The NordicTrack Commercial s22i Studio Cycle Review

The NordicTrack Commercial s22i Studio Cycle Overview

The NordicTrack s22i is a spin bike that comes with a whole fitness ecosystem. You get the kind of quality, premium build, and advanced features that you would get in a high-end spin bike such as the Peloton. You won’t, however, have to foot a hair-raising price tag.

The build quality of the NordicTrack s221 Studio Cycle is premium all the way through. It slots in a lot of components effortlessly. From a casual look, you will easily notice its beautiful 22-inch Interactive HD Touchscreen Display. This is perhaps one of the best screens for fitness bikes that you can find in the industry.

It plugs you into a fitness ecosystem and streams on-demand iFit family membership package. This multimedia fitness system allows you to create up to five individual exercise profiles. This can, therefore, be a good spin bike for the whole family. For a $395 value, you can bet invaluable access to fitness resources including studio, live as well as global workouts.

We love the digital display. It is a major highlight in this spin bike. It dominates its aspect just as it will dominate your workouts. The display is fully adjustable. You can even rotate it 360 degrees if you want to do some off-bike classes.

The bike’s build is very solid and has a premium look and feel about it. You get the usual functions such as the handlebar height and depth adjusters and seat adjustment. You get lots of training variety including cross-training, full-body, calorie burn, sculpting, bootcamp, incline cycling, yoga, and interval cycling.

This NordicTrack exercise bike features a cutting-edge Automatic Trainer Control with between 10% to 20% LIVE Incline Matching Technology. You get up to 24 resistance levels that give you total control over your workouts. You can also use the iFit trainers to auto-adjust your incline as well as resistance.

When the 1 year iFit membership runs out and you aren’t interested in splurging on new membership, you can download Amazon Prime or Netflix and use these to watch movies or your favorite shows as you are pedaling.

With its MR Silent Magnetic Resistance, you get an effortless and relatively quiet workouts every time. The exercise bike can also be stabilized with adjustable leveling feet. It is also kitted with dumbbells for cross-training uses.

Product Features

• Has a 22-inch Interactive HD Touchscreen Display for streaming iFit workouts straight to the fitness equipment
• Get smooth and noiseless workouts thanks to the MR Silent Magnetic Resistance
• Adjustable feet leveling helps in stabilizing the bike
• 3lb dumbbells for cross-training uses
• Can support a weight capacity of up to 350 pounds
• Easy stats tracking
• The display mount is fully adjustable. It provides 360-degree screen rotation which comes in handy for off-bike fitness sessions.
• Automatic Trainer Control with LIVE Incline Matching technology
• Gives you a total of 24 digital resistance levels for total control over your workouts
• Allows you to adjust the incline and resistance via iFit Trainer
• Has transport wheels to effortlessly move the bike around

Assembly

In spite of the seemingly sophisticated build, the NordicTrack Commercial s22i Studio Cycle has a relatively easy assembly. You won’t assemble it in under 40 minutes like the many other spin bikes we have reviewed here. However, it shouldn’t take you more than two hours to put together.

It also ships with a simple, clear, and well-written assembly guide that is easy to follow. The assembly will mostly involve fixing the various components with screws and the hex wrenches that ship with it. There will be some work, particularly when it comes to feeding the wires past the handlebars.

Watch YouTube videos for clear and simple assembly guides. Overall, assembling the NordicTrack Commercial s22i Studio Cycle isn’t too much of a challenge.

Verdict

The NordicTrack is in the same class as the other top-end spin bikes such as the Peloton and Echelon. However, you are getting this for slightly less. If you review the range of features, subscription and sophistication of this fitness bike, the price is quite reasonable.

With its premium value and top-end features, it is a relatively costly option. This is especially so if you bundle in the iFit membership. Unlike Peloton, it doesn’t feature live workouts. All the workouts in the NordicTrack Commercial s22i Studio Cycle have been pre-recorded.

A smart feature of this exercise bike is that the workouts in the system can automatically adjust your fitness and resistance. If you are in a fitness session, you won’t have to constantly fiddle and adjust the bike for the perfect trainings. This more than makes for the lack of live workouts.

Overall, a very premium quality spin bike for the indoor cycling devotee who knows what they want.