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Budget exercise bike for 70 yr old

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Hi all,

Want to get a simple exercise bike for my 70 year old dad - he doesn't ride bikes much (at all), wants to get a bit of fitness, but he doesn't feel safe on the roads around to go out riding on them, so fancies a simple exercise bike to pop in the garage.

Quick look on FB marketplace shows lots like this around £60-80. Any must have or must avoid feature? Fold up would be nice but not essential.

Thanks!


 
Posted : 04/12/2023 11:42 pm
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My mate works for Beny Sports who import plenty of this type of thing and supply lots of other companies. They sell returns/seconds from their warehouse so might be worth contacting them to see if anything suitable is in stock.
https://www.benysports.co.uk


 
Posted : 05/12/2023 11:20 am
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Want to get a simple exercise bike for my 70 year old dad – he doesn’t ride bikes much (at all), wants to get a bit of fitness, but he doesn’t feel safe on the roads around to go out riding on them, so fancies a simple exercise bike to pop in the garage.

Has he been on an exercise bike? Is there enough gravel riding / cycle path around that you could perhaps show him that real bikes aren't all about being in busy traffic?  My dad rides loads - 90+% of it not in traffic, none of it is MTB.  He borrowed an old turbo trainer from me after some surgery meant he couldn't ride properly for a while.  He barely used it - you need to be pretty motivated to go to the garage and sit on an exercise bike.


 
Posted : 05/12/2023 11:49 am