Let's face it: If you're serious about exercise with machines, the gym is the best place to do it. For the money, you get access to the better equipment, and more importantly, you don't have to maintain it. That last part is particularly beneficial. I've had a variety of home exercise equipment over the years, some expensive, some not, to supplement going to the gym.

The problem is, no matter how expensive or well made, equipment breaks down. And that doesn't count any maintenance along the way. The more expensive the machine, the more complicated it usually is, which means there are more things to break down, too.

With the pandemic in particular, I've leaned on home equipment to get some kind of workout. When the other exercise bike acted up, I decided on a cheaper replacement. This bike caught my eye because it folded up and was reasonably priced. I wasn't expecting anything remarkable. Just a stop gap.

The good:

1) It's well made overall. The simple metal frame is as sturdy as anything in the low to medium price range. Some parts are cheaper than my older bike's -- I think that's just the case in general, even with more expensive machines. The center of gravity might be a little high for bigger people, making it tipsy, but for my narrow behind, it sits fine.

2) It's compact. This is perfect for an apartment or a small room.

3) You get a workout. The mechanism feels different than the magnetic resistance bikes I've had (and quite different than the air resistance bikes and spinners, too). It doesn't even feel like the old stationary bikes that were literally bikes (if you're old enough to know what I'm talking about). I don't know how much the resistance works the muscles -- it just seems "lighter" in this regard -- but I definitely got the heart rate up and worked up a sweat.

The bad:

1) The machine comes with three leads to connect to the simple electronic monitor. On mine, one of the leads was cut. Just sliced in half. It looks like it happened in packing, but perhaps shipping, as the box was pretty beat up. Needless to say, with that third lead useless, I can't take advantage of all the machine's capability. I've already put the machine together, so taking it apart to send back is just a real hassle. At the same time, I can only use the machine for half of what I paid for. I may be able to strip the insulation and splice the wires, but there's very little to work with. I have to take off at least one more star for that.

2) The seating is quite basic -- even more so than on actual bikes I've owned. I don't know how long it will last, but given it feels stiff and cheaply padded, I can only assume it will wear out more quickly.

3) There were several "Prop 65" warnings that came with the bike. That's the idiotic California law that requires sellers and manufacturers to label things if there might be something shown in the laboratory to cause cancer or birth/reproductive defects, or so I'm told. The problem is these vague warnings never specify what they're referring to. Is it the copper wiring? Lead in the paint? Something in the oil used to lubricate the workings? Your guess is as good as mine. And it's never clear what studies this is based on, either. So, I blame both the idiotic California law that requires a warning with any useful specificity and the manufacturer who ain't talking either.

EDIT: I'm increasing the stars on this review from 2 to 5 because HAPBEAR did such a tremendous job reaching out to me to rectify the situation with the damaged lead. Their response was immediate and caring, and I've rarely had customer service so polite and effective. I'll keep an eye to updating this review in a few months after I've used the machine enough to discuss how well it works over time. But in terms of customer service, I'm nothing but impressed!

Good price, good size and stable. Works well for someone weighing 140 lbs or 240 lbs.
The backrest should be taller to provide better support, but otherwise the machine is excellent.

This took me probably 20-30 minutes to put together by myself. I love how it can fold up if you need it to. I just keep mine out all the time. It's not super heavy so I can move it around if I need to. Definitely worth it and I would purchase this again.

Very compact and easy to use and store away. I'm happy with my purchase so far.

the bike is exactly what I was wanting. It did take me a couple of hours to assemble by myself, but it works great, is easy to move around and is really quite when in use.