best excercise bikes

[theDudesmummy]

Hi there,

Anyone who knows me would be truly astonished to find me the excercise forums, I am someone who literally never does any excercise (used to be fit and active in 20s and 30s then a slow decline as age and serious lack of time have taken their toll). I am now 50 and was inspired today by watching people doing cycling at work this morning for Sport Relief, on an excercise bike in the reception of our building. I have decided to get an excercie bike!

Any recommendations for the best one under about 200, which will fit in a relatively small study and be quite comfortable? Also I hate uncomfortable seats, do any of those gel seat cover things work well?
Thanks!

[Mitchy1nge]

I've got this or one very very like it, made by same people and orange, it's quite quiet and doesn't need much room but even with a squishy gel seat cover it's still pretty uncomfortable - but obviously intermittently you get out of the saddle for that simulated spin class/hill climb feel

it's not that exact model, I can't see a model number anywhere on mine but I'd have no hesitation in recommending the one I have if I could identify it

[theDudesmummy]

Thanks, I am looking around at all the options. I am so spectacularly unfit that this is a big deal for me! My kids and DH clearly think I won't use it and it will just gather dust. As far as they are concerned the most strenuous exercise I go is lifting a full glass of wine! I want to prove them wrong.

[poppysqueak]

Hi
Hope you don't mind me adding my two pennorth but I would personally recommend an elliptical cross trainer rather than a bike.
I found you can improve fitness level and tone/shape more quickly with a cross trainer. I can't really offer a particular make or model but if you google reviews there a quite a few and a huge price range.

[theDudesmummy]

Thanks for that. I have got a bike now but my idea would be to change to a cross trainer when I get fitter (my level of fitness is really rock bottom at present!!)