Endurance Fitness, a branch of the Body-Solid company, makes the B2U manual upright exercise bike. This is a home fitness machine that provides a low-impact, non-weight bearing workout. The bike has basic features including manual resistance and an electronic console that displays feedback about your workout.
Design
The B2U exercise bike is dark gray with some silver tubing. This bike won't take up a lot of space in your home with a 41-inch by 24-inch footprint. The bike sits 55 inches high and weighs 130 lbs. Move the bike by lifting up the back-end and rolling it on the front transport wheels. The seat adjusts vertically to accommodate users of different heights.
Features
The B2U bike has pulse sensors on the handlebars. Hold the sensors for at least 10 seconds and your heart rate will display on the console. The seat is over-sized and padded for a more comfortable workout. The B2U offers 15 levels of pedal resistance. Turn the resistance knob on the upright tube below the console to adjust the resistance. A water bottle holder is within easy reach beneath the tension knob.
Console
The console display is large for easy viewing of your workout information. It shows your workout time, distance, speed, approximate calories burned and pulse. You can set the display to regularly scan through the all the information or you can lock the screen on one function. Choose metric or standard measurements. Set distance, time or caloric workout parameters, and the console will count down and beep when you've reached your goal.
Other Information
As of January 2011, the B2U manual upright bike sells between $600 and $800, depending on the retailer. Body-Solid provides a lifetime warranty on its products, including the B2U exercise bike. The warranty extends only to the original owner for residential use. Labor is warranted for one year from the original date of purchase and does not include shipping costs.
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