There are many people who only ever use an exercise bike when they visit their local gym, but there are just as many people, including myself, who prefer to use one of these bikes to keep fit in the comfort of their own home.
The thing that puts a lot of people off buying a home exercise bike is the cost because some of them can cost anywhere between $800 and $2000.
However it is possible to buy a low-cost exercise bike that will give you a smooth, comfortable and challenging workout with a range of resistance levels to make it as easy or as difficult as you wish, and the best thing of all is that these will often last many years without breaking.
I myself have only ever owned two home exercise bikes in the last 21 years (from the age of 18 - 39), and they have both lasted a very long time.
The first one I received was actually a gift from a relative who never actually used it anymore, and this was the most basic machine you could imagine. It had a manually adjustable resistance system where the pads pressed against the front wheel, a very basic analog speedometer and a very simple design.
Despite this, I still managed to do more than 20,000 miles on this machine until it finally broke after about 10 years.
The second machine was a much more modern machine as it had fixed resistance levels, an electronic speedometer and a fully adjustable seat and handlebars. I purchased this one after the one above broke down, and I am still using this same exercise bike today as I have had no issues with it whatsoever.
So the point I want to get across is that even the most basic of exercise bikes can last you many years, and help you achieve all of your general fitness requirements. Indeed these cheaper models may actually last longer than their more expensive counterparts because they will often have less things that can go wrong.
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