When it comes to choosing the best spinning bike to meet your fitness regimen and goals, there are several things to take into consideration than just price.

The bottom line to a top spinning bike is performance, quality, durability, safety, and options. Not all spinning bikes on the market are alike, and although some may have all the bells and whistles, if the bike doesn’t give you the challenge you need to stay in shape or get into shape, you’re wasting precious money and time.

The thing to look for is not necessarily how popular the brand name is, but how popular the performance is. Does the bike meet the minimum requirements and if so, how much more does it offer? Some bikes are more designed and engineered for the basics and some are for looks and convenience. The key factors here are does the bike do what you’re looking for and how much of that, does it deliver.

First of all you’re looking for quality engineering, design, and manufacture. What is the bike made of? It’s handlebars, weights, seat? Is the bike adjustable and to what degree? Is the bike designed for maximum comfort and ability to accommodate your size and weight. Some can only go as high to accommodate a person of 300 lbs. If you weigh more than that, you’ll need to do some searching. Height is also a matter. Will it basically fit you, and you it?

Next are the parameters and options. The top spinning bikes have LED readouts, wireless chest straps to transmit vitals and so on. These are the state of the art models that are most sought after. Trouble free operation and maximum statistical data display and storage.

Finally, convenience. Is it too heavy to move about? Assemble easily? Some have holders for water and for smartphones and the like. It’s best to check on these little things as they do indeed add to the convenience factor greatly. Other than possible noise, that’s about it.

So for now, let’s take a look at the top 5 spinning bikes reviews and see how each one measures up to one another as well as your expectations.

Comparison

	Product	Rating	Price
	Spinner Blade Commercial Spin Bike	5.0/5	$$$
	Schwinn IC Pro Indoor Cycling Bike	4.4/5	$$
	Sunny Health & Fitness Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike	4.5/5	$
	Spinning Spinner S1 Indoor Cycling Bike	5.0/5	$
	Sole Fitness SB700 Exercise Bike	4.1/5	$$

The Spinner Blade Commercial Spin Bike by Star Trac

First on our list of spinner bikes, is the Star Trac, Spinner Blade. It’s one of the top of the line indoor cycles on the market. It sports a an all aluminum frame, is adjustable, comfort, and accommodates riders of varied sizes, shapes, and abilities.

It has a micro adjustable handlebar and the seat has settings that allow for vertical and fore/aft adjustment by the user for the best in bike fitting. The company boasts that the bike has top quality components and an improved Q-factor a swell as dual sided SPD compatible pedals. If you’re looking for a place for that exercise beverage, you’ll be happy to know this bike has dual water bottle holders that are built into the handlebars.

Finally, the Spinner Blade comes with a free bonus. You get 4 free Spinning DVDS that are tutorials for your fitness goals. The four topics of the DVDS are, Ultimate Energy, Turn and Burn, Train and Tone, and Maximum Results.

Overall, this is the future of spinner bikes. It has everything other than someone to do the pedaling for you.

All this doesn’t come cheap, however. This bike will cost you around $1,600 or more. Considering what it offers, that seems like a price that is admirable, but might be too much for most.

Too explain the cost, the specs spell it out. Star Trac has its own prorpieteray construction. It has a highly durable drive train as well as crank system. It’s constructed with anti rust materials and has a rock chain guard. Another proprietary feature is a patent pending taper bottom fit bracket as well as pedal system. All this for extra strength and durability. They boast that Q-Factor of 158 mm, with a 38 lb perimter flywheel that is weighted for smoothness in riding. The pedals are dual sided SPD co,patible and with the special chain drive, the riding feels real. You can also use the resistance knob in coordination with the direct pressure emergency stop. It has a high impact urethane rear stretch guard as well as step guards a s a preventative to damage to the frame cycling shoes that have cleats.

The bike can accommodate riders that range from 4’ 10” up to 6’ 10”. Weight capacity is 350 lbs. Finally, the bike is 21” wide by 56.5” long and 40” in height.

Schwinn IC Pro Indoor Cycling Bike

Costing around $900 plus, the Schwinn IC Pro Indoor Cycling bike has some impressive features that has customers very happy, even with the steep price.

It is engineered to be of sturdy construction and durability. It has a Shimano sealed cartridge bottom rack as well as cold forged crank arms. It boasts infinitely variable resistance levels and linear increase throughout resistance range. It is 50” by 22.5” and can accommodate riders of upwards or 300 lbs. It has two composite water bottle cages to hold your fitness beverages, wights 130 lbs, toe clips. It has a fifteen year manufacturer’s warranty on the frame, and a two year warranty on parts and a on year warranty on labor, a six month warranty on wear items.

This brand has a long history of reliance. Customers state that with little maintenance, their bikes have lasted well over a decade. You can’t argue with that.

Sunny Health & Fitness Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike

Sporting the basics of what a customer needs in a spinning bike. It has a study steel frame with a 49 lbs flywheel, a belt drive mechanism for that smooth ride. The handlebars are fully adjustable as well as the seat. It also has wheels for easy transportation.

It’s dimensions are 90” x 20” x 44” and weighs 115 lbs, and will cost you around $300 lbs. It’s not loaded with all the bells and whistles of the top bikes, but it will do for what you need to have done.

Customers remark at how quiet and smooth the bike is. For the price, it appears to be a great pick.

Spinning Spinner S1 Indoor Cycling Bike

Considering the price of around $400 plus, this bike has some goodies going for it, that at first glance, might make one think it costs far more.

Features include adjustable no slip handlebars that are adjustable, as well as the seat slider. It has a one motion emergency stop and a water bottle holder on the frame. The two piece fender keeps the brake and flywheel assembly from damage via moisture. It has an adjustable vertical/horizontal seat. The bike does accommodate people of various sizes and abilities.

Its patented perimeter weighted flywheel is behind the smooth ride and sound. It only has a 1 year limited parts warranty though.

Finally, it comes with 4 free spinning DVDs, Turn and Burn, Maximum Results, Ultimate Energy, and Train and Tone.

So, if you’re looking fro the basics in a spinner bike, this one should suffice and then some.

Sole Fitness SB700 Exercise Bike

Riding in at around $800, is the Sole Fitness SB700 Exercise Bike.

With a price like this, what does it offer? It is compatible with wireless chest strap to monitor heart rate, an integrated backlit LCD , color blue, with a console display for RPM, Kcal, time, speed, and distance. It’s stationary with a 48 lb flywheel and knob turn adjustable resistance, fore and aft , up and down adjustments for the seat and the handlebars. Warranties include lifetime for frame, three years for parts and electric, and one year labor.

The list of goodies include the aforementioned, and brake pads, toes traps for the pedals, water bottle holders, dimensions 42” x 21” x 40” LxWxH, two millimeter oval steel tubing, transport wheel, weight capacity of 300 lbs, and the total bike weighs 140 lbs.

Fans state that the bike is problem free, smooth, reliable, and fun. Those factors alone put this bike in the top tier of spinner bikes.

Conclusion

It’s easy to see from this roster of spinning bikes, that the top of the list on down are worthy candidates. Each has its own value from basic, sturdy, reliable, to high end-high tech razzle dazzle.

The most expensive doesn’t always mean the best, but the extra features offered make for better monitoring and statistics which are valuable, especially for today’s measurement conscious people. The 800lb gorilla of the bunch is obviously Star Trac and for good reason with Sole Fitness a close second with similar features and brand name.

This doesn’t mean the lower cost bikes are not to be considered, they all have high star ratings for basic performance, durability, and other features that make a spinning bike the exercise device of choice.

When shopping for a spinning bike, you may be restricted by budget, but as it can be seen, there are less expensive options and still get top quality product.