Best exercise bikes for working out at home: Peloton, NordicTrack and more
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In the new year, many of us like to look ahead and hope for a better 12 months, often with a focus on fitness.
While new year's resolutions typically don't last long, focusing on improving your fitness, prioritising your health, and trying something new is a positive approach to working out.
An at-home exercise bike can be a helping hand to work towards any health goals you may have and are a versatile, easy-to-use and convenient piece of equipment.
Best of all, you can cycle miles while bingeing a new TV show, rather than trying to find the motivation to head to the gym during a cold, wet January.
To help you invest in the right one for your needs, we've curated a shopping guide of the very best, across a range of budgets - some in the low hundreds, others in the thousands - and varied sizes and weights. Happy spinning!
Best exercise bikes for at-home workouts
NordicTrack GX4.4 Pro Exercise Bike | £499 from John Lewis
John Lewis is a great place to start in your hunt for a new exercise bike. This one from NordicTrack has an oversized cushion seat and handlebars for maximum comfort, with a backlit console display that tracks calories, distance, pulse, RPM, and average speed.
It also comes with a workout library – a digital personal trainer, if you will – with downloadable content and a quiet operating system.
Original Peloton Bike | £1,350 from One Peloton
Discover a new immersive way of working out with Peloton. The high-tech bike comes with a 21.5 inch HD touchscreen screen where you can stream daily live classes from its NYC studio directly into your home and have access to thousands of classes 24/7. An all-access membership is £35 per month.
Crane Exercise Bike | £119.99 from Aldi
For an exercise bike on a serious budget, look no further than Aldi, whose version costs less than £120. Simple and fuss-free, it has eight resistance levels, a comfortable seat and a handy drinks holder.
Echelon Connect Sport Exercise Bike | £799 from Echelon Fit
Echelon has fast become one of the most popular exercise bike brands and, while costly, it has a host of impressive features. You can buy it in one purchase, or pay in monthly instalments. It boasts a magnetic flywheel with 32 levels of resistance, adjustable handlebars, a cushioned seat and, best of all, you can set and track your fitness goals via Bluetooth using the Echelon app.
Reebok Astroride Sprint Exercise Bike | £299 from John Lewis
Ensure you enjoy smooth rides with every use with this Reebok exercise bike, which has adjustable brake-pad resistance, a clear LED display, foam-padded saddle, and heavy-duty pedals. It also comes with built-in wheels and no external plug, making it easily portable.
HOMCOM Exercise Bike | £129.99 from Robert Dyas
With belt-driven resistance for customisable intensity and a monitor displaying your time, speed, pulse and calories, this heavy-duty machine is durable and perfect for riding your way to reach your fitness goals. Get a full-body workout in without ever leaving your living room.
Domyos self-powered exercise bike 900 | £399.99 from Decathlon
This cordless exercise bike from Decathlon has comfortable seating and a low straight frame to allow you to ride with a straight back. It's also designed with an 8kg flywheel for smooth pedalling at all times and 24 fitness programmes to help you meet your goals, with four main categories; 24 programmes to help you reach your goals. The programmes are divided into four categories; fitness, toning, weight loss and performance.
Folding Exercise Bike | £169.99 from Amazon
For convenience, you can't beat Amazon, and this folding exercise bike has a very short delivery time so you can start working towards your fitness goals ASAP. Ideal for fitness fanatics, it promises silent magnetic wheels, a sponge backrest, arm tension bands and a tablet holder for watching your favourite TV show while spinning away.
Life Fitness RS1 Lifecycle Recumbent Exercise Bike| £1395 from John Lewis
If you're shopping with a bigger budget and are keen to invest in a recumbent bike, this option from John Lewis is a fine choice. It's made with side-mounted handlebars, a water bottle holder on the rear, heart rate hand sensors and 13 workout programmes to help provide guidance.
High Street TV Slim Cycle | £229.99 from Very
For an exercise bike that can do it all, try this from Very. Thanks to built-in resistance bands, it offers cardio with strength trainers to give a full-body workout. The inclined seat is adjustable and there are eight levels of magnetic resistance on the pedals, making it near silent too.
Ultrasport F-Bike Home Trainer | £121.97 from Amazon
We love the orange detailing on this Amazon bike, which will add a pop of colour to any room. It's available with or without a backrest, depending on how much support you prefer, and there are eight resistance levels, a folding mechanism for smaller homes and easy assembly. The display monitor will show you all the fitness data you need, too – from duration, calories, speed, distance and pulse.
NOHrD Indoor Bike | £2965 from John Lewis
The wooden feature of this NOHrD exercise bike adds a minimal, rustic touch to fit in with any existing wood furniture you may have. Taking up just 0.44 square metres of floor space, with a handheld device holder, magnetic brake technology, adjustable handlebars and a performance monitor connected to the NOHrD Bike App, it's a state of the art machine.
UREVO Kardio E1 Exercise Bike | £289.99 from Amazon
Another upright bike we love is this option from Amazon, which is solidly built with a steel thickened frame. Providing a smooth and silent ride, it also comes with an adjustable non-slip handlebar, padded seat, LCD monitor to track heart rate, speed, time, distance and calories, a phone and a water bottle holder.
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