IC Indoor Cycling Bike Series

Solid cycling experience. Quiet. My wife really likes the handlebar adjustment forward and back. Our old bike handlebar was too far away from her. Assembly was pretty easy, especially when I discovered and watched a Youtube video. The owners manual is not great. Drawings are unclear. Two negatives: 1. The console readings for mph and calories burned seem out of whack. I know about how fast I ride a road bike. The speed is too high. The calories are 30% higher than what my Garmin watch estimates from my heart rate and body weight. 2. When I wrote to the vendor (JHT -Johnson Health Tech?) to inquire about this, I received a legalistic bunch of mumbo jumbo about “out of warranty” service. The bike is brand new. I sent the requested info - serial number, etc., etc., but still did not receive an adequate explanation.

So I am a busy working mom and I was working out at a gym and with a personal trainer but the scheduling was just not working. I decided on a bike back in the fall and spent about 5 months researching. I was going to get the peloton but at the last minute decided on the Schwinn. It was really bugging me that I’d be tied up with only peloton content and have to pay a costly monthly fee. I was also looking at even cheaper bikes but i wanted to stick with a good brand name, and I love that it has the monitor so my husband - who doesn’t care about classes - can just hop on and ride and see his metrics without additional screens, etc. Over a week in and I am so happy with my choice! I was going to use the peloton app or apple fitness, but it turns out there’s tons of great cycle classes on YouTube for free! No need to spend extra at this point. I can also use my regular sneakers so that’s a huge plus for me too! As far as delivery and assembly - I had it delivered the next day after I ordered. It was a huge heavy box but I was able to slide it into my garage and take everything out. I carried it in pieces to my basement and put it together with the help of a YouTube video in about an hour and a half. Mind you, I’m a 5’3” 113 lb woman. I did it all by myself. Yes it was heavy and awkward to carry myself, but I did it. It went together mostly easy, but the biggest issue was some of the smaller screws didn’t want to go in on the monitor. After messing with them for a bit I got them in. Once I got it all set up I tested it out. It is so smooth and a quiet ride. When my husband got back in town and saw it he noted how good it looks and he can tell it’s good quality. So far, I love it!

The bright side: I love the sturdiness of this bike and the smooth, dead-silent ride. It’s a heavy piece of hardware, but it went together easily (by myself). The less-than-bright side: The electronics that come with this bike don’t integrate with anything, not even with the software Schwinn offers (JRNY or Explore the World). A few notes: — The Schwinn IC4 computer unit won’t power or charge my iPad (the bike is connected to power and the screen is “lit”) — Cannot get the pulse to show any data. Ever. No matter what extra devices or services I have tried. — If I press Bluetooth to sync with a heart-rate device, the JRNY app ends my workout. In fact, the Bluetooth option (on screen) seems to appear only at random times — Cannot use any Apple HomeKit speakers (HomePods or EarPods) with JRNY or Explore the World apps, even though these are playing via a compatible iOS device — There is no correlation between the data shown on the screen and what’s shown in JRNY or Explore the World. These are wildly different. — Unable to sync AppleWatch heart rate anywhere - even with (expensive) add-on devices or services claiming to do this. — The JRNY app appears to be the only way I can get (very limited) data from the bike into AppleHealth. I assume this will mean I won’t be able to synchronize anything at all once the JRNY trial ends - unless I want to pay for this privilege — It’s extremely hard to use the JRNY app if/when I just want to ride at my own pace, vs doing a guided routine. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s a pain to locate and initiate. I’ve tried everything and am generally pretty adept at coming up with technology workarounds. I had expected at least some basic integration with Apple fitness, GymKit and/or AppleWatch. If I had it to do over again, I’d probably opt for a less expensive bike for now…and wait for someone to come out with a “smarter” bike that still allows me to use my own iOS screen.

I am so happy I chose this over the the more expensive peloton or the less expensive echelon. Although I don't have the echelon (ex 15) their price doubled over the holiday and is now almost the same price as the ic4. So why would we even consider the ex 15 anymore. The ic4 have been great. Assembly was simple. I did it all by myself and it was easy breezy. The quality is great and it is truly silent. I read people complained about the handlebars not moving towards you enough and I agree. I wish I could pull it towards me a bit more since I'm really short but I know other bikes dont even have 4 way adjustment. The bike looks great and feels sturdy. I've ridden off the saddle and and clipped in and I feel good about it. The saddle is fine and I know people complain how it's not soft enough. Spin bike saddle is not supposed to be squishy. It should be supportive which it is and when you're doing spin classes you'd be leaning forward a little anyways. It's not supposed to be like a cruiser saddle. There are a few things I wish were different but I think these are more so preference rather than an issue. I wish the tablet holder was more upright or adjustable. I find my tablet sits on funny angle and if it was more upright there would be less glare. I wish the strap on the hr monitor was less scratchy. I'm only complaining becasue I have a better hr monitor to compare to. If I didn't I probably wouldn't think much about it. Lastly I actually think it better to have the weights behind the saddle rather than under the handlebars. I feel it's more natural to sit up and then pick up the weights rather than grab the weights then sit up. Love it so far and look forward to enjoying this for years.

Entrega a tiempo, no es ruidosa, fácil de armar, para iniciar en esto del spinning la súper recomiendo, si les aviso que no traer ajuste para tennis especiales de clip

Eu havia pesquisado bastante uma bike de Spinning . E essa marca foi eleita a melhor no quesito qualidade, ergonomia etc. Eu queria comprar a IC4 pela conectividade. Mas pensei melhor e resolvi investir na IC3 que é tão boa quanto e tem poucas diferenças que pra mim, valeu mais a pena pegar a ic3. Estava muito ansiosa e chegou antes do prazo. Faço questão de deixar meu depoimento aqui, estou muito satisfeita. Meu marido montou no mesmo dia em menos de uma hora e já usamos, nossaaa perfeita. Até o banco achei confortável em comparação a tantas bikes que já pedalei. Mas comprei uma capa acolchoada. Realmente a melhor bike ergonometrica. Eu sou alta 1,73 e amei. O preço é alto mas considere um investimento. Bem melhor que pagar barato em uma bike sem qualidade … E ficar frustrado depois. O que me ajudou bastante foi os comentários positivos dessa bike. E foi realmente a melhor escolha!

Es una bicicleta profesional. muy cómoda , con mucha estabilidad, suave al pedaleo., muy fácil de armar., estoy empezando a hacer spinnig y por lo pronto estoy de feliz con ella . Es lo mejor que he tenido en casa

Excelente bicicleta! Muito fácil de montar (recomendo assistir a um vídeo oficial no YouTube).