself is always the same: No shifting. The fan-resistance increases with pedaling speed. Arms and legs contribute whatever proportions of the total effort you desire, a very natural intuitive movement. For arms only, there's a foot-rest, for legs only, just hang your arms at your sides. (The Airdyne is not a bicycle, not a 'spinner', it is a thing unto itself, but unless road-bike technique is an issue, it will do more than spinning can do for your fitness.)The warrantee, or any other right to complaint, is probably voided if you stand up while pedaling, but I've been able to stand on these pedals for all these years, and the combination of arms and legs while out of the seat is the most intense workout available on a home cycle. (I did eventually get a Schwinn 'Windsprint', because it shifts to increase pedal pressure, but it doesn't 'do' arms. This is still the single best home cycle.)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Old Units Can Be Refurbed With New Bottom Bracket
I've ridden the heck out of mine until the bottom bracket bearing assembly disintegrated. Mine is probably 30 years old. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Gregg Silk
4.0 out of 5 stars price listed
Schwinn Airdyne AD4 Upright Exercise BikeAre you sure the price is right? The highest figure I have found elsewhere is below 700 dollars for a Schwinn Airdyne AD4 Upright Exercise... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Harry R. Chadwick
5.0 out of 5 stars Ride, ride, ride
We have one that everyone uses. Recently we bought another for my brother-in-law. Everyone loves it. The only drawback is that the seat needs to be larger and more comfortable.
Published 1 month ago by Gene B. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome exercises bike
This is an awesome exercises bike I could highly recommend this bike. I have used this bike and it gives you a great workout. Too bad that Schwinn has stopped making this model. Read more
Published 1 month ago by fit guy 83
5.0 out of 5 stars This is something I can actually use
I saw the Schwinn Airdyne Exercise Bike many, many years ago. The owner even stated that she loved it and used it almost every day. Read more
Published 1 month ago by kei
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice bike
I really do love my air dyne and it is just like the one from the physical therapists office. I know they can be even more expensive than what I paid but it was hard to swallow the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Becky Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product
Had the Airdyne shipped to a bike shop, Wamsleys, in Morgantown WV where they assembled it for $50. Picked it up assembled perfectly and started riding it. I love it.
Published 1 month ago by Thomas D. Harper SR
5.0 out of 5 stars airdyne
I love this bike! Best therapy for a bum knee there is. Use is 4-5 times a week and it's been super.
Published 1 month ago by kate wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, well made
Instructions leave a lot to be desired. And I ended up having to redo a few steps after realizing that I couldn't complete them in the exact order shown by the illustrations. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Colt P. Templin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great user friendly bike
Bike was easy to put together, but required some strength to attach the arms. I laid the bike on its side so I could attach the arms from above, giving me the leverage that I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Judy Marie Hall
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