Cycleops Phantom 5 Indoor Cycle Bike

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Condition: GOOD Cycleops Phantom 5 Indoor Cycle Bike The CycleOps Phantom 5 Indoor Cycle is the tippy-top of the indoor training hierarchy. This is because its seamless integration with CycleOps' revolutionary VirtualTraining program allows you to recreate the effect of an outdoor ride with the control that researchers enjoy in their laboratories. Become your own test subject by tailoring the conditions of a virtual outside world in your own living room. Having the breadth of data tracking, virtual terrain options, and training plans comprised by CycleOps' VirtualTraining program is amazing, but we admit putting the system together is taxing. You have to plug the included Ant+ USB stick into your computer, tablet, or device, and then you have to download the VirtualTraining program. See? Pretty tough. The Phantom 5 doesn't include a computer because it's designed to work solely through VirtualTraining. If you're looking for an indoor trainer that doesn't require an additional device and program, check out the Phantom 3, which offers all of the data but without the quick connection to VirtualTraining. The Phantom 5 shares the Phantom 3's compatibility with most Garmin Ant+ and PowerTap products, but it adds Bluetooth Plus to up the ante even more. The range of data collection means that, though, we've mostly focused on its winter applications as a foul-weather friend, the Phantom's precise metric gathering (an industry-leading +/- 1.5%) makes it an ideal platform for a regimen that lets you manage all of the external variables for training or testing your form, regardless of the conditions outside. The beauty of riding in your living room is there are no wind or road obstacles to skew your times. But we admit: the thought of riding indoors while staring at the wall isn't terribly appealing. CycleOps agrees, so it's throwing in a free, two-week trial of CycleOps VirtualTraining. With VirtualTraining, you can happily ignore all of the workout information accumulating on the Joule while enjoying the scenery of virtual courses the world over. Or, if you don't have a flair for the exotic, you can actually create your own virtual training route to celebrate summer on your favorite local loop all winter long. The Phantom's fit is adjustable at four points. The saddle moves fore and aft and the seatpost can be raised and lowered. The handlebars receive the same treatment: fore and aft, up and down. You can also swap your saddle and pedals from road bike to stationary cycle. It's not an exact replica of your outdoor friend, but the Phantom 5 lets you create a fit and feel that closely mimic if not virtually mirror your beloved machine. But don't worry, it's only really cheating if you get caught. Your bike never has to know. The Phantom's frame is made of steel, the old standby, and the base consists of a pair of steel chevrons with adjustable feet for a stable platform whether you're mashing, grinding, or just virtual-noodling. Its 48-pound flywheel is situated at the rear, so you don't gum it up with sweat. (We still recommend having a fan set up nearby, because you also don't want to gum-up anything else.) The handlebar-mounted bottle holders will keep you supplied with plenty of water to sweat out, and CycleOps' inclusion of a freewheel means you can literally coast during virtual descents. Details Steel frame Chevron-shaped base feet ANT+ and Bluetooth Plus functionality Pairs with CycleOps VirtualTraining program +/- 1.5% metric accuracy 48-pound flywheel Compatible with 9/16 pedal axles Item #COP001R Loading assistance is NOT available, please make adequate plans to load yourself. Item will be at ground level. Pick up appointments must be made 24 hours in advance, no same day drop-ins. All items are sold as is, no refund, no guarantee. All sales are final. May or may not be operational - May or may not be missing parts. We do not inspect every item to see if it works or the current condition that it is in. QUESTIONS DURING BIDDIN