Body Champ Magnetic Recumbent Exercise Bike with Computer Program, Pulse and Resistance/Reclined Seat Back Support BRB5890

Bike stops functioning, makes a beeping sound, and displays an error message "E1" anytime the resistance is set above level 9. I'm in reasonably good shape, so I have no use for a bike with such low resistance.Also, it is not the same bike that is pictured. The bike in the photo has the heart rate sensors on the grips near the seat (which is why I purchased this model). The one I received has sensors near the display where I cannot comfortably reach them.On the plus side, the bike is attractive, the seat is comfortable, and the assembly was easy--I'm a 120 lb female, and I assembled it quickly without assistance.To be fair, if you are looking for an attractive, comfortable recumbent bike, and you are not bothered by an ill-placed HR monitor and lack of resistance, this is a good option. If you are looking for something that makes you sweat, burns your thighs, and allows you to check your HR easily during your workout, save your money.

This bike is wonderful! I put it together by myself in about two hours, and I have very weak limbs. I didn't try to lift it out of the box, but slid it out instead. The seat bolts were misaligned, so I couldn't bolt the underside, but it's very stable as is. There are many exercise choices, and I get a very good workout in just 15 minutes. If you're just starting out, I recommend program 16.

We purchased the Body Champ BRB5890 a few weeks ago. Now after some amount of usage, I have found the quietness to be superb. It allows us to carry on a conversation or watch television while in use. I also found the assembly instructions very well written. However, understanding the use of the display and computer settings is very confusing with the given text. Someone needs to actually use the thing while trying to understand what is being written. I would much rather have too much verbiage that I can choose to accept or reject as opposed to so little confusing explanation that it is next to impossible to understand. I also have a problem with a statement in some of the explanations that says, "Once a value of a function countdowns to 0, a beeping sound will indicate this and stop the computer program automatically. Press START to continue the workout to reach the other unfinished workout functions." The problem is two-fold; one I usually use the manual setting and go as long as I can with the computer counting up instead of down. When I finish or reach my limit, I stop and get off the bike. At that point it begins beeping and will not stop unless I unplug the darn thing. Secondly, it displays an E-1 while beeping, but nowhere in the manual is there an explanation of what that means. (Very poor technical writing here!) This is very irritating to have to unplug the machine each time I finish a workout. Something else that needs to be fixed on this machine is the display. It is extremely difficult to see without some type of back-lighting. Shining lights on it from above or below or the side simply causes a glare on the screen. A simple backlight would have been very inexpensive to add and would have greatly enhanced the ability of the user to see what is going on during his or her workout. If I had it to do over again, I would likely shop around a bit more and choose a machine that has better written instructions for use and that has reset buttons so one does not have to power down by unplugging it to eliminate annoying beeping sounds.We are now ~6 months into ownership of this product and I have become increasingly less satisfied with it. My biggest complaint is still the electronic interface. I still have not been able to figure out how to reset that annoying E-1 code without getting off the bike, unplugging it then restarting my workout. That causes interruptions in an aerobic workout which I despise. It also causes the timer to reset to zero and I have to recall at what point the interruption came so I can get the workout time I set as my goal that day. I also have not been able to find any online source to contact the manufacturer to find out how to reset the E-1 error code. In addition to the E-1 coming up at the beginning of a workout, it now sometimes appears in the middle of a workout without reason. I have also noted if I am running my difficulty levels up and down in manual mode, it will throw the E-1 code when going from level 5 to level 6 or above. That irritates the crap out of me as I again have to get off the bike, unplug it then start my workout all over again. Just today (11/01/13) during my morning workout, I discovered I can go from level 4 to level 6 without the E-1 code, but something needs to be done to resolve this annoying characteristic in the Bodychamp 5890. Unless someone can tell me how to correct the E-1 problems or the company can send a new control panel that fixes the problem, I am going to say to any other potential buyers, "stay away from this machine. You will not like the poorly written instruction for use or having to get off and back on to reset error codes during a workout."

Instructions were clear and complete for assembling. Bought for my wife who is 5'1". Her review: "Initially I was disappointed because the programs seemed so complicated to access, but then I realized the first program that pops up when the bike starts is what I wanted. It gives the ongoing speed, total time ridden, total calories used, and total distance ridden. Its easy to adjust the difficulty level. It also shows my heart rate if I have my hands up on the sensor. I would have preferred the sensor being on the hand rails beside the seat. The bike doesn't seem recumbent but I do like having the flat seat and a back."

This is the second one ive bought. In the first one the bearings in the crank came apart after a year. This one the bearings in the crank are coming apart after a month.

I'm having surgery on my left leg and that was the reason for the bike to build up my leg.

Computer is hard to set up. Not that easy to change.. Not sure how well it will hold up.

Dont know. Received the wrong exerciser, gad to return it.