Best BudgetRank #6 in Air Bikes
Marcy Fan Exercise Bike (NS-1000)
by Marcy
Score
The budget entry into air bikes. The Assault and Concept2 units here run past $1,000; the Marcy delivers the same air-resistance principle — harder you pedal, harder it pushes back — for a quarter of that.
Strengths
- ↑Roughly a quarter the price of the Assault and Concept2
- ↑Same unlimited air-resistance principle
- ↑Established Marcy build for home use
Weaknesses
- ↓Not built for the abuse a CrossFit box would give it
- ↓Basic console next to the Concept2's metrics
Full specs
- Resistance
- Air / fan
- Use
- Home
- Position
- Budget
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