# Good home exercise bike?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408 "2020-12-06T21:06:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408/1 "2020-12-06T21:06:37Z")

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My budget is around $600, there are many to choose from. Prefer the regular style rather than recumbent but open to all models.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408/2 "2020-12-07T00:21:28Z")

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My experience is pretty much limited to which are best for hanging laundry over…

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**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408/3 "2020-12-07T01:21:19Z")

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I use my regular bicycle, propped up on [one of these.](https://www.walmart.com/ip/BalanceFrom-Bike-Trainer-Stand-Steel-Bicycle-Exercise-Magnetic-Stand-with-Front-Wheel-Riser-Block/982425316?comm-msg-vehicle=EMAIL&comm-msg-id=9b6b4b33-b993-416f-9fe1-078256c986ad) Works great. Of course, it doesn’t tell you how far you biked, or how many calories you burned, but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-home-exercise-bike/927408/4 "2020-12-07T04:05:59Z")

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You can get a cheap bike computer to give those details.