Bowflex C6 Bike vs Peloton Bike Review (Save $1,500!)

[@laurie2508]

Thank you for this comparison. It's exactly what I was looking for!

[@LizzyFay]

Laurie 🙌 No problem! I’m so glad to hear that! :)

[@angeljohnson234]

Sometimes I think KZbin knows my inner thoughts. I have a ic4 (Bowflex's sister bike) but I am considering returning it and buying a Peloton. I even have an appointment with a showroom next week. I don't care about the leaderboard or stats because I use Kinetic. However, my biggest problem with the ic4 is the resistance conversion. I can't seem to get it right. Your video put things into perspective. Especially about the price.

[@JGFowler121]

Nicely done review 🥇

[@stephentannenbaum3070]

The Tracx app gives you power. I use it to track my metrics when I’m on the peloton app. It works great. I have peloton on my iPad and tracx on my phone. Tracx is free unless you want the videos, which are also great.

[@randyspear796]

So just to confirm... you connect the bike to the tracx (your phone) and simply play the peloton app? Is there a way to transfer your ride metrics to peloton later?

[@stephentannenbaum3070]

@@randyspear796 I haven't been able to do that. Unfortunately, you can only connect your bike to one device, so you can't use it on both Peleton and Tracx. As for editing your Peleton rides afterwards, I don't know. Sorry.

[@Speed_-vt7iq]

Thanks for the review!!

[@LizzyFay]

Sure! Thanks for watching!

[@Justeffindont11]

Love your review!! I’m ordering my c6 today!

[@LizzyFay]

Woo hoo! Hope you enjoy! And thank you! :)

[@lorettakerrdambrosio2162]

Thank you for this video. Did you find it rough out of the saddle at all with the C6? I used a lower-end bike and found it too choppy and rough out of the saddle compared to the higher end bikes and want to make sure you are comfortable when the instructor says to pop up on your C6.

[@1Fit2ATee]

Thanks for the review. Your baby is SOOOO Cute.

[@LizzyFay]

Sure! Thanks so much!!

[@sharkirasiggal1826]

Very helpful video, thank you! Could you tell us how long it took for your Bowflex to ship?

[@LizzyFay]

Sure! Thanks for the feedback! It took about a month. Ours arrived back in April so things may be different now. It could be faster.

[@everywherelocal]

great clip 💪

[@LizzyFay]

everywhere.local Thank you!!

[@BIGTENFanatic]

Do you have to pay the monthly fee for the Bowflex? That’s one of the things that turns me off from Peleton. I’m already spending over a thousand on a bike, I’m not trying to pay $40 per month for a membership. Never mind you answered my question. So if I got the Bowflex I would have to pay $12 per month?

[@LizzyFay]

Correct. The monthly rate is much cheaper with the Peloton app. Here is the blog post I wrote that goes more into depth about the bike. lizzyfay.com/bowflex-c6-review-better-than-peloton/

[@teneekabarnett8753]

Good review! Do you have any links on how to understand what the equivalent resistance is on the peleton? I think you mentioned a cheat sheet?

[@LizzyFay]

Thanks! Check out the link below or google "bowflex c6 resistance conversion." Some images come up with an old Etsy product that you could stick to your bike to see the conversion. We just wrote it on a sticky note. The Bowflex C6 has the same resistance as the Scwhinn IC4. www.etsy.com/listing/780141425/schwinn-ic4-bowflex-c6-spin-bike?gpla=1&gao=1&&Toys_and_Games&:pla-314535279060_c__780141425&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg8n5BRCdARIsALxKb97JhGKP6Fiv7wdVm1o4-Cmb1VHxN9XM7yjVftBmYQHoEVjxS1VfQacaAt3xEALw_wcB

[@teneekabarnett8753]

Awesome Thank you !

[@LizzyFay]

@@teneekabarnett8753 Of course!

[@khrisbatiste8822]

There's a app called qdomyos zwift that does the conversion for you and gives you a solid number for your cadence

[@coalakida]

There is a huge problem with the cables on these bikes , they are all failing. We have two of them and both cables went the same time. Took them 3 months to send new ones, and you have to take a part the entire machine and pull the circuit board and burn them on . There is no video on how to do it. Both my bikes are under warranty so we were told someone would come out and install them but no one showed, We have over 10 Appointments set thus far and every week they are cancelled, Garbage in and out , how I wish I would have got the Peloton . So update tech support called and had me try to install myself, once you get the cable in place now you have to Calibrate the machine using special codes and you only get 3 Tries or the Computer shuts down and Bow Flex has to replace the Computer Screen. Now Bow Flex is telling everyone that the there is Tier 3 Level Tech that needs to come out to replace it and 6 months latter both are Bikes are Bricked. If you call them today they have some NEW FEED on the Phone that tells of some UPDATE that happened in there Ware House on the housings that bricked all the controllers,, Its a Disaster. Please make a video showing how to install the new cable as i have 19 cables they have sent now . from Bow Flex / Schwinn. as they come from the tech center. Not only that each bike is completely different as far as cadence goes, my 50 cadence is on 1 bike and the other bike is only 15 , The calories that show up on the Peloton app do not match up at all with the Cals on the bowflex computer. My computer is 1000 cals for 45 min ride and my other bow flex is 300 . Over 30 phone calls to Bow Flex with more coming tomorrow and each time I learn some more horrors of the companies. At this point its a mess and no one is coming to help. But I got lots of cables with pulley tools they sent with it but its impossible to install as I am not a welder my any means .

[@evanwanous2466]

Why are people hatin on this so much?

[@nicolefurman6702]

can you compare the resistances? is the max resistance on ic4 as heavy as max resistance on peloton? I like my rides heavy. I ride the peloton at like a 50-70. Will the ic4 have that same heavy resistance capacity?

[@hanajang1]

The resistance #s that much different?! I’ve been trying to follow the peloton resistance on the c6 bike 😫

[@LizzyFay]

Omg!!! I would die! I am impressed! Haha! 👏👏

[@sarim4607]

Can you access the Peloton App through the Bowflex screen, or do you need to put your own iPad in front of it and view on there?

[@LizzyFay]

You need an ipad/tablet or smartphone to use the Peloton App with the Bowflex C6 bike.

[@Dragon1165]

Zwift cycling app is great. How's the difference between the bikes?

[@mickyward3716]

Can you ride the bike without an app. Can you adjust the resistance manually?

[@LizzyFay]

Yes, you can ride without an app and you can use the knob on either bike to adjust the resistance manually.

[@lazesq]

Micky that is my question but please answer if you use no tablet , can the resistence NOT be manually, like saying the gym bike I put hill climb and it goes higher and lower byitself.

[@d_manoil1647]

Good review. Hope you like cycling now lol

[@LizzyFay]

Thank you! Ha! Yes, just took a ride this morning and got in a great workout!

[@Rockyjeeper]

You don’t need either bike to use the peloton app sparkle girl

[@LizzyFay]

Of course. You can use any bike (or no bike and do other Peloton classes like yoga) but you won’t have all the metrics. So it depends on your preference. The C6 is nice because it has Bluetooth capabilities so you have additional metrics when it connects to the Peloton or other cycling app. ✨💫

[@imabeast7397]

Can you adjust screen position on bowflex? Looks too angled

[@LizzyFay]

There's a spot to hold an smart phone or ipad on the Bowflex C6, but you can't adjust it. It works for us though. We've never felt the need to adjust it.