Horizon R3 Recumbent Bike
One of Horizon's most economical exercise bikes is the Horizon R3 Recumbent Bike. The only sacrifice this machine makes to the more expensive RC-40 is slightly fewer programs available via the onboard computer.
It comes with a heavy duty 14 pound flywheel, and operates using the patented FreeSPIN technology which allows a user to stop pedaling without sudden jarring stops. The same technology helps the bike remain firmly stable, even at the fastest pedaling speeds.
The popularity of the Horizon Fitness R3 exercise bike is due in part to its affordable price, but there are so many features built in that it would be difficult to give credit to any single feature. For experienced cyclists, the FreeSPIN technology built into every Horizon fitness bike means that it is now possible to use coasting, just like on a real bicycle, without the sudden jarring stops which have long been associated with exercise bikes.
The 10 resistance levels of the Horizon R3 bike are provided using a patented magnetic brake resistance mechanism that maintains smooth pedaling, and the experience is smoothed out even farther with the heavy duty 14 pound flywheel.
They say that music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, and the Horizon R3 exercise bike applies people's love for music by letting them plug their favorite MP3 player directly into the console, which has a built-in speaker system to provide crisp clear musical entertainment during the workout. If music isn't your cup of tea, audio books are available that will let your imagination travel to other places as you build muscle tone in your legs, abdomen, and buttocks.
For a display, the Horizon Fitness R3 recumbent bike features an orange backlit LCD screen, and displays such information as the user's heart rate, how long the session has lasted so far, the average RPM, and calculated distance traveled. These statistics make it easy to see where improvements have been made over time, and can be used to refine the individual training process to address specific weaknesses.
Even at the fastest pedaling pace, the frame of the Horizon R3 Recumbent Bike is designed to remain firmly in place, and stable. The recumbent design reduces strain on the lower back, and gives the user a wider, softer sitting surface, complete with a padded back that even has lumbar support built into it. A fitness bike does not feel uncomfortable to help you train or get into shape, but it doesn need to provide you with a scalable workout system and dependable operation. Both of these things and much more are built into every horizon fitness bike, including the R3.
Horizon Fitness Recumbent Bikes - built-in MP3 and feature-rich console
Many people who ride bicycles for exercise enjoy listening to their own person choices for music while they ride. The Horizon Fitness recumbent bikes brings that same feeling home to the stationary fitness bike by providing an MP3 connector on ever model. This means that...
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