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Ramkumar
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Best is subjective (and unless price doesn't matter should be based on value for the price). My wife is an elliptical fan (I prefer my spin bike) and tried several before choosing the Octane (front drive) because it 'felt the best".
The position of the drive is more a personal preference than a determinant of which is the best trainer. There are several "best elliptical trainer" sites out there (Google it), but the independent review site Consumer Reports' top rated elliptical trainer (Diamond Back 1260Ef) is a front drive model, while the 2nd and 3rd (tied) were front drive and rear drive models (Sole E35 and Pacemaster Silver XT). Note that these models, along with Precor and Octane are on most lists of top brands/models ... all of which feature a mix of front and back drive designs.
Best is subjective (and unless price doesn't matter should be based on value for the price). My wife is an elliptical fan (I prefer my spin bike) and tried several before choosing the Octane (front drive) because it 'felt the best".
The position of the drive is more a personal preference than a determinant of which is the best trainer. There are several "best elliptical trainer" sites out there (Google it), but the independent review site Consumer Reports' top rated elliptical trainer (Diamond Back 1260Ef) is a front drive model, while the 2nd and 3rd (tied) were front drive and rear drive models (Sole E35 and Pacemaster Silver XT). Note that these models, along with Precor and Octane are on most lists of top brands/models ... all of which feature a mix of front and back drive designs.
Spinning bikes? Better? Worse?
Rachel W
I'm looking into getting a spinning bike but I'm really lost as to which one to get. The main brands that I'm looking at are revmaster, which I think is ou of my league pricewise. The schwinn, not much better in terms of money but I've actually heard of them. And then the mad dogg brand original spinner bikes, which vary in price but since I've heard that they coined the name spinning I assume they have something more going on there. I'm leanin towards the spinning brand because they have some lower priced bikes but I intend to not just sit but do the harder rides sk I'm looking for one that is sturdy and can take the harder workouts. Please give your opinion if you actually have or have used a spinning bike not just where I should be looking. Thanks!
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Spinning is trademarked because of the type of training that the instructors must go through in order to teach the classes, it really doesn't have anything to do with the equipment, it is just a brand name. I taught classes on Schwinn's and Lemond's for 5 years and didn't have any real problems with either of them. I would say that the Lemond's were a little higher quality and included cadence monitors. I read in a magazine that Lance was coming out with a spinning bike. I haven't heard any reviews, but it looks interesting. Below is the link. Also, one of my favorite indoor rides has always been on Cycleops (link below) They are ultra smooth and sturdy for out of the saddle sprints. I don't have as much experience with "Spinning" bikes because I never spent the money to get certified, but I've heard that it's no different than Schwinn and AGS certifications.
Spinning is trademarked because of the type of training that the instructors must go through in order to teach the classes, it really doesn't have anything to do with the equipment, it is just a brand name. I taught classes on Schwinn's and Lemond's for 5 years and didn't have any real problems with either of them. I would say that the Lemond's were a little higher quality and included cadence monitors. I read in a magazine that Lance was coming out with a spinning bike. I haven't heard any reviews, but it looks interesting. Below is the link. Also, one of my favorite indoor rides has always been on Cycleops (link below) They are ultra smooth and sturdy for out of the saddle sprints. I don't have as much experience with "Spinning" bikes because I never spent the money to get certified, but I've heard that it's no different than Schwinn and AGS certifications.
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