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Echelon EX5 Connect Exercise Bike (Black)

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Amazon has Echelon EX5 Connect Exercise Bike (Black) on sale for $700.99. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • Elevated Bullhorn Handlebars with Elbow Rests
  • 2x Large Bottle Holders Below Handlebars for Easy Access
  • Device Holder Flips 180° for Off-Equipment Workouts
  • Holds Smart Devices from 5.5" to 12.5"
  • Dual-Sided SPD Compatible Pedals with Toe Cages
  • Adjustable Seat and Handlebars: Height and Depth (Up/Down and Fore/Aft)
  • Vented Competition-Style Seat

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    • Our research indicates that this is $259 lower (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $959.99 at the time of this posting.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this exercise bike.
  • About this product:
    • Includes Echelon 12-month limited parts and labor warranty.
    • This bike has received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 based on over 1,600 Amazon customer reviews.
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Amazon has Echelon EX5 Connect Exercise Bike (Black) on sale for $700.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member sams5076 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Elevated Bullhorn Handlebars with Elbow Rests
  • 2x Large Bottle Holders Below Handlebars for Easy Access
  • Device Holder Flips 180° for Off-Equipment Workouts
  • Holds Smart Devices from 5.5" to 12.5"
  • Dual-Sided SPD Compatible Pedals with Toe Cages
  • Adjustable Seat and Handlebars: Height and Depth (Up/Down and Fore/Aft)
  • Vented Competition-Style Seat

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this is $259 lower (27% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $959.99 at the time of this posting.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this exercise bike.
  • About this product:
    • Includes Echelon 12-month limited parts and labor warranty.
    • This bike has received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 based on over 1,600 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
No Longer Available:
Target has Echelon EX5 Connect Exercise Bike (Black) on sale for $700.99Shipping is free.
  • Additionally, Target RedCard cardholders save an extra 5% everyday (discount reflected at checkout).

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sams5076
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I happen to own 1 already.

Why buy an EX5? Its cheaper than EX5s with a built in tablet.

I was able to add my own tablet which connects to a usb plug port on the bike.

I wanted to buy this bike to join the Peloton membership. FYI, Peloton membership is $40 a month for all access with their bikes. You have the option to just join Peloton digital membership which is their app only for $13 a month. Since I'm prior service (Military) its only $10 a month.

If you buy the EX5s you are stuck with their app and you have no choice but to get on the echelon membership if you want to join classes. Mind you, you can still use this bike without membership and it must be plugged in.

I connected my own tablet and installed a 3rd party app called qdomyos-zswift. It's a custom app for Android and Iphone to convert your echelon stats to peloton and the best thing about it is it will sync (auto resistance) the echelon bike to the peloton classes.

So i run my zswift on my tablet and run peloton app on my smart tv and the peloton app will sync to the zswift app once you login with your peloton membership.

I hope that helps anyone wanting to get on Peloton using an ex5.
EZ_slickdealz
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The Echelon bikes with integrated tablets do NOT require a membership, do NOT lock you into their app, and do NOT require that you even use the tablet. The integrated tablets up until a recent update were hackable to allow some 3rd party apps. Either way your set-up is the preferred method for folks using Peloton, Zswift,etc. but there are lots of different ways to configure things with or without the integrated tablet. For instance, you can ride inside the Echelon app with "freestyle ride" on the integrated tablet and follow a Peloton ride on your smart TV (although you won't have auto-resistance like using Qdomyos-zswft). On a bike with integrated tablet you can leave the tablet OFF and do exactly what you do, by use your smart phone/other tablet with qdomyos-zswift for bike metrics/control and smart TV for Peloton.

Again, just trying to clarify that the bikes with or without integrated tablet can be used exactly the same with 3rd party apps and devices. HTH.

Oh and the EX-4S+ for $800 from Costco is a great deal as well although it comes with a tablet. The Ex-4S+ also comes with a full 1 year membership as well so, you can at least tryout the Echelon app to see if you like it.
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I researched them both a while back and wrote about my assessment here:
https://slickdeals.net/f/15492175-schwinn-fitness-ic4-indoor-cycling-exercise-bike-1-year-jrny-membership-700-free-shipping?p=152053657#post152053657

I now have been riding the IC4 for about 5 weeks and just assembled an EX3 last night. I also pulled the trigger on the EX5 with a delivery date in 2 weeks to secure the price and give me a moment to compare them. I like the IC4 a lot but am curious about the auto resistance.

Essentially, my assessment for the IC4 is largely what I predicted. It's a great bike. I think in that price range it's either the EX5 or the IC4. The IC4 at $599 was an amazing deal. Based on assembling the EX3 yesterday, the IC4 seems a tad sturdier, The EX3 can raise the handle bar 1 inch higher on max setting, but cannot move them forward or backward. I am keen on testing the auto-resistance, and then it will be either IC4 or EX5. The IC4 appears tad more compact, but the bottle holders are in my way when I get out of the saddle. The IC4 only has manual resistance, but it is 4 short turns to go from 0-100. The seat on the EX3 seems much inferior to the IC4.

The EX5 compared to the EX3 seems to have a munch better handlebar, that can also be moved forward and backward, and the screen holder is nicer and sturdier. The water bottle holders are also better. Not sure anything else is different but at $700 on sale right now the EX5 seems worth it.

Both can be used with the peloton $13 app and you can put the QZ - qdomyos-zwift app (same FB group) in between. You don't need that though for the IC4, but you would need it for the auto-resistance on the Echelon. I have been riding the IC4 just with the Peloton app and Wahoo HR strap and have the cadence from the bile and the HR from the strap in the Peloton display on the app.
https://robertoviola.cloud/qdomyos-zwift-guide/

I think the IC4 may be a tad better in many other categories than the EX3/EX5 but the auto resistance may be the killer feature that makes me swap them in favor of the Echelon. We'll see in 7-10 days after a few rides on the EX3.

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I happen to own 1 already.

Why buy an EX5? Its cheaper than EX5s with a built in tablet.

I was able to add my own tablet which connects to a usb plug port on the bike.

I wanted to buy this bike to join the Peloton membership. FYI, Peloton membership is $40 a month for all access with their bikes. You have the option to just join Peloton digital membership which is their app only for $13 a month. Since I'm prior service (Military) its only $10 a month.

If you buy the EX5s you are stuck with their app and you have no choice but to get on the echelon membership if you want to join classes. Mind you, you can still use this bike without membership and it must be plugged in.

I connected my own tablet and installed a 3rd party app called qdomyos-zswift. It's a custom app for Android and Iphone to convert your echelon stats to peloton and the best thing about it is it will sync (auto resistance) the echelon bike to the peloton classes.

So i run my zswift on my tablet and run peloton app on my smart tv and the peloton app will sync to the zswift app once you login with your peloton membership.

I hope that helps anyone wanting to get on Peloton using an ex5.
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Quote from sams5076 :
I happen to own 1 already.

Why buy an EX5?

I was able to add my own table, which connects to a usb plug port on the bike.

I wanted to buy this bike to join the Peloton membership.

If you buy the EX5s you are stuck with their app and you have no choice but to get on the echelon membership if you want to join classes. Mind you, you can still use this bike without membership and it must be plugged in.

I connected my own tablet and installed a 3rd party app called qdomyos-zswift. It's a custom app for Android and Iphone to convert your echelon stats to peloton and the best thing about it is it will sync (auto resistance) the echelon bike to the peleton classes.

So i run my zswift on my tablet and run peloton app on my smart tv and the peloton app will sync to the zswift app once you login with your peloton membership.

I hope that helps anyone wanting to get on Peloton using an ex5.
That is awesome - thanks for the infos!
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Same price at Target
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How does it compare to the Schwinn IC4 posted 2-3 days ago?
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Quote from sams5076 :
If you buy the EX5s you are stuck with their app and you have no choice but to get on the echelon membership if you want to join classes. Mind you, you can still use this bike without membership and it must be plugged in.

I connected my own tablet and installed a 3rd party app called qdomyos-zswift. It's a custom app for Android and Iphone to convert your echelon stats to peloton and the best thing about it is it will sync (auto resistance) the echelon bike to the peloton classes.

So i run my zswift on my tablet and run peloton app on my smart tv and the peloton app will sync to the zswift app once you login with your peloton membership.

I hope that helps anyone wanting to get on Peloton using an ex5.
The Echelon bikes with integrated tablets do NOT require a membership, do NOT lock you into their app, and do NOT require that you even use the tablet. The integrated tablets up until a recent update were hackable to allow some 3rd party apps. Either way your set-up is the preferred method for folks using Peloton, Zswift,etc. but there are lots of different ways to configure things with or without the integrated tablet. For instance, you can ride inside the Echelon app with "freestyle ride" on the integrated tablet and follow a Peloton ride on your smart TV (although you won't have auto-resistance like using Qdomyos-zswft). On a bike with integrated tablet you can leave the tablet OFF and do exactly what you do, by use your smart phone/other tablet with qdomyos-zswift for bike metrics/control and smart TV for Peloton.

Again, just trying to clarify that the bikes with or without integrated tablet can be used exactly the same with 3rd party apps and devices. HTH.

Oh and the EX-4S+ for $800 from Costco is a great deal as well although it comes with a tablet. The Ex-4S+ also comes with a full 1 year membership as well so, you can at least tryout the Echelon app to see if you like it.
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Quote from sams5076 :
I happen to own 1 already.

Why buy an EX5? Its cheaper than EX5s with a built in tablet.

I was able to add my own tablet which connects to a usb plug port on the bike.

I wanted to buy this bike to join the Peloton membership. FYI, Peloton membership is $40 a month for all access with their bikes. You have the option to just join Peloton digital membership which is their app only for $13 a month. Since I'm prior service (Military) its only $10 a month.

If you buy the EX5s you are stuck with their app and you have no choice but to get on the echelon membership if you want to join classes. Mind you, you can still use this bike without membership and it must be plugged in.

I connected my own tablet and installed a 3rd party app called qdomyos-zswift. It's a custom app for Android and Iphone to convert your echelon stats to peloton and the best thing about it is it will sync (auto resistance) the echelon bike to the peloton classes.

So i run my zswift on my tablet and run peloton app on my smart tv and the peloton app will sync to the zswift app once you login with your peloton membership.

I hope that helps anyone wanting to get on Peloton using an ex5.
Thanks for this. I just bought the EX5 and also preferred a BYOD model. I feel it'll give me some extra flexibility. With Peloton's stock cratering im wondering how all these smaller companies are going to survive. Wanted something to be platform agnostic if they go under. Peloton is also cheaper if you don't have a peloton bike so I feel like this will also give me some more flexibility. I've heard Echelon is better than some services (I was looking at the ic4 before buying this one) but didn't want to be locked in.

The only appeal to the built in tablet, IMO, is the size. The 20 inch screens are super immersive and I'm worried I won't be able to get the same experience with my iPad.

This deal looks like it's the cheapest it's ever been on Amazon.
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I paid $349 for an Echelon Connect Sport at Walmart a couple months ago. This bike looks very similar to mine. Is it really worth twice as much?

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Quote from JJoye :
I paid $349 for an Echelon Connect Sport at Walmart a couple months ago. This bike looks very similar to mine. Is it really worth twice as much?
The Connect Sport is a great entry level bike but the Echelon models that are EX-3 and above are better bikes. They have a heavier flywheel, are built more robust, have motor controlled resistance (which allows auto-resistance) and have a significantly higher resistance (even though the scale is the same... from 1-32).

I started a year ago on the Connect Sport and it's a great bike at a great price but quickly upgraded. The higher level models were worth it to ME simply because I use it a ton and am a bigger, stronger individual. Whether the price is worth it to others is totally subjective as the overall experience is similar. HTH
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Can anyone compare this to a Schwinn IC4 ?
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Quote from EZ_slickdealz :
The Connect Sport is a great entry level bike but the Echelon models that are EX-3 and above are better bikes. They have a heavier flywheel, are built more robust, have motor controlled resistance (which allows auto-resistance) and have a significantly higher resistance (even though the scale is the same... from 1-32).

I started a year ago on the Connect Sport and it's a great bike at a great price but quickly upgraded. The higher level models were worth it to ME simply because I use it a ton and am a bigger, stronger individual. Whether the price is worth it to others is totally subjective as the overall experience is similar. HTH
Just to add to this, there's an third party app that hooks up to both your Peloton app and your Echelon bike and gives you auto-resistance based on Peloton classes
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Quote from juvenescence :
Just to add to this, there's an third party app that hooks up to both your Peloton app and your Echelon bike and gives you auto-resistance based on Peloton classes
Can you tell me the app name?
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Quote from guitars_girls :
Can anyone compare this to a Schwinn IC4 ?
Same. Would love a comparison. Main thing is that it looks to have the automatic resistance adjustments so the program you're following can adjust your resistance levels rather than the manual only resistance changer on the IC4.
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Can you tell me the app name?
Yes, please let us know the app

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Quote from fidelity :
Yes, please let us know the app
Qdomyos-zwift is the name of the app and it's amazing. $6 Android or $4 iOS. Beyond worth it. The app turns the EX-5 into a Peloton Bike+ with added benefits (to name a few: 1) ability to easily connect to other services like Zwift, RGT, Rouvy, FulGaz, etc. 2) better UI when doing Power Zone training and 3) at least $1800 less).

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