The Great

This S5Ri is the top recumbent bike in the Signature Series, which is BH Fitness’s most affordable collection of fitness machines. Here are some reasons people choose this model.

• Recumbent Seating: Recumbent bikes are designed to support lower-body workouts with less stress. Instead of positioning the rider upright, recumbent bikes let the rider recline, thus putting less pressure on the knees and other joints. The BH Fitness S5Ri bike seat provides good lumbar support with an adjustable seat back. The seat back is ventilated to help keep you cool. Handlebars attached to the seat offer stability and have contact heart rate sensors. They also have controls for resistance, which are more convenient than the console buttons.
• Walk-Through Design: The S5Ri Recumbent Bike is especially easy to enter and exit. It has an open “walk-through” space at the front of the bike. On other bikes that space would be occupied by the flywheel.
• Workout Programs: This exercise bike arrives with 26 workout modes. The collection includes heart rate controlled programs (beginner, intermediate, advanced and custom), interval training, random mode and more. There are 24 levels of resistance.
• iConcept: iConcept can keep the bike’s technology and programming fresh over the years. This system lets your tablet computer, iPod Touch or smartphone act as the workout console. It can download new programs released by BH Fitness, including some workout routines that simulate famous bike routes. The workout program runs in the background so that you can conveniently switch to other apps and files.
• Exercise Data: Workout feedback include distance, time, calories, speed, RPM and heart rate.
• Heart Rate Monitoring: This bike has a wireless heart rate receiver. (The chest strap is sold separately.) It also has contact sensors. The pulse data can be used with interactive workouts to help ensure that you exercise within a given heart rate range.24
• Resistance Levels: The S5Ri Recumbent Bike has resistance levels for different workout needs, from rehabilitation to more intense calorie burn.
• Adjustable Handlebars: This bike offers the most handlebar adjustment of any in the series. There is fore/aft adjustment and vertical adjustment, plus the handlebars can be rotated.
• Secure Pedaling: The bike pedals are texturized and have shoe straps for stability. Extra width on the platforms lets you reposition your feet for better comfort during long rides.
• Water Bottle Holder: A water bottle holder is attached to the frame.
• Transport Wheels: Easily move the bike to another room with help from its transport wheels.
• Sturdy: The S5Ri Recumbent Bike weighs almost 150 pounds. It has a 350-pound user weight capacity.
• Warranty: This bike has a very competitive residential warranty. Owners get lifetime coverage for the frame and parts protection for ten years. Labor is free for the first year.