This product article takes a look at the bike in more detail, with an in-depth look at everything from the magnetic braking system, to the design of the display console.
York Active 110 Exercise Cycle Review
Design features
One of the most important things about stationary
cycling is ensuring you are in a comfortable position. You won’t be
moving around on the bike as much as when cycling outdoors so you need
to be able to adjust the bike to a position that suits your natural
cycling motion.
Despite the low price of the York Active 110 Exercise Bike, the seat can still be fully adjusted both horizontally and vertically.
This is a design feature usually reserved for more expensive designs and helps to ensure you are in the most effective position for your height and style of cycling.
Despite the low price of the York Active 110 Exercise Bike, the seat can still be fully adjusted both horizontally and vertically.
This is a design feature usually reserved for more expensive designs and helps to ensure you are in the most effective position for your height and style of cycling.
In a similar way to how the resistance is controlled, you simply need
to loosen either then hand wheel under the seat or on the vertical seat
support and adjust the seat to your desired position.
Ergonomically, the seat has been made extra large and features
additional padding as well as the height and reach being adjustable so
that you are as comfortable as possible while working out.Magnetic resistance and bike stability
The hand wheel for adjusting the speed independent braking (resistance) system does so by moving a magnet closer to and further away from the flywheel.With 8 settings to choose from this means you can quickly switch between a light cardio workout and a more intense sprint.
As a further addition to the ways in which you can adjust the setup of the York Active 110 Exercise Cycle, the rear stabilizer has a height adjuster at either end.
These can be twisted around to adjust the height of the bike to a small degree, which should be enough to keep it stable when positioned over an uneven surface.
York Active 110 Exercise Cycle – Features Summary
- 8 levels of magnetic resistance
- Hand pulse sensors
- Fitness test function
- 120kg max user weight
- 4kg Flywheel
- 5.75″ LCD display
Display console design and workout programs
Although the display console for the York Active
110 is a lot larger than those on similarly priced bikes, you still have
ample room for gripping the handles and actually makes the information
displayed a lot clearer.
This includes the rotations per minute, speed, time, distance, calories burned, heart rate and even the current date and time.
This includes the rotations per minute, speed, time, distance, calories burned, heart rate and even the current date and time.
While the calories burned and heart rate displayed (when holding the
heart rate hand sensors) are displayed on the console, these are meant
as guides and may not be as accurate as some of the higher priced
designs.
With the York Active 110 being one of the lower priced stationary
bikes, this means that you don’t get the same range of preset training
programs as bikes such as the Tunturi Pure U 10.This being said, you can still set a target for distance cycled, calories burned and heart rate. The LCD screen will then display your current reading next to your target reading and emit a beep once you reach your target.
With the display console design being battery powered, this means you aren’t restricted by having to position the bike near a power socket to use it.
Ease of assembly
Although there is a bit more assembly required than a simpler folding design such as the Ultrasport Exercise Bike, the user manual provides you with a complete parts list and assigns a clear reference to each part.You are then walked through the assembly using a series of exploded drawings, detailing everything from attaching the base stabilizers to securing the pedals and water bottle holder.
The main flywheel housing is supplied already assembled, which leaves the seat, handlebar unit, pedals and base stabilizers to be attached.
Why buy an exercise bike from York Fitness?
With over 75 years experience in the fitness equipment industry designing and producing a wide range of products from dumbbells to cross trainers, York has established itself as a well known and trusted fitness product company.As well as the years of experience, it’s clear from the numbers of highly rated reviews on sites such as Amazon that their products are also high quality. Two of their products (the York Fitness Active 120 cross trainer and the York Vinyl Fitbell kit) were even featured in a list of top 10 home fitness products compiled by the Independent.
York Active 110 Exercise Cycle - £142.00
Review Rating
There are many design features included that are normally reserved for bikes twice the price, including the large display screen, heart rate hand sensors and the horizontal and vertical seat adjustment.
This helps to make the 110 a classic design exercise bike that is effective, efficient and practical; everything home fitness systems should be.
The wheels on the base also make it easier to move the bike if you need to store it away between workouts.
User weight limit: 120kg