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Livestrong R1x Commercial Recumbent Bike Review

The Livestrong R1x Exercise Bike is Livestrong's commercial grade Recumbent. The Livestrong by Matrix products are usually sold in the fitness club environment but this fitness bike can also be purchased online for your home, office or work place workout rooms.

I met with the manager for Livestrong commercial fitness equipment recently on a visit to the Johnson Fitness headquarters in Madison Wisconsin (the maker of Livestrong fitness equipment) and was able to review and compare Livestrong's commercial fitness bikes side by side with Livestrong's home/sporting goods bikes.

Although the Livestrong home/sporting goods stationary bikes are made very well and are high quality products, the commercial grade stationary bikes are manufactured to handle multiple users, constant adjustment changes, higher weight usage, and long hours of use each day.

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Note: The Livestrong R1x Recumbent is no longer available from this site or no longer for sale online.

Please see our Exercise Bike Ratings page for a full listing of the Fitness Bikes that are available with prices and ratings.

(was selling from Livestrong for $3,095).

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Who Buys and Uses Livestrong Commercial Fitness Bikes

Although the larger fitness clubs will usually contact the sales reps at Johnson Fitness directly to purchase these fitness bikes in larger quantities (YMCAs, 24 Hour Fitness, Gold's Gym, and LA Fitness are just a few of the companies that have purchased Livestrong and Matrix fitness products), smaller companies and individuals also purchase these commercial grade products online for use at their businesses or for their home workout rooms.

Key Features of the Livestrong R1x Recumbent

The key features of the Livestrong R1XLS are the heavy duty components and commercial durability, 400 lb weigh capacity, the self-powered generator system, the quick-zip pedal straps, the 7 inch backlit LCD console display, and Ergo Form seat and back pad.

Another important feature of all Livestrong fitness products is that the purchase of any Livestrong bike, including the commercial line exercise bikes, will ensure ensure a contribution to the LIVESTRONG® Foundation and the fight against cancer.

About-Bicycles Review

The Livestrong R1x is a very comfortable and durable commercial grade recumbent that can handle up to 6 hours of use each day and also has a 400 lb weight capacity. Even if you weigh much less this should give you an indication of how rock solid this bike is.

If you are an individual considering the R1x for home use then you should be aware of some of the differences between the Livestrong commercial grade products and the Livestrong home/sporting goods products (other than the difference in price).

The article above should give you a good summary of the features and benefits of the Livestrong commercial grade stationary bike but what you will not get with the commercial grade bike that you will get with the home/sporting goods models (the Livestrong LS7.0B for example) is the Livetrack Interactive technology (downloadable and uploadable programs via the USB port) and the built in iPod/MP3 player jack and speakers.

I would recommend the Livestrong R1XLS for individuals or businesses looking for a heavy duty and durable recumbent fitness bike that can handle multiple users, constant adjustment changes, higher weight usage, and long hours of use each day.

Customer Reviews

There was only one customer review for this model at Dick's Sporting Goods at the time of this review and that review was rated 5 out of 5 stars. .