YOSUDA Under Desk Bike Pedal Exerciser - Magnetic Mini Exercise Bike for Arm/Leg Exercise, Desk Pedal Bike for Home/Office Workout

I set this up a few days ago in anticipation of total knee replacement surgery which I had yesterday. I can’t say much about the internal resistance mechanism durability since I’m not supposed to use it until next week, but so far I’m very impressed. It felt smooth and comfortable in testing. The overall design is nice and includes a handle to move the device around easily. Not that I will be carrying it in the first few weeks after surgery.Set up was easy with clear directions. The mechanism is smooth and the resistance goes from nothing to harder than a floor device like this can really support unless you attach it to the floor with screws, and I can’t imagine home users are going to want to do that. In other words, at the highest settings, the whole device will skitter away from you even if placed on a non-slide mat and using the included bungee cords. By the way, the unit comes with a non-slide mat and the included bungee cords come complete with (lightly padded) handles for your hands plus clips to attach to the machine on the other side. You don’t need to buy these items separately.If you really want the high resistance settings, the mat probably works much better on a tile or wood floor. I have to set mine on a low nap rug, which may not be ideal. Likewise, using ropes instead of the bungee cords will prevent sliding altogether.However, that’s not really what a device like this is designed for. I will be using it for rehab, and for that it is perfect. If you’re having trouble deciding between a bicycle style device or an elliptical trainer style device, both the surgeon’s staff and my independent PT said the bicycle style device was the appropriate choice. Check with your PT, but I think this is the one you want.As a former bicycle shop owner, my only complaint is with the pedals. They are smooth but very stiff. Then again, you are wanting resistance from a device like this so it doesn’t matter. Plus, the stiff pedals mean you don’t have to master the skill of flipping the pedal up in order to use the foot strap. On balance, this is probably a good thing for most users. I just have my nose up in the air too much!Another minor niggle is that the instructions have you attaching the foot straps backwards from how they should be. You really want the adjustable side of the foot clip, the one with lots of adjustment holes, not the side with just two, on the outside of the pedal. That will be the easiest place to grab the foot clip tabs and adjust the foot clip to your foot or shoe size. After attaching the foot clip, be sure that the square holes on fully adjustable side are parallel to the attachment clip on the pedal. It’s really easy to put them on the incorrect pedal. If the adjustment holes in the foot clips aren’t parallel with the attachment clip on the pedal, the plastic on the foot clip might wear prematurely and they will come off easily when using the machine. That’s probably the weakest point of the instructions, this was simply not made clear and the photographs showing how they attach are incorrect in my view.The only other thing to be careful about is to be sure that your foot is far enough forward in the pedal while using the machine. If you have average size feet, and you have the ball of your foot aligned with the pedal spindle, your heel will hang far enough back that you are likely to clip the rear support of the machine as you pedal. If you aren’t wearing shoes, this could be quite painful. Ask me how I know!The machine comes with a Bluetooth enabled monitor. It displays RPM, calories burned (probably not accurate), and other stats. There are suggest apps for both iPhone and Android phones. I had no trouble setting up my iPhone with the machine, but I haven’t really used the apps yet yet and I am not sure that I will do so for my intended use. But it’s there if you want it. I also discovered when downloading these items from the Apple App Store that there are many other similar apps that work with these kinds of exercise machines. Most, including the recommended apps, have in app purchases so you can have nicer stats or nicer scenery to pedal around. I would say choose whichever one you want as they are all likely to interface well with the machine.I will update this review if I find the machine has problems when I start to use it for rehab. However, I’m expecting this to be a stellar performer. I was offered a rental machine similar to this from the surgeon’s office, but I found that with my insurance, the price would be about the same if I just bought this one off Amazon. I’m expecting it will work just as well as what the surgeon would have gotten for me.

Excellent! So far, so good! I purchased this for my mother, to aid in recovery from left total knee surgery. She is one week post op and just started PT, I took it with us so they could ensure we are using it properly. Her therapist said this mini bike was excellent and will help a lot in her recovery. I received it yesterday and put it together in about 20 min. I was initially intimidated by the size but it was a breeze to assemble, (FYI) there is a YouTube video that takes you through the steps clearly. Also, you will likely have to Install the batteries into the display which pops out with a butter knife…it is substantial, not lightweight at all, very well made and sturdy. It did not shift when she used it on carpet, but it did slide when used on tile, I put a rug gripper under it and it stayed in place pretty well.

Awesome bike. My co-worker and I have put over 10000 miles on this little thing this last year. Ten Thousand! The bike is quiet and you can pedal away while working on the computer and answering phone calls with no problem. The two issues we have had to over come are: 1) We sit on roller chairs so we had to make a strap using a paracord to prevent our chairs from rolling away from the bike. The little snap on the strap that came with the bike was to weak to accomplish this. 2. After about 8000 miles we needed to replace the pedal straps, the pedals have a really small tab used to attach the pedal straps and the replacements we bought do not fit on very well. I will continue to work on this issue as we try to put on another 10000 miles this year.

Well made. Sturdy. Easy to assemble. Easy to use. Quiet. Good value. Comes with a wrench-tool for tightening bolts. No other tools are needed. Two AAA batteries are included for the monitor.My wife uses it for leg cycling.I use it for arm cycling, since I broke my foot and want to maintain my cardio health while my foot heals.The foot pedals are also made so they can be easily gripped by hands. I couldn't find that feature on other products.It definitely gives a good workout, depending on which of the 16 levels of tension you select.

This thing is awesome! Super quiet and easy to use. The mat it comes with doesn’t prevent the bike from moving but a regular yoga mat works perfectly.

I ordered this about a month ago and the pedals were not in the box. When I reached out to their customer service I found them to be very responsive and ready to help. The pedals arrived, and the machine is working well.

Easy to assemble, quiet, easy to read display and the tension is easy to adjust. Great for use after knee replacement surgery.

No way does this weigh 18 lbs. it’s heavy! I have to drag it in order to move it. Otherwise, it’s quite sturdy and easy to use.