Stuff - UK (2020-12)

The solid spinner

DKN AM-3i

DKN could easily have called this elegant

beast the Black Swan, but they went with

AM-3i instead. Ah well. It’s got 32 levels of

resistance, and four user profiles so the

whole family can share sweat residue. There

are pulse sensors in the grips, but you can

also pair a chest strap over Bluetooth.

£499 / sweatband.com

The rakish racer

BodyMax B2

With the stylish look of something you

might see an Ineos Grenadier warming

down on, the BodyMax B2 promises robust

construction but keeps things simple with

just a basic LCD display. Most excitingly of

all, it comes with a free water bottle holder.

You’ll never be thirsty again!

£280 / amazon.co.uk

The angular attacker

Wahoo Kickr Bike

We can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t look

cool on this. Well, OK, Michael Gove. Just

look at it, though. Wahoo’s three-legged

powerhouse is so deep-tweakable you can

even customise the response of its virtual

gearshifts to emulate the feel of various

real-life groupsets.

£3000 / rutlandcycling.com

The clever classmate

Echelon Connect EX3

We’re sure it’s a complete coincidence that

‘Echelon’ sounds a bit like ‘Peloton’ and

is also a road-racing term... but you are

getting access to the same kind of live and

on-demand classes here. At £40 a month

the subscription rate is about in line with

Peloton’s, but the bike itself is a lot cheaper.

£1199 / echelonfit.uk

The tidy-away trundler

Roger Black Gold Folding

Got a nerve calling it the Gold, hasn’t he?

As a 400m Olympic runner the best Roger

Black ever managed was silver, about half

an hour behind Michael Johnson. Still, he

seems to be finding the fitness equipment

game a little easier, judging by the success

of this Argos-only foldable flyer.

£110 / argos.co.uk

The unplugged upstart

Domyos 500

Even if you have the spindly hams of a

malnourished camel, that’s quite a lot of

power you’re pushing through the pedals

of an exercise bike... more than enough, in

fact, to fuel the display that tells you how

you’re doing. So the self-powered Domyos

500 doesn’t even need batteries.

£250 / decathlon.co.uk

For those who want to break

away from the Peloton,

Richard Purvis finds

alternative indoor rides

to suit every budget

The hands-free hero

Deskbike

Aaarrrrgh, the handlebars have come off!

Nah, this fine machine is for riding while you

work at a sit/stand desk, so your hands

will probably be busy doing something hip

and creative. It comes in three sizes and

connects effortlessly to the Deskbike app

for monitoring and recording your progress.

from €295 / deskbike.com

The luxury low-rider

Schwinn 570R

Despite making you look like a bit of a tool,

recumbent bikes are supposed to be better

for the lower back than traditional upright

types – and that’s just as true of their

indoor equivalents. This one has dual LCD

screens and Bluetooth for syncing your

data to a host of fitness apps.

£599 / fitness-superstore.co.uk

1 Stand up

A lightweight folding bike is easy to stow, but go

for something sturdier if you like getting up out

of the saddle to spread the muscular workload

(and to pretend you’re on the Champs-Elysées).

2 Rise up

The saddle, handlebars and pedal resistance

should all be adjustable to suit your build and

fitness. Start off with resistance set low so you

don’t ‘do a Roglic’ on day one.

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