dracs Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Huh, that's interesting, I dont spin much anymore mostly because in my opinion the instructors think its all about "pop-corning" up and down all night and it kills my knees and lower back, but when I do take the odd class I normally spin at Broadacres VA, and I am pretty sure I must have done some since this thread was started in November but I cant really say I noticed anything different, maybe they didnt change those bikes? ................dont know, but I will have to go look tomorrow when I go swim.Ja I noticed quite a few of the gyms never upgraded to the tomahawks in the first place... i assume after the initial negative response they put a hold on the rollout... Am 100% with you on the bike gymnastic up and down nonsense - as a result I chose my spinning instructors carefully. Very easy to spot a cyclist vs a gymjockey. Edited April 2, 2012 by dracs
GrumpyOldGuy Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Ja I noticed quite a few of the gyms never upgraded to the tomahawks in the first place... i assume after the initial negative response they put a hold on the rollout... Am 100% with you on the bike gymnastic up and down nonsense - as a result I chose my spinning instructors carefully. Very easy to spot a cyclist vs a gymjockey. Oh okay, I sort of thought by the OP and the following posts it was done throughout all the gym's. I will have a lookie see tomorrow at Broadacres. Yeah, "bike gymnastics" very apt.
Bronabee Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 The spin bikes at westville VA and la lucia VA are different, but I don't feel much of a difference. I've been training at la lucia for ages and their bikes haven't change. Westville bikes do look more up to date. Will see what makes they are tomorrow... I know I seem to battle my ass off when it comes to trying to adjust westville bikes... Otherwise they both seem ok, just westville bike and I seem to have words before our bonding time.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Just to report that Broadacres VA still has the StarTrac bikes, I dont know if they changed over and changed back, but today I took a lookie see and they were all StarTrac as far as I could see. Edited April 3, 2012 by GrumpyOldGuy
johnw Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Another issue with the new Tomahawk bikes is the lack of seat fore/aft movement range. For most people it is a case of dropping a plumbline down from knee and the plumbline should go through pedal when foot is in the 3'oclock position. With the tomahawk, I can't get the saddle far enough forward to make this setting possible. The ability to be able to setup correctly is essential and also basic. These are badly designed bikes.
Kona Kula Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Sunninghill has just changed the Tomahawkes for Technogym. Must have been in the last week or so.
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