Jun
01 2010
- Upright exercise bike for the home with 16 resistance levels and 20-pound flywheel
- 7 profile courses, 2 programmable user profiles, 20 total programs
- 4 Polar heart rate programs, with telemetry, grip and chest belt (included)
- Powerful fan, and multi-point seat and console adjustments; oversized deluxe pedals
- 300-pound maximum user weight; 10-year warranty on frame, 2 years on parts, 1 year on electronics
Product Description
Ride longer and harder with the Nautilus® U514 upright bike, which features enhanced programming and an integrated Polar® heart rate system. The electronically controlled magnetic resistance provides you with a smooth and efficient workout, and the powerful fan and multi-point seat and console adjustments are all biomechanically designed for comfort.Amazon.com Product Description
Get in shape at home with the compact, comfortable Nautilus U514 upright ex… More >>
Nautilus U514 Upright Exercise Bike
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June 1st, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Really does give you a good workout. Sooooo quiet it doesn’t disturb anyone else in the house with noise. Smooth peddle action, very attractive look and I love the built in fan too! I would have given 5 stars but the seat is a bit uncomfortable, well made but a bit hard. But a lot of upright bikes are hard to sit on so it’s not exclusive to this bike I suppose. I would definitely recommend this bike.
Rating: 4 / 5
June 1st, 2010 at 3:10 pm
This is the latest addition to the home gym, living next to the Elliptical and Treadmill. I mostly got the upright bike to cross train, since my primary indoor exercise (until it gets back warm) is the treadmill. It’s hard to improve if you are working the same muscles everytime, so that’s where the bike comes in.
My first one came damaged, I usually ship stuff like this FedEx because UPS is too rough, but didn’t. Anyways it’s Amazon so they sent a replacement right away, I have never had a bad customer experience with Amazon. The replacement came FedEx and was in perfect shape.
Setup took a couple of hours, didn’t really track exactly bus basically a Saturday morning. The directions are not great, but there is only one tricky piece which is the handlebar column and the electronics.
There are a couple other reviews about only working for people 5 foot 10, I am 5 foot 11, but there should be no problem for people much taller. I don’t think they realize that there are 3 different adjustments, the front handlebar moves forward, the seat moves back and the seat moves up. The only obvious one is the seat moving up, so my guess is they had the other two in the default position. I think you could make the correct adjustments based on your physique to easily accommodate someone over 6 feet.
The workout is good, there are several different programs. I usually do more manual mode stuff so I can’t comment to much on the programs. There is one that tries to keep a certain heartrate and adjusts resistance based on that which is nice. I will probably try the hill next to see how that does. The resistance levels are very good, I’ve never had a problem getting a hard workout.
I’m happy with this machine, the only con was I really could have gone with the higher end Schwinn which is made by the same company and save a little money, but Amazon was out of stock and I didn’t want to wait. Overall very happy with the machine and the cross training it provides.
Rating: 5 / 5
June 1st, 2010 at 5:06 pm
After reviewing a number of upright exercise bikes (Schwinn Active 10, 120, 140 Upright Series Upright Exercise Bikes)both on Amazon and at my local sporting good stores (Dick’s, and Sears), I chose this bike for the following reasons:
- # of pre-loaded workout programs (11+ the ability to create custom ones),
- the look and feel,
- the display offered the ability to track time, interval time, RPM, watts, distance, pulse, speed, calories, resistance,
- the brand, and
- the Polar heart rate program.
The unit arrived quickly to my home and I was able to assemble it easily within 2 hours. The instructions were easy to read and had a reasonable level of detail. In all, not a bad experience with setting up the unit.
My wife, daughter and I have spent the past three days exercising on the unit and have found it satisfactory for someone no taller than 5′9″. My wife’s reaction was that the unit was smaller than she had anticipated, but found nonetheless, performed greater than expected. The unit gives one the ability to set up user profiles and I did find that this part of the documentation was not as detailed as it should be especially in terms of setting up custom workout programs. However, my daughter – 14 years old was able to within five minutes, navigate the menus to quickly start a work out.
At this point, I would recommend this product to a friend or colleague.
Rating: 5 / 5
June 1st, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Amazingly quiet. Easy to set up. Easy to adjust. We had to wait for the crank arm/pedal which was defective however Nautilus replaced the items within 2 weeks. Most likely won’t fit someone who is much over 5′ 9″ ish since the front post does not adjust higher, however all other seat, handlebar, seat post adjustments are easy to use and appreciated. Great price for a bike with polar built in as well.
Rating: 5 / 5