A value-for-money machine, March 29, 2010

This is an excellent machine which I would have given 5 stars but for the fact that the first one arrived and was unusable because of a mechanical problem. However, Amazon's customer service was first-class and a replacement arrived within 3 days and the first machine was returned before that. Apart from the pulse measurement which is proving temperamental there are no problems and it is is exactly what I wanted. I recommend this product at the price. It is sturdy, comfortable, easy to program. Hopefully it will be durable but it comes with a 2 year warranty anyway.

      YORK EXERCISE CYCLE (C202), March 26, 2010

Having recently been ill and needing to become more mobile again (without wishing to become a fitness adict!) I purchased the York exercise bike after taking advice from my physiotherapist. It arrived promptly and my husband (who is no DIY man!) managed to follow the instructions and assembele the machine in about 90 minutes - so the instructions must have been quite straightforward! The bike is very robust and I am finding that it is an excellent way of spending a few minutes each day. There is reasonably simple writen guidance on its correct use. You can take things at your own pace and I am feeling the benefits already (after only a few weeks).

      Don't buy if you're under 5'5", March 25, 2010

I spent an hour putting this bike together - climbed on and could not reach the pedals. At five foot two and a (very important) half inches and with thick soled trainers on I can only just make the pedals go round = by squirming my bum off each side of the seat and pointing my toes. I would not recommend this bike for anyone under 5'5" - aned even then I would think twice or see if you could try it out somewhere. There is a final hole on the stem of the bike post but the post does not go in far enough to utilise it. Very disappointed as the reviews were so good and I was looking forward to using it. I guess I should comment that my 2 stars is solely because the bike is unusable for me - other than that I do not really see a problem with it - but I wanted to give it a low score to draw people's attention to the size of it. On the plus easy to put together - I managed on my own with a toddler hindering me at every turn - everything was in the box - but a small box that I am going to have to fit everything back into. It seems very sturdy and looks quite smart and does not seem too too big for a feature laden product. A few scratches here and there which makes me wonder if I'm not the first to have had this one - and which would have annoyed me if I had been keeping it. It has a book rest which I thought was a good idea and an alternative to the tv as entertainment to keep you going! It also has a towel rail which can attach to the back of the seat. Cannot comment on the computer as I did not get as far as turning on the electrics - perhaps that makes it all shrink 3 inches?!?! Additions to the above review: My sister in law who is 5'6" could not reach the pedals on this cycle either - though she is longer in the body - which leads me to the following: Since writing this review I have had contact with York who manufacture this product complaining of it's exclusive nature. They responded to comment that the suitability was not to do with height but with leg length and provided me with the following table as a guide to purchasing York bikes: CYCLE MAX LEG LENGTH (CM) MIN LEG LENGTH (CM) C101 90 65 C102 95 70 C201 102 78 C202 102 80 C301 102 70 C302 105 70 the table has pasted slightly off but hopefully you can make sense of it. I would comment though that presuming they are meaning hip to floor - my leg length is a tiny amount under 80cm and I was way off making it go round. Am ordering the C301 and will advise if it works! Hope this helps.

       York C202 Cycle, March 21, 2010

I bought this bike because I wanted to improve my stamina and lose some weight. I wanted a cycle that was sturdy, had some programs on it and wasn't too expensive. The York cycle fits these criteria perfectly. It was easy to assemble; the manual was very straightforward. Because of the different programs and the different resistance levels it doesn't get boring! The display is helpful and shows time and distance cycled, speed, burnt calories, pulse rate and resistance level. Good value for money!