DeskCycle Under Desk Bike Pedal Exerciser - Stationary Bikes for Home & Office - Standard and Adjustable Height Versions

I was hesitant to get this product as I'd had a cheap version of this years ago and it didn't go well. Well let me tell you, they have come a long way since then and this product is amazing! I wish I'd looked this up sooner.It is well worth the $200 price tag. Solid and sturdy quality similar to what you'd find at a gym. It is also easy to assemble. You a total of 6 major pieces to put together. Tool and screws come with it. And it is so quiet, no noise at all. I actually did a client interview while using it (On tension 1) for 30 minutes and it gave me a good workout while at the same time not disrupting my flow. In fact, I find myself organically putting my feet into the pedal straps and pedaling while I'm at my desk. After a while I forget that I'm pedaling and I'm just focused on my work. A word of caution to Diabetics, this thing WILL give you a *true* cardio work out and will lower your blood sugar like crazy. Be sure to keep something sweet nearby, incase you get too low on this thing. This is perfect for the home office or the office at your company. It's portable, but it's a bit heavey, not too heavy to transport it to the living room LaZBoy or couch, but you probably won't be doing that too often. Anyway, check this out: At the time of this writing 30.Nov.2021- Amazon has these deals that let you get this thing for $75. So I went to buy this product a few days ago on and it said that if I signed up for an Amazon credit card (with no annual fee) then Amazon will give me a $100 gift card off this product, making it only $99. Then the seller had an additional coupon that knocked off an additional 24 dollars, so in total I only had to pay $75. Isn't that wild? I can't wait to see how my health looks 6 months from now. I know I'm going to shed some of this weight and baggage and look and feel so much better....gonna look so good like movie star! lol Update 12/8/2022 - I have lost 60 lbs and have been able to get off all but 1 medication since using this cycle daily for at least 45 minutes to an hour AND dieting , i.e. carefully tracking my calorie consumption. This is a really high quality item!

I couldn’t be more impressed with the DeskCycle 2. From the moment I opened the box, it was clear this is a high-quality piece of equipment. The materials feel durable and well-built—not flimsy like many other under-desk bikes I’ve tried or researched. It has a solid, stable base that stays in place during use, which is especially important if you’re using it regularly or for longer sessions. Assembly was incredibly straightforward. The instructions were clear, all the parts were well-labeled, and I had it fully set up in just a few minutes without any frustration. You don’t need to be particularly handy to get this up and running. Where this really stands out is for physical rehabilitation. I’m using it as part of a structured recovery routine, and it has been excellent for controlled, low-impact movement. The pedal motion is smooth and quiet, which makes it easy to use multiple times a day—even while working at a desk or watching TV. The adjustable resistance allows for gradual progression, which is critical for safely rebuilding strength and range of motion. A major advantage is the shorter crank arms, which require less bend at the knee—making it much more accessible and comfortable for anyone dealing with limited range of motion during recovery. If you’re looking for a dependable, well-made desk cycle—especially for rehab or consistent daily use—this is absolutely worth the investment. It delivers on quality, ease of use, and performance. While it is not a full scale recumbent exercise bike it operates as smoothly as my recumbent bike costing ten times the cost of the Desk Cycle 2.

The Quick Review This thing is so cool and so well made. It’s is - exactly as advertised - incredibly smooth and whisper quiet even at the highest resistance settings or the fastest pedaling. Also, the highest levels of resistance genuinely put up a LOT of resistance, which is very impressive for such a compact cycle. Who needs a recumbent bike when a DeskCycle and your favorite chair are far more comfortable (and affordable). Negatives I have only one minor negative: most of the weight rests on the back of the device, so it wiggles a bit in the front even on carpet. This was easily solved for me by packing some lead shot into a sock and stuffing it into the front tube. If you are using the DeskCycle on solid floor instead of carpet, I’d also recommend gluing some non-slip material to the bottom of the feet. That is one minor negative, and it’s easily solved! For Tinkerers If you are into a little light-weight electrical engineering, there is a really fun modding project you can do with the Desk Cycle... When my DeskCycle 2 arrived and I realized that it had two separate 3.5mm outputs attached to two separate internal switches (typically used with the included speedometer), I knew I had to turn this thing into a gaming controller for walking/running forward and backward. I attached each output to a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller and wrote a little CircuitPython code to monitor pedaling and turn that into keyboard presses based on whether you were pedaling forward or backward... including Shift/sprint when you are pedaling extra fast. Out-of-the-box the DeskCycle has ONE magnet attached to the wheel for tracking RPM. This meant the responsiveness of my little gaming controller project wasn’t so great. So to improve sensitivity, I added 3 more 16mm neodymium magnets to the main wheel. Luckily, the wheel already has 4 recesses for 16mm magnets (which are used to trip the internal RPM switches)... so it’s just a matter of stuffing them in with a little glue. This made all the difference in the world, and now I can play games and exercise at the same time. If you are interested in my code, you can find it on Github under the username Veraxus. This whole project would not have been so easy if the DeskCycle wasn’t already so well made. Seriously, it’s a very impressive product.

I bought this hoping to stick it under my desk and burn some calories while I was working. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit under my desk, so I had to put it next to my desk instead. For the most part, it's exactly what I thought it would be. It's very quiet and operates very smoothly. The range of motion is smaller than an adult-sized bike, and more like the range of motion you might expect on a children's bike. That's to be expected out of a device like this. It's easy to use while I'm working, and I can even work up a bit of a sweat without too much effort or extra noise. I've even used it while on the phone with customers, and they were completely unaware. What I'm a little disappointed in, was that I thought this would track the data in the app for me. It doesn't do that out-of-the-box. To connect this to your phone, you need to buy another accessory, and it's not clear to me what that accessory syncs with because it doesn't seem to be an OEM part. Also, it comes with a tether to tie it to your chair. Most office chairs have wheels, so it's hard to keep yourself from pushing away from your desk and to keep the deskcycle from inching away from you while you are pedaling. That tether is a pretty poorly executed idea when compared to the rest of the bike. it's just a long strap with velcro on it. I would have preferred something with some kind of clip-on connector that could more easily be disconnected without having to completely undo the entire tether. With this, you either have to fiddle with the velcro strap every time you want to use it or leave your chair permanently tethered to the cycle, making it hard to move your chair around. It also seems like the pedals are smaller than normal. It's been a while since I've pedaled a real bike, but the pedals on this seem more narrow than I remember, and my feet have a hard time staying in the center. It has stirrup straps, but if they're tightened down too much, it's difficult to slide my feet in and out of them. For the moment, those stirrups keep my feet on the pedal, but I can tell they're taking some strain. Because of how thin the whole mechanism is, my knees are further apart than the pedals and I'm having to pedal inwards rather than straight. This geometry ends up with the side of my foot being off the pedal. On a real bike, I think the pedals would be several inches further apart than they are on this.

I have previously owned and used the original DeskCycle, and I liked it a lot, but ultimately replaced it with a Magnetrainer (taller version, longer cranks, same company, I owned one before and gave it to a friend), a recumbent and a rotating line of cheaper mini and full-sized exercise bikes. I'm back to needing some rehab, so I needed a smaller crank rotation, and this time I got the DeskCycle 2 so I could try the 1" lower pedal adjustment. I'm a lot fitter than I was 2 years ago, but I can easily get my heart rate up to where I need it to be without raising the resistance much. Would this be an amazing workout for a bike racer or mountain bike rider? Probably not, but honestly it's good for most people to get some real exercise, and if you use it at a slower speed to keep your legs moving, it'll work for you. It's worth mentioning that my prior experience with the manufacturer's support is that it's very good. Not only are they helpful, they seem to really know the product and seem to care about making customers satisfied. They were helpful this time, answering my questions about the differences between the DeskCycle and the DeskCycle 2. I'm loving the DeskCycle 2 so far. It's extremely quiet, the action is extremely smooth, and it turns out I really like the lower position as it's more comfortable to use with my knee issues. Read a book on your Kindle, and the time pedaling goes by without noticing. I use my DeskCycle 2 on a hardwood floor, and not only does it not move while pedaling, it's very difficult to move further away when pushing it away with your feet. I imagine at high resistance it may move away, but I can only use it at lower resistances. I figure my calorie burn by heart rate, age, weight, etc, so I don't mess with the online calorie counter. Basically I don't need the monitor at all - my phone can time my rides, and my heart rate monitor tells me when to speed up or slow down. But I still enjoy checking the numbers, so I'm happy that the monitor comes off and lets me put it where I find it most useful. The online calorie calculator is very low compared to what literally every calculator and heart rate monitor I own reports, but it does show some other interesting data. I will continue to log my calories burned at MFP using other means. Not a problem. Regarding a few of the negative reviews, I'm puzzled. The people who got a used return from Amazon, why didn't they exchange it? Amazon is great with returns and exchanges, and it makes no sense to give the product a lower review because someone at Amazon messed up. Some of the people who say this is noisy may have put the pedals on wrong, but I keep wondering why they don't just contact customer service to have the issue fixed rather than feeling done to, keeping a bike they're not happy with and writing a negative review. Nothing is perfect, no matter how much you spend - sometimes parts have issues, but this bike has a warranty and good customer service. I've owned 4 mini bikes from 3D Innovations, and every one was very quiet. If you're like me - rehabbing your knees and ankles, and needing a smaller range of motion - or if you want to use an exercise bike under your desk or while watching TV, in my opinion, the DeskCycle 2 is a great option. If you don't need the pedals to be at their very lowest setting, you can save a few bucks by getting the DeskCycle, but I'm glad I got the version 2. For my needs - and I realize everyone has different needs - the DeskCycle 2 is the best of the many underdesk, folding, recumbent and upright exercise bikes I've owned. It's on the heavy side, but that helps keep it from sliding on the floor. I'm happy I got this, and my knees thank me ;-)

It's not bad, but the batteries (green ones) came smashed like a sad jolly rancher. Thankfully I have spare AAs to test it out. One thing I forgot to mention about both the DeskCycle 2 and the Ellipse is the option to use the Display stand for your desk. Do it! It works great and serves as a reminder on your desk to keep motivated. I guess, if the Ellipse is way out of your budget and you can settle for a lesser model, get the DeskCycle 2. Just know that you'll have to strap your feet every time you want to go. --- I left a review for both on the Ellipse model too, here's what I said: You know the saying, "quality over quantity?" It really shows with this Ellipse model. Please, don't wait any longer and get this one! Why? Oh, still not convinced? You want me to explain further? Ok then, no problem, read up! :) Look, I tried the original DeskCycle in 2018 and it...was okay but I returned it after a day. I purchased the DeskCycle 2 and the Ellipse at the same time and from ease of assembly, and trash/recyclables from packaging, Ellipse is the way to go. The Ellipse requires you to fit the foot board on one side, flip it over, screw, flip back, then do the same to the other foot board. Done. The DeskCycle 2 requires you to assemble both the front and back leg stands as well as the foot pedals onto the machine. You could probably assemble 10 DeskCycle Ellipse models in the time you finish 1 DeskCycle 2. So, yeah, it's easy to assemble. Yeah but it's pricy right? Sure, but remember "QUALITY over quantity?" This is a very smart piece of engineering, thoughtfully planned out without the potential IKEA assembly stress. For quality control, the machine is set to 8, the highest resistance, so be sure to read the instructions thoroughly and crank it down to 1 before trying. Both machines worked great for my chair with wheels, but I'm also not on carpet so maybe it's a different story for that. There's zero noise level from both models. Seriously. You could hypothetically take it to a public library and it wouldn't disturb others - you still might get looks. Again, hypothetical. I have returned the DeskCycle 2 and purchased another Ellipse for myself as the first Ellipse was a gift. If it helps, the person typically favored the recumbent bike at the gym when we used to go, while I preferred the elliptical. We both 100% enjoy the Ellipse more the the DeskCycle 2. You don't have to strap in everytime, as you do with DeskCycle 2. With Ellipse, you just go, and you can adjust your foot placement for motion type! Oh, one more thing, the pedals can be secured if you want to lug it around or use it as a free weight hahaha. This is probably my favorite Amazon purchase of the year.

It took about three minutes to assemble. Assembly consists only of attaching the feet and the digital counter. Then I started pedaling. I started with a tension of 3 (Scale is 1 to 8.), and the display says that I burned 100 calories in 15 minutes. This device is compact, so it can fit in any room. It's weighty (about 25 pounds), but it has to be so that it doesn't move while you're pedaling. I used mine on a solid wood floor, and it was perfectly stable during a 15-minute "ride". I think I will buy a second one for my office.

Like many other reviewers, my wife and I have tried recumbent and regular exercise bikes and nothing worked well mainly because of the terrible and uncomfortable seats. The last bike we had, I cut apart to try to use just the pedal part with one of our comfortable chairs. Didn't work very well, but now there's plenty of under desk cycle machines that are designed for this. I did read tons of reviews before selecting this DeskCycle 2. After the quick assembly, I was able to do 45 minutes with the machine in our family room on a comfortable couch while watching TV. I used the 1st setting as to not 'burn-out' on the new device. I felt like I wasn't doing anything too strenuous and burned 200 calories! We both have bad knees, so this cycle is better than walking because there's no 'load bearing'. The 27" desk clearance, I believe, is for average height people. Both my wife and I are over 5'9" with long legs and needed more clearance at our computer desk. I looked for smaller computer stations to put in front of our big desk that had up to 32" knee clearance, but the reasonably priced ones were sold out. I also looked at keyboard tray extenders, but they were all under desk. So, I built an above desk keyboard tray with 2 drawer slides and wood panels. Very easy project and I was able to counterweight with screws on a post on our big desk which supports the monitor shelf. No damage or holes to the main desk, and if you were to build your own, you could come up with a way to counter balance the tray or even screw it into the main desk. The tray slides in to access the drawers or to move it out of the way. Now, we have 33" clearance and my wife has been pedaling long hours, miles, and burning tons of calories while she sits and works all day long. She lost 11 pounds the first week! Customer service has been very supportive and quickly responsive to my questions. I would add that the 8" setting on the machine can cause some small scraping on the bottom of the pedals for heavier people who naturally apply more pressure on the down motion of a pedal. Now, that we have plenty of clearance, I raised the machine up to the 9" setting. The DeskCylce 2 is quiet, portable, well built, and a perfect solution to pedaling while sitting in a comfortable chair. We love it!

Can’t fault this product Very sturdy, stable and light enough to move around the house. Recommend this product highly

Le vélo idéal pour se remettre en forme après un problème tout en restant confortablement assis sur une chaise ou un fauteuil Choix important, commande facile, livraison dans les délais annoncés et livreur très aimable

My husband uses it as much as he can. He likes it!

Very robust and quiet pedal exerciser. Great product. 👍

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