STRYDE Bike REVIEW - We need to talk about the Stryde Bike (Peloton may be offended)
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- bit.ly/truth-about-stryde - learn the real truth about Stryde
The Stryde Bike is an indoor exercise bike that comes with a 22 inch HD UNLOCKED/open-platform tablet that allows you to download and run any app of your choice. Unlike just about every other indoor cycling bike that comes with a tablet attached, you DO NOT need to subscribe to the Stryde app in order to use this bike and tablet with any app of your choice. In this Stryde bike review we first take a look at how to use Stryde with Peloton Digital App, and then look at the components of the bike, and then I explain how the drivetrain and resistance on the bike feels. Chapters are listed below.
Chapters:
0:00 start
4:43 component analysis
7:50 size, height, max weight
9:00 adjustability, seat
10:19 weights, waters
10:41 handlebars, metrics
11:55 Q Factor compare
12:56 RIDE
14:15 bike noise example
14:30 low resistance
15:21 high resistance
16:20 medium resistance
17:13 flywheel mass comments
17:54 screen comments
20:10 Heart Rate Monitor
21:38 final thoughts
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0:00 start
4:43 component analysis
7:50 size, height, max weight
9:00 adjustability, seat
10:19 weights, waters
10:41 handlebars, metrics
11:55 Q Factor compare
12:56 RIDE
14:15 bike noise example
14:30 low resistance
15:21 high resistance
16:20 medium resistance
17:13 flywheel mass comments
17:54 screen comments
20:10 Heart Rate Monitor
21:38 final thoughts
Bought this for my wife for Christmas. Honest assessment after 3 rides now... 1. It's not as aesthetically sleek as a peloton, but the build and ride quality are on par with peloton. The open tablet is the deal breaker in that you're not locked into any platform or ecosystem. 2 biggest gripes are that the handlebars don't seem to tighten 100% and the sound quality of the tablet is abysmal, which is easily solved by connecting to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones. We love the bike!
@ Joshua, The open tablet is not a deal "breaker", it's a deal maker. You like the unlocked tablet right?
Thanks for your in-depth review! Because I was researching bikes, I only heard of this bike because I came across your review/channel. I decided this is the bike for me, and made my purchase using your provided link! Thank you!
I just purchased using the link. Thanks for the great in depth review. You made my decision easy. Can’t wait to get my Stryde bike :)
I'm 6'5" like you but my inseam is 36". I contacted Stryde about fit and they told me max. height is 6'1", which I find hard to imagine. I'm really interested in this bike but I'm concern about fit and trust your opinion regarding this. Love your reviews because you are so detailed. Thank you!
Yeah, you are back after 3 month. Happy to see another Video from you! 😁
Watching this Video while riding on my Sunny SF B 1805 bike.
Just purchased the bike using your link. Thank you for putting in the effort to perform such an in depth review
That is a fantastic video. I love your Peloton hack. Anyone wanting a Peloton bike can now get this instead and not be tied into the Peloton ecosystem. I have a Matrix bike and the Peloton app on my tv and I follow along with the workouts that way but I have to guess the resistance level. I also enjoy the Les Mills The Trip rides too. I'd hate to be tied into just the Peloton membership. I love your video, so useful 👍
This is for all reviews in general... I have gone to Amazon reviews for many of the bikes you have reviewed and although the negative reviews (1-3 stars) are small by percentage, the reviews themselves are frighting. Most of these reflect usage over a period of time (within a year) where most of the positive reviews seem to be right out of the box. For example, the Sunny 1805 gets great reviews when first received but within a few months they seem to develop serious problems. Cranks, pedals, and bearings are mentioned often but also seats, adjustment knobs, and noise complaints are also prevalent. Customer service appears to be non-existent. This is common for many of the bikes under $1,000. Your reviews, which I enjoy and find informative, are for brand new bikes. It would be great if you could do follow up reviews on the more popular bikes that have been used for some time. For now I have put on hold my plans on buying a bike until I can find something with more positive long term reviews. Thanks.
But then, I anecdotally believe the people who take the time to write reviews for those who had bikes for months are people who had negative experiences. It's hardly people who had bikes for months with positive experience would actually take the time to write positive reviews.
I don’t see the link to buy
Really enjoy your videos. So the ride and quality is on par with the low end Peloton or a bit inferior? Seriously thinking about one of the two
I’ve been looking at this one for awhile, but there haven’t been many comprehensive reviews done on it yet. Happy to see yours!!
Quick question. Do you have to pay for the Stryde membership to get the metrics? I have the peloton app... I don’t want to pay for a lot of extra monthly stuff if I don’t have to. I wasn’t clear about that one thing while watching this review. Thanks so much!
You do not have to pay for their membership. I have this bike and use Peloton. I just use the Free Ride and don’t pay for Stryde. I think he mentioned this earlier in the review as well. I really like my bike, and I’m happy to not be paying $39/mo. I’m a healthcare worker and actually get Peloton for $9.99.
You do not need to pay to use the metrics. You can access it in free ride.
The recent drop in price with the Peloton bike made it look more appealing, but being tied to that monthly cost was still hurdle. This bike, however, solves that issue completely. I’ve been using the peloton digital app for 4 months now and I love the classes (perfect for ADHD brains like mine) - this bike looks like my next upgrade for sure.
Just purchased using your link. After doing my research on other bikes I came across this video and decided to go with stryde. Hope I love it
Love your thorough reviews. Can you please do a review of the Concept2 BikeErg?
Yay! An upload!! Been a while. Good video 👍!! Still have the BMW?
Hi , great work on the review, my wife is looking at purchasing a spinning bike to use with the peloton app and she really like the Lemond Revmaster pro, do you have any opinion/experience with this bike? Thanks
Hey, just love your reviews! I just had knee surgery and so buying my first bike to help with recovery and ongoing health. Can you post a link to the accessory you mentioned for swivelling the monitor please?
I bought this bike and received it in April. I love it. I love being able to use Peloton and not spend $39/mo. I’m a healthcare worker and get Peloton for $9.99/mo. As someone mentioned, they removed scenic rides from the app, but you can do free scenic rides on UA-cam or another app. You do not get the leaderboard, BUT you can cast your phone to the tablet and start rides on your phone to see the leaderboard. I just don’t care about it enough to deal with that. This is a very good quality bike and a smooth ride. I have no regrets.
Do they assemble it for you or do you have to do it on your own?
Is it hard to assemble?
Soon it will start to go rusty, latest news on TV. Peleton owns you and is a scam/con.
Hi. Great video. Considering price, build quality, and content do you have a few favorites? Thank you
I just ordered it! Thanks! And wonderful review!
Hi Shaunz, how is the Stryde working out for you?
Great review. I have a couple of questions.
1. Can the myx app be installed on here (or can you login on the Internet to take the bodi classes)?
2. Will this work with the myx (bodi) classes with the way they monitor the heart rate instead of resistance level?
3. I saw you flip the monitor upside down when showing the Ethernet plug. Does the monitor screen invert (like a phone does when you turn it)? In other words(since the screen doesn't turn 360 degrees), can you flip it and have the screen show on upright position (if it automatically turns to upright when flipped like a phone does) and be able to do your workout on the opposite side of the bike? I hope this is making sense. Basically, I wanting to know if when you have the monitor flipped, are you able to stand on the side where you're able to view the monitor and watch workout videos that can be done on the floor.
I really hope you answer these questions. Thank you!!!
I wouldn’t hate it if you got your hands on a Yesoul S3 and did a review. Thanks for the quality content.
I don't know if you got a reply but he already did a review on the bike it's the inspire IC1.5
Awesome video, thanks so much. I used your referral link, went to check out and 😫😫😫😫 they dont deliver to Alaska! So bummed. Anything comperable? Love the open source screen but I guess I’m going for a good ipad holder now…
Great review! I don’t see the link for the bike.
Excellent review.. what heart rate monitor do u use?
Hi, great video. Wondering if it would be possible to hook up an AppleTV to that display so I can use apple fitness+ on it. I see there’s no hdmi but I wonder if that micro usb can be used as a display output
Thanks so much. Had myself talked out of a Peleton, just because $$$ to go. Now there's a "like new"Stryde for sale near me for $650. No brainer, I'm proof! Thanks angain. ;>)
Any idea if you can run zwift on here without any additional accessories?
Reviews are back! Where have you been?? 😀
I’ve had my stryde bike for about three weeks I love it. The only problem I have is the apkmirror doesn’t load on the tablet for about a week now.
Not sure if they have resolved it, but if you have another browser, like Chrome or Firefox, that might work. I downloaded the apk files for Chrome on another computer and copied it to a usb thumb drive and plugged that into the Stryde bike to install. Once installed, I was able to load the apkmirror website from Chrome and install other apps.
Thanks for recommending this review from a previous post I commented on. My next question would be IF I didn’t need the screen, Bc I have a smart tv in my workout room what would be the best bike? I plan to stream from you tube. 2nd: if the bike doesn’t have data like cadence etc what options would I have? Again thanks so very much very much, you have been so helpful!
Echelon ex15 or sunny 1805, or schwinn ic4 if your budget is a bit more. I have reviews on all these too 😆
out of these four bikes which do you like best for handlebar stability? I hate when the bars shake!@@TailHappyTV
Which bike is more comfortable in regards to handlebar reach and height level??The Stryde or Schwinn Ic4??Trying to decide what to get.Help please.
Have you tried connecting the bike to a Garmin computer or watch? That’s what I use. I have a sunny 49lbs F.W bike with speed and cadence sensor. I was going to spend another $700 on a power meter. But this looks like it’s a good investment to upgrade. I would appreciate your input
Also where is the link???
What is the advantage of having a screen built on the bike, I understand the apps but can you just buy a nice tablet and do pretty much the same thing? My question is what if the electronics quit before the bike wears out?
That's the only thing you take a chance on, the screen only has a 12 month warranty
That was an excellent, extensive review. I’ve been looking for a ride with a screen to watch UA-cam. Thanks again!
Which do you prefer better? Ic4 or this? 😃
Can you show how you got the peloton app on this bike and how you hook an Apple Watch heart rate monitor up to peloton app on stride bike specifically?
Can you use a heart rate monitor with the styrde bike
Earlier you did a video of another bIke and you were able to cast the cadence to the Peloton App. Will the Peloton App pick up the cadence from the Stryde? If not, could you add a Bluetooth cadence device that the Peloton App would pick up? Are there any other matrices other than heart that the Peloton app could pick up if available? Will any of these questions also be applicable to the ifit app?
Thanks for your informative reviews. You are a big help to the community.
The Peloton cadence function only works with an apple iPhone or iPad. Since this is an android tablet it will not work to broadcast the cadence to the app.
He showed how to set up for a free ride and then minimize the matrix at the bottom while using the Peloton app. 1:56
I just purchased with the link I can’t wait👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Bike looks like be good but can you purchase this only in the US and do you have resale links for Canada UK European distributers and if not do you no when these may become available
Does this bike have auto resistance? Like if I was doing an iFit scenic ride, will the bike receive the resistance from the program or do I have to guess and turn the resistance knob manually myself?
The Stryde is manual adjustment only.
I almost went with the NT S22i b/c I loved the idea of having incline, decline and automatic adjustments. It sounded like the closest thing to real riding and like a better workout. But some S22i reviewers mentioned when the bike needed parts, they had to wait weeks and sometimes a couple months for either the parts, the repair guy or both.
I've dealt with ICON Fitness (the parent company of Proform and Nordic Track) with my previous Proform treadmill and it was a real pain. My treadmill kept overheating so I went through 3 motors. 2 motherboards and a small collection of other parts over 3 yrs., with my paying for many of the repair calls (as labor was only covered for a yr.).
It got to the point I could make the repairs myself after watching the repair techs, so that saved $. But still, every repair meant weeks off the treadmill, setting me back fitness and weight-wise. Not good.
So reliability is *very* important to me. As is a long warranty.
I figure there is less to go wrong on a manual resistance adjustor than on a fancy electro-mechanical one. That's why I see a manual adjustor as a plus. Hope this helps.
Can you do a review on the yesoul s3 spin bike?
This is by far one of the best reviews in the whole web! Nice!
thank you for watching
YOUR BACK!!!!
Game changer!
So… would you get the stryde, keiser m3i or the schwin c4?
Yes, seeing this video, I am now on the fence between this and the Schwinn, is the tablet really worth the extra cost? Can you compare the two?
@@michelleandre1229 I purchased a Bowflex C6 (exact same as IC4) and I am happy with it. I use an Android tablet with no issues. I like having the option if I want to use the tablet or not while riding. I am pretty sure Apple devices will play nicely with the IC4; I cannot confirm that though.
My only concern is that I'm 6'3" and 295 lbs currently. I'm worried that the seat might slip down since there's not a hole to lock seat height in place. There are problems like this with the Nordictrack S22i. One guy has a video showing him tightening it up and getting on and seat slips down...twice and he wasn't even a big guy. I hope the Stryde can really hold the weight, especially getting in and out of the saddle.
I’m heavier myself and had the same issue with my Stryde at first. I specifically bought the stryde because it had a higher weight capacity than most other bikes. So I was a bit disappointed by the slipping. It took a bit of trial and error, but I found that by adjusting the bike about a half inch to an inch higher than my ideal height, it would settle perfectly into place at the height I wanted. It also helps to tighten the seat height using a towel. The handle is kind of tricky to fully tighten, but if you wrap the towel around the handle and pull it back kind of like a slingshot, it helps the seat stay in place better. It stinks to have to work the adjustments so much, but now that I’ve got them set, I haven’t had any problems with slippage and ride daily. Overall I love my Stryde and am glad I went with that over the Peloton. Good luck with your decision!
How do you get ifit on the stryde tablet? I can't seem to figure it out, I got peloton no problem
This guy is straight to the point and very clear. If you do not know which bike to buy this is the guy to watch
Thanks Bill
It doesn’t appear you answer comments so I guess this is for others. How about reviews addressing bike output calibration. 100%, or 24, or 32, whatever the maximum resistance setting is, doesn’t have to equal the maximum resistance on another machine but….the output should indicate the same for equal effort. Supposedly, the resistance setting on Stryde is stronger than Peloton’s. According to others, 20 on Stryde is equivalent to 35 on Peloton. But…when I did an output check on my new Stryde, I got a output power reading of 98-100 at cadence 80 and resistance 15. This output is equal to a resistance of 37-38 on Peloton at 80 cadence-a difference in 22-23 for my specific bike. The Peloton figure should be about right for a properly calibrated bike soooooo, either the 15 difference I was told is wrong or my specific bike is off 50% or, both are wrong and a properly calibrated Stryde should read something else. Any thoughts? Will only power pedals tell the truth?
To me that's rude, asking for thumbs up and likes but not joining in the conversation and answering questions.
What bike is better this one or the echelon GT plus? I ordered the echelon GT Plus yesterday but now I'm looking at this and wondering if I should try to cancel.
How do you like the GT+? is it work the price?
@@nalaamour it's been a very good bike. Solid construction with all the adjustments. No compliants at all.
Sorry, where is the link to purchase the bike?
what about the myx bike. Is that an unlocked tablet or is only stride unlocked?
I almost want to ask him to test the myx II bike.
On the chance you see this, I believe Matt does have a review somewhere :)
Do they ship to Canada
Why is it not sold in UK? Are there higher standards that it doesn't quite fit in UK?
Where can I find accessories for the stryde bike like the rotating arm
Here’s the link for the “pivot”: www.topformdesign.com/collections/stryde/products/pivot-for-stryde?ref=zps52iynpwgc
Great video and love your channel! Anyone here know if you can use an Apple Smart Watch as a heart monitor so it will show up on the screen? Thanks.
Thanks! Not sure on that
The only real negative about that bike compared to the original Peloton is if you need to finance the Stryde bike. The company Stryde uses has interest rates that vary from 6%-29%; Peloton uses a company that in almost all cases provides 0% interest (I'm sure that's as a direct result of Peloton making a special deal with them).
I love the idea of an open source bike like this, but it's quite disappointing who they use for financing.
Really? I bought the bike a month ago and they do offer 0% financing if you opt to pay for the bike in 12 months. I have the monthly payments set to autopay. If you opt for a longer term, that’s when the interest rate kicks in.
all in all... is the Echelon EX-4S Connect Bike worth the cost. too many choices to go through :)
It has a closed tablet, so you aren't able to use other apps on that tablet unfortunately.
What is the Tail Happy Score?
Super helpful!
is there other bikes with unlocked tablets?
Tailhappy TV --Which HRM you recommend for the Stryde?
I still use the Scosche Rythm+. I know they have some newer models, but my old one from a couple years ago works just fine. Hope this helps! Do you have the Stryde?
@@TailHappyTV yes, just received.
Zwift compatibility/integration?
Well I was GOING to buy this...but sheesh!
I finally find A bike that I want to get and they don't ship to Canada.
You may want to check your bike setup, your saddle height is far too low. If you ever experience knee pain or aches, that's why.
Keiser m3i
Does this bike show you how many calories were burned?
Yes