Kettler Axos Cycle P

Device had a large Dutch manual, although clear diagrams of assembly, it was very time consuming. Very stable and noiseless in use. User-friendly computer to keep track of necessary training data. The device is used by different people for about 5 hours a week. Tilting of the handlebars is possible but not recommended. hinge too weak. Can be easily moved by the wheels at the bottom.

The kettler cycle P is a great exercise bike. Especially for the price you pay for it. The editing has given me the necessary gray hairs. A time consuming and frustrating job. Now that it's put together it works fine. Especially all electronic training programs work exemplary!

I bought this exercise bike because I needed some fitness training at the age of 73. I have specifically waited three weeks with this review to be able to provide some substantiated comments. I've been training every day for about a month now. I usually follow the heart monitoring program (HRC) at 75% of my maximum heart rate, which is 111 beats per minute for my age, and I exercise for 16 minutes daily. The Kettler Axos gradually electronically and smoothly increases the intensity of the pedaling, until my heart rate rises too high, and then decreases the resistance again. In the beginning, the device interrupted the exercise 2 or 3 times because my heart rate went off because of my lousy condition. Then I had to wait until it had dropped below 111 again and then I was allowed to continue practicing. Now, after a month of training, the practice is almost never interrupted and I can sustain the workout for 16 minutes while my heart rate stays close to that 111 beats per minute all the time. I feel my fitness improving every day and the muscles in my thighs and calves are getting firmer by the day. So completely satisfied. However, the possibilities of the Kettler are even greater. You can do a so-called QuickStart, where you don't have to set anything and increase or decrease the weight yourself during exercise. You can also choose a manual program or one of twelve pre-programmed settings with various types of slopes and mountains, or you can enter a completely personal program that you want to practice every day. So I'm an absolute fan of the HRC option with heart monitoring. The computer is all in all easy to operate. In the first few days you sometimes have to search for how to enter and confirm a certain setting, but after a few days it is a piece of cake. A word about heart rate measurement. This can be done in two standard ways: either by keeping your hands on the metal feelers on the handlebars, or with a clip in your earlobe. I prefer the squeezer because then you don't have to keep your hands in the same place all the time. It is also possible to measure your heart rate with an additional accessory to be purchased with a strap that is attached around your chest and plugged into the computer. Finally, I also want to talk about the installation. I read in other reviews that some found that rather difficult, but with me the whole thing was ready to drive in less than two hours. Anyone who has ever assembled an Ikea cabinet will find the assembly of that Kettler Axos a breeze. It is a matter of reading the manual carefully and following it closely. And so you see: after barely a month of practicing on my new stable horse I already feel like a completely different person, I can bend down better without immediately getting out of breath, I enjoy cycling and walking and I see my condition and immediately my general health is also rapidly improving.