[seeker1950]

I just spent 5 hours assembling an exercise bike, and the instructions were hard to follow! I think I made some mistakes, or they sent the wrong parts! I paid $600 for this thing! I hope it works, but I think the left pedal is going to fall off!
Does anyone identify!
Patty

[bebop]

hon I was not good in school because I am not a book learner lol show me and I can do it but give me written instructions...forget it lol

[Zorah]

(((((Patty)))))

we can't understand why they can't write simple clear instructions

we are the opposite to bebop, need clear written instructions, show it to us & it will remain a pile of parts

[sabby]

Patty???? Are you ok hon???? Sure hope the bike didn't fall apart when you used it....let us know ok???

How I can relate to those dang written instructions that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. And the little pictures don't give a good representative of what you are looking at unless you are the original designer


sabby

Wow!! I'm so impressed that you did that! even if it's not working quite right-- that is really a feat to accomplish-- though I hope it works good-- did you try it yet? .....*she asks, with fingers crossed*

I LOVE to ride my bike, it's an outside-trail bike.

mandy

[seeker1950]

Thanks, all of you, dear friends, for the validation of how hard it is to follow assembly instructions! I've contacted the company, Schwinnfitness.com, about the right foot pedal, and I will probably have to buy another one along with the leg to which it attaches. I went out this morning and bought three wrenches to tighten all the fittings, as no tools were included for assembly, and, last night, I had to borrow one wrench from a neighbor! This totally wore me out, and I took off work today!
It is working fine, despite the incorrect attachment of the left foot pedal, which needs replacing, as the threads are obviously wrong, but I forced it in there and it's staying on.
I could have bought a fully assembled one for $100 more at a local store. Maybe I should have done that!
Patty

[allthegirls6]

this made me laugh. I thought when I read "ex bike assembly instructions" your thread was going to be about how you had killed it................ as in -ex bike, that it was no longer with us!

[seeker1950]

LOL, Allthegirls...NO, but it about KILLED ME! putting it together!
I've pedaled on it a few times today for short spurts, and it does the upper body also with the arm handles which move. I can see that this was a good investment, as I am already feeling relief from the tension pain in my neck and shoulders. By the end of my teaching day with the wild bunch, my neck is tightened up like a corkscrew! So this is one piece of equipment I will use, unlike the rest of the stuff just gathering dust in my garage!
Patty