Also, having a huge bike in your bedroom is a great motivator to actually use it. Akin to booking fitness classes, I could set reminders on the Echelon app for specific live classes as well. Each day I would hop on the bike at 7 a.m., and with no commute to a fitness studio, I was able to get some extra sleep. It was easy to get into the swing of making the Echelon a part of my daily workout routine. My mom was convinced that the heavy bike would break through the floor of my older apartment building, but it has not yet, so it’s safe to say my floors are sturdier than we thought.Įchelon classes show the cadence, resistance, and output on the screen. However, the pictures shown didn’t match up with the written directions, so I messed up this step twice before successfully completing it. The only part that gave me pause was attaching the screen, which involved unscrewing a panel to attach a cable, then reattaching the panel. Echelon provides all the tools you need to put the bike together and we easily screwed in the seat, handlebar, and pedals. Moving the bike was more challenging than assembling it, though. Once the Echelon was delivered, the two of us lugged the 100-pound box up to my second-floor apartment and were sufficiently winded after. Naturally, I enlisted some help from my mother. One immediate (if fleeting) pain point of the Echelon Bike was that it does not come with “white glove” delivery like some of its competitors-i.e., you need to assemble it yourself. There are stickers on the bike to indicate where to assemble it. (Peloton’s bikes are still pricier, but its 39-month financing is interest-free.) Additionally, if you don’t pre-pay for your first year of classes, you have to pay a $199.99 “premium delivery” fee (which is Echelon’s fancy term for “shipping”-mine came UPS Ground). The one-year terms have zero interest, but if you opt for a longer pay-off term of 18 months or 36 months, you’ll have to cough up an extra 10 percent in interest. This is not as good a deal as paying $12.99 a month for Peloton’s standalone app, if only because you can still do the Peloton bike classes using the app on a non-Peloton bike if you want.Įchelon bikes may also be purchased using financing through Affirm.
Unlike Peloton’s one membership option that costs $39 a month, Echelon also offers several membership options at different prices:
Connect EX-7s ($2039.98), which has a rotating, 22-inch HD screen, dual Power ports in front and back, a new gel comfort seat and coated metal water bottle holder, as well as front facing speakers.Connect EX-5s ($1,639.98), is nearly identical to the EX-5, but has a high-definition, 21.5-inch touchscreen display that also flips, kick guards on the frame stabilizer weldments, and power ports at the front and rear for charging your phone while you pedal.Connect EX-5 ($1,239.98), which has an upgraded Aero handlebar system, a built-in 21-inch touchscreen display that flips 180 degrees, two handlebar-mounted bottle holders, and a weight rack behind the seat.Connect EX-3 ($1,039.98), which has a more comfortable “competition” seat, indexing resistance adjustment that resets to zero after each use, a more powerful motor, and a weight rack on the seat slide, but still no integrated screen.Connect EX-1 ($1,039.98), which is the most basic, with a comfortable seat, ergonomic handlebars, and a console that holds your own tablet on which to stream the classes.
Unlike the Peloton, Echelon has five bikes to choose from at various prices starting at $1,039.98 and going up to $1,639.98-all cheaper than the Peloton’s $2,495 and $1,895 bikes (plus $39 per month for the class subscription). Echelon also sells several other connected workout machines, including a smart mirror and rower, if you prefer those types of workouts.
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