Stamina 15-0200 InTone Folding Recumbent Bike

by Stamina

• Targeted training, multifunction LCD monitor treacks workout time, speed, distance, and calories.
• Cushioned seat and seatback for greater comfort.
• Quiet, smooth, easy-to-use adjustable resistance allows you to increase or decrease workout intensity.
• Adjustable seat fits various user heights.
• Folding design and wheels allows for convenient storage and easy portability.

Product Description

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Tone your hips, thighs, and buttocks while enjoying a terrific low-impact cardiovascular workout with the InTone recumbent bike from Stamina Products. The bike, which folds into a compact footprint for easy storage and transport, puts you in a comfortable semi-reclined position as you ride, so you won't strain your back or shoulders. The sturdy steel frame, foam padded grips, and slide-resistant footpads, meanwhile, hold up to long-term use, so you can keep on refining your workouts for years to come. Perhaps most conveniently, the bike offers a multifunction LCD monitor that tracks your workout time, speed, distance, and calories burned, along with an adjustable resistance system that lets you easily increase or decrease your workout intensity. Other details include an adjustable seat that fits various user heights, a quiet motor, and a cushioned seat and seat back. The bike measures 43 to 47 inches long, 25 inches wide, and 41 to 43 inches tall.

About Recumbent Exercise Bikes
Despite the competition from trendy new fitness inventions, exercise bikes continue to be popular options for home exercise. They offer the same aerobic benefits of riding a bicycle at any time, in any weather, without leaving the comfort and safety of home. Exercise bikes don't take up much space, require little or no balance or coordination, and can provide an effective workout for all levels of users, from beginners to serious competitors. While the same could be said for a number of other types of home fitness equipment, the exercise bike is one of the few that allows you to watch television or read a magazine while you work out.

The term recumbent literally means "lying down." Exercising in a recumbent or reclining position allows the user to have full ergonomic back support, without causing strain on the arms, neck and shoulders, all of which can be common effects of using an upright bicycle. For many people, having convenient access to quality exercise equipment is critical to sticking with a long-term exercise program.

Product Description

The Stamina InTone Folding Cycle Pro gives you a low impact cardio workout yet fits almost any workout area. The InTone Folding Cycle Pro puts you in a semi-reclined position to tone your hips, thighs, and buttocks while you get a great low impact cardiovascular workout to increase your metabolism and burn calories and fat more efficiently.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 40 x 25 x 41 inches ; 52 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 53.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000UZFSSO
• Item model number: 15-0201
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (176 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,895 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

187 of 189 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value January 11, 2008

By Hawk

My wife and I have been looking for an exercise bike that is comfortable for our backs and seats. Recumbents are good but the costs and space requirements have discouraged us up to now. The Stamina is economical, well made, silent, comfortable, and takes up very little room. It even folds if you want to gain even more space. I was a bit concerned about the bike because when it arrived the packaging was severely gouged (by a forklift?)but the inner packing is well designed and there was no damage. Assembly was easy and took approx. 30 minutes. There is a tool included that will fit all the screws and nuts used.
I have no way to tell how accurate the mileage, caloric, etc. readouts are but I don't find that a problem because I exercise by time and I can pace myself by the various levels indicated. It is quiet so it is easy to exercise while watching TV. We are very satisfied with this product.

73 of 73 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Alternative to Big Expensive Recumbents . . . But February 3, 2008

By J. W. Mondello

As has been stated in other reviews, this has a weight limit of 250 lbs (I'm at 215) and people much taller than I am (5'10") may find the bike too short unless they drill a new hole to further raise the seat. However, it fits me, is stable and doesn't "moan". In fact the mechanism is very, very quiet.

I had a small Tunturi upright bike nearly 30 years ago but now felt that the semi-recumbent form of the Stamina In-Tone would suit me better at this age, and it does. Yes this is a "semi-recumbent" and fits about halfway between an upright and a full recumbent. I like this aspect of the design very much.

The unit is well built (better than I expected) goes together easily in a half hour ("tools" included) and while the seat is harder than I'd like, I just throw a towel over it and it's fine.

A terrific value and a great alternative to big, expensive recumbent bikes.

UPDATE July 2008, I moved up to a much larger, more expensive, heavier-duty Ironman Charger (hey it was in the Gold Box!)

The Stamina is fine, but it is best if you really need the space savings or dollar savings. HTH

198 of 209 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Crucial Flaws January 15, 2008

By Geoffrey Fortier

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I really, really wanted to give this bike 4 to 5 stars because the flaws it has are relatively minor, but they would have been so easy to fix by the manufacturer that it galls me more than it should to see the product crippled the way it is by them.

First the good:
- Its easy to move, deploy and store.
- Small footprint, both folded and unfolded
- Has the Bells & Whistles of more expensive models

Now the stuff that will annoy you:
- Terrible instructions, perhaps I'm spoiled on IKEA but the assembly instructions are poorly laid out and mislabeled
- Mediocre machining of key parts; the frame fits together roughly instead of snuggly.
- Washers, bolts and nuts are generic sized instead of fitted to their specific purpose on the bike.

These problems come to their apex with the backrest. The concept is solid, but it fits together so poorly that there is no way to configure it so that it won't wobble, shake and possibly detach when in use. After closer examination this problem comes down to a single badly fitted bolt and two slot-and-pin fittings that simply do not fit together. Both of these could have been fixed with a few millimeters of machining and pennies for the proper nuts and bolts. In fact, once I do this myself, I suspect the bike will be worth of 4 to 4.5 stars, but the customer really shouldn't have to "hack" the product like this to make it safe and satisfactory. If you're reading this Stamina, take note and give this product the tiny tweak it needs to be a respectable addition to your product line and our home gyms.