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Exercise Bike Review | The York C101 Cycle

I have to admit that I’m a real York fan, and tend to advise people to try them in all my exercise bike reviews and I’ve found that Amazon has discounted by a whopping 48% from its asking price of £230.

So…. here I go with my exercise bike review of the York C101…..

The York Heritage models were standard exercise cycle equipment in my first gym, they’re well built, never let me down mechanically, they were suitable for spinners of all evels, and took lots of exercise punishment.

This model, the C101, I suppose you could class as Yorks entry level model, but it’s still a good piece of kit for a beginner, especially at the price I’ve found out there for you here.

If you are just starting out, and you are on a limited budget, this is a really steady starter bike, with a lot of features built in.

But if you are in the market for the best bargain out there, you really need to read all three of my reviews, including this exercise bike review of the York C101, to find the best product, because one of them is a real bargain.

As part of my exercise bike review of the York C101 Click here to see what over 120 people new to spinning thought of the York C101.

It wouldn’t be an Exercise Bike Review of the York C101 without taking a look at the features the York C101 gives you….

As i have said earlier this is the entry level exercise bike from York Fitness, but it’s no slouch in the weight loss department and it’s only beaten on value by this beast that I review in more depth in its own review. It doesn’t fold, but you can move it around the room easily because (as with all Yorks) it comes fitted with rear mounted wheels that makes changing location a breeze.

Not a recumbent exercise bike (this is purely an upright exercise bike), the C101 has..

8 levels of Magnetic Resistance

No more spinning wheel like the older exercise bikes had, rather than a massive spinning flywheel that sits out at the front, all of Yorks’ entry and intermediate models apply the gradients and mimic road conditions by magnetic resistance.

This makes for an ultra quiet ride (unlike the first one that my girlfriend bought that had a spinning wheel out front that vibrated and made so much noise that it brought complaints from the flat below)!

You can change the resistance level by hand for the best workout for your fitness level, and help you build your stamina and lose weight quicker.

The LCD Console monitors…

• The length of your session – you should start with an initial 15 minute workout, and build up steadily as you become stronger and more used to the resistance levels of the C101.
• It works out your speed – great for seeing how your fitness is progressing – and for holding yourself to the steady rhythm necessary to kick start your metabolism into using body fat as fuel.
• It monitors the distance you have travelled during your workout. Again, you should decide whether you are going to decide on a time or distance type of workout.
• The ‘Scan’ facility allows you to skip through each mode on the LCD quickly and with no effort as you cycle along.
• The Holy Grail for dieters, the machine estimates the amount of calories it thinks you have burned during your workout, based on the resistance level chosen, speed average, and distance travelled.

And you would expect any Exercise Bike Review to talk about the fact that…

It has a height adjustable seat

Every York exercise bike has this feature, with a simple height adjustment feature on the wide, cushioned seat, that comes in really handy when other family members sneak on for their own weight loss and fitness ‘fix’ (and believe me, once they see how fit and toned you are becoming, that will happen).

It weighs only 25kg

So it isn’t going to damage the carpet or floor (but I’ve bought a plastic computer mat that cost me a few pounds off the auction site we cannot mention) because I tend to push myself a lot, and I don’t want to mark my new rug.

It’s easy to use

Indoor cycling provides you with the best type of home exercise that takes up the least space. Although I have used mine in my office room, spare bedroom (and once even in the lounge so I could watch my big TV – wife not happy with that approach), I have just moved mine out to the garage and sit there working away to my iPod.

I have bought a cheap TV for the garage and the signal is good enough to work out to Channel 4 News – which lasts exactly as long as I want my session to last.

Exercise Bike Review – York C101 – Health benefits

• It’s great for heart – Ask any fitness coach for the best exercise to improve your general health and fitness and they will all say you need to concentrate on your Cardio Vascular Fitness above all else. I’d go for a steady approach first. Set your self a time and an easy resistance level, and stick with that for a week until you move it up a level.
• It’s great for all round good health – even a half hour of easy exercise on your new bike will manufacture enough serotonin to give you that ‘feel good factor’ when you finish your workout and also gently tone your muscle sets steadily. The last thing you want is aching muscles – they put you off your next session!
• It’s brilliant for weight loss – but for maximum weight loss here’s a tip from an ex pro…. when you are happy with the resistance levels, speed and duration of your sessions, you need to work out at between 60 and 70% of your estimated heart rate (EMRH) - to work out your MHR most health and fitness pros will take 220 beats per minute, and then subtract your age. So if you are 45 your EMHR will be 175 bpm…so 60% of that gives you a target heart rate of 105 bpm. Staying at that heart rate will guarantee fat loss.

Unfortunately the C101 doesn’t have a pulse meter, and you have to monitor your pulse as normal, but this model (on offer at a 63% discount) and this model have built in pulse meters and I cover them in depth in my other two reviews.

No exercise bike review of the York C101 cycle would be complete without seeing what customers who have bought the C101 think of it once they have it set up at home.

See what others are saying about this machine – based on nearly 161 people who gave an exercise bike review of the York C101…

“This is a really good exercise bike, especially for the price”

“I had a good look at all the reviews on the C101 and I have not been disappointed”

“Because of the price I thought that this bike wouldn’t be good enough but that was far from the truth!”

And a really concise exercise bike review of the York C101 that sums it up was..

“Received the C101 approx 10 days ago, very impressed. It’s quiet, and has good features. I found it very simple to assemble and the instructions that come with it are idiot proof. I would recommend this to anyone on a tight budget as it is very sturdy and comes with a really big, clear, digital display”

So there it is, my exercise review of the York C101 cycle, an all round great starter machine for anyone on a budget,  and you can find the best price on the web here – but I recommend you have a look at my exercise bike review of the York C201, as it has loads more features than the C101 for only another £25.

I hope that my exercise bike review of the York C101 cycle has helped you make a choice.

Rather than make an instant decision, have a look at the exercise bike review I have put together for the York C202, and the exercise bike review of the bike I bought for myself – the York C201.

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