Schwinn 203 Recumbent Exercise Bike

I received this bike weeks ago. At first it worked fine. Recently, the resistance level malfunctioned and would not decrease or adjust downward. Emails and calls to Schwinn were of little/no help. You are effectively on your own. So, now I have a $400 paperweight.

I bought this bike on the basis of the reviewers. It is extremely quiet but I am having leg pain afterwards, so I think I must be too short, 5'3"

I bought this from Amazon because I was able to get it with free shipping. The model I originally planned to buy was one step down from this but I would have had to pick it up from the store and physically get it from my vehicle and into my house alone (I am a woman) or pay $70 delivery fee. I opted to spend the $20 extra and buy this model from Amazon and take advantage of the free delivery to my door. This item arrived on time. I would have actually received it earlier if I had gotten the messages the delivery company had left me (my fault, not theirs). I would have received it in a very short time in that case. Either way, I am not unhappy with the shipping/delivery. The guy that delivered it said that he could deliver it to right inside the door of the house. But I declined and had him leave in on my porch and proceeded to bring the (heavy) box into my house alone. Not too bad to do by myself. Was feasible. I then proceeded to assemble the bike by myself. It took at most an... Read more

I bought this bike in 2007 after having a fusion in my back. I had researched other recliners in depth, and read that this had all of the necessary functions with good craftsmanship. I am so happy with the bike, even after 2 years of constant use. The assembly took about 2 hours with 2 people, but we had no glitches putting it together. The instructions are very straightforward as all of the bits and pieces come mapped out and wrapped sequentially in the order that they get assembled. The bike also functions perfectly. It's a smooth ride; absolutely quiet; the seat is well-padded and very comfortable on my toosh and my back; the seat adjuster is easy to move; the display has many different functions to choose from, and is easy to operate; the drink holder is handy; and, the bike really doesn't take up that much room as some of the others I saw. This is a great deal for a great product!!

I am satisfied with the performance of this product so far: I have only had it for three weeks. The delivery was acceptable and included placement of the heavy package where I directed in my home, but packaging was inadequate, with both the container and styrofoam suffering damage in shipment. The product itself appears to have not been damaged by these packaging failures. Assembly was relatively easy, as all tools were provided and the instructions were straightforward. The operating manual leaves a lot to be desired: The bike includes a computerized control system with several operating and feedback functions capable of being set for any desired exercise program. The instructions do not make clear how the system should be set to control these functions in stages over a user defined "manual" exercise routine, nor how the feedback limits should be set for use with the pre-programmed routines. Despite this, the pre-programmed routines provide a user friendly approach to exercise. Health... Read more