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Recumbent Bicycles
I Love Exercise Bicycles
By The Basic Bicycle Team
I love exercise bicycles. I have been using one every day for the last ten years. I currently have four exercise bicycles in my house and use the three that work all the time. I have found that the best time of day for me to exercise is when I first get up in the morning and before I’ve had a cup of coffee.

I searched for a long time before I found the exercise bicycles that were built the best and lasted the longest. I have several friends that used my research to buy exercise bicycles that ended up being a place to hang towels and laundry. What a waste! Good exercise bicycles can be inspiring and liberating.

My favorite one of my exercise bicycles is my Keys CardioMax 550. I bought the optional wireless heart rate monitor and it was a great addition. I also like to read sometimes while I am using my exercise bicycles and this model has an acrylic reading rack. I am hard pressed to come up with any flaws with this machine.

I originally found my CardioMax while I was researching exercise bicycles in ConsumerGuide magazine. They rated this machine to be a great “Budget Buy”. I took advantage of a sale price at an online store and had it shipped free to my home.

I already had a machine that I was using a lot and loved, but I thought that having even more exercise bicycles would be a good plan. I am so glad that I bought it. I was surprised by how smooth and silent the belt drive was. This machine