The 10 Best Exercise Bikes in Australia

An exercise bike is a stationary frame with a weighted flywheel, a resistance system and a seat, and pedalling it turns effort into cardio without leaving the room. The best exercise bikes in Australia differ mainly in how they create that resistance and where they put the rider, and those two choices decide almost everything about how a bike feels to use.

Five shapes cover the category. Spin bikes put the rider forward over a heavy flywheel for hard efforts. Upright bikes sit taller for steady cardio. Recumbent bikes lean back with a supported seat. Air bikes add moving arms and scale resistance to effort. Folding and under-desk bikes trade capacity for a frame that packs away.

Flywheel weight is the number that shapes the ride. Bikes here run from 1.2kg on an under-desk model to 18kg on a spin bike, and the heavier the wheel the smoother the dead spot at the top of each stroke. After that, compare the resistance type, since magnetic systems never touch the wheel and friction pads wear, then the maximum user weight, which spans 100kg to 160kg across this guide.

This guide compares ten bikes sold in Australia across all five shapes, from an under-desk folder to an 18kg-flywheel cycling bike. If the plan is a home gym rather than a single machine, our treadmills comparison covers the other half of the cardio question.

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The 10 Best Exercise Bikes in Australia Compared

Product	Link	Type	Best For	Key Spec
Everfit Spin Bike with Bluetooth App Connection	Check price	Spin bike	Structured training plans	13kg flywheel, Bluetooth app
Everfit Spin Bike with 13kg Flywheel and Belt Drive	Check price	Spin bike	Riders up to 150kg	150kg capacity, belt drive
Everfit Magnetic Upright Exercise Bike	Check price	Upright bike	Quiet apartment cardio	8 magnetic levels, 2kg flywheel
Everfit Folding Magnetic X-Bike with Resistance Ropes	Check price	Folding X-bike	Rooms that do other jobs	8 levels, folds flat, ropes included
Everfit Recumbent Exercise Bike with Bluetooth	Check price	Recumbent bike	Backs that object to uprights	8 magnetic levels, Bluetooth
Everfit Air Bike Dual Action	Check price	Air bike	Interval training	4.6kg fan flywheel, moving arms
Everfit Under Desk Folding X-Bike	Check price	Under desk bike	Pedalling while you work	Folds to 82 x 40 x 116.5cm
Centra Recumbent Exercise Bike with 16 Levels	Check price	Recumbent bike	Recovery and seniors	16 levels, 135kg, lumbar support
XTERRA Fitness FB150 Folding Exercise Bike	Check price	Folding X-bike	Buying on track record	19,500 ratings, folds to 46cm
JOROTO X2 Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike	Check price	Spin bike	The heaviest flywheel here	18kg flywheel, 160kg capacity

1. Everfit Spin Bike with Bluetooth App Connection – Best for App Tracking

Bluetooth is what puts this one first. The bike pairs with the common fitness apps, so cadence and session data land somewhere you can look back at rather than disappearing when the console clears, and that turns a bike in a spare room into something you can actually follow a plan on.

A 13kg flywheel gives the pedal stroke enough momentum to feel like a road bike rather than a toy, and resistance is friction-based with no fixed stops, so the range is continuous. The seat moves up, down, forward and back and the handlebars adjust for height, which between them cover most riders without a tape measure.

The LCD tracks time, speed, distance, calories, odometer and heart rate, and transport wheels take the weight when it needs to move. It arrives partially assembled, so set aside an hour, and friction pads are the trade for the price: they wear where a magnetic system does not.

Pros

• Bluetooth pairing with common fitness apps
• 13kg flywheel for a road-like pedal stroke
• Seat adjusts for height and fore-aft position
• LCD covers speed, distance, calories and heart rate
• Transport wheels built into the frame

Cons

• Friction pads wear over time
• Arrives partially assembled

Key specs: Spin bike, 13kg flywheel, friction resistance, Bluetooth app connection, adjustable seat height and fore-aft, adjustable handlebar height, LCD with heart rate, transport wheels.

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2. Everfit Spin Bike with 13kg Flywheel and Belt Drive – Best for Heavier Riders

A 150kg weight limit is the highest of any spin bike in this guide, 30kg above the Everfit models either side of it, and that ceiling is the reason to choose it over the app-connected version above.

The drive is a silent belt rather than a chain, which removes the main source of noise in a spare room shared with anyone else in the house, and the same 13kg flywheel sits behind it. An extra-thick padded seat and a phone holder deal with the two complaints people have after their first fortnight of riding.

There is no Bluetooth here, so sessions live on the LCD and nowhere else, which suits someone riding to a podcast rather than a training plan. Resistance is still friction, and the same partial assembly applies.

Pros

• 150kg weight capacity, the highest spin bike here
• Silent belt drive rather than a chain
• 13kg flywheel
• Extra-thick padded seat and phone holder
• Full seat and handlebar adjustment

Cons

• No app connection, data stays on the display
• Friction resistance rather than magnetic

Key specs: Spin bike, 13kg flywheel, silent belt drive, friction resistance, 150kg maximum user weight, extra-thick padded seat, phone holder, LCD with heart rate, transport wheels.

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3. Everfit Magnetic Upright Exercise Bike – Best Upright Magnetic

Magnetic resistance is the dividing line between this and the spin bikes above. Nothing touches the flywheel, so there is no pad to wear out and nothing to replace, and the ride is close to silent at any of its eight levels.

The flywheel is a 2kg steel unit, light next to a spin bike, which suits the upright riding position and steady cardio rather than out-of-the-saddle sprints. A wireless pulse receiver feeds heart rate to the digital display, and the seat and handlebars both adjust vertically.

Capacity is 120kg and non-slip pedals with straps hold the feet in place. A phone and tablet holder sits above the console, which is the detail that decides whether a bike gets used on a weeknight or not.

Pros

• Magnetic resistance with nothing to wear out
• Eight resistance levels
• Wireless pulse receiver for heart rate
• Phone and tablet holder above the console
• Transport wheels and 120kg capacity

Cons

• 2kg flywheel is light for standing sprints
• Manual resistance dial rather than console control

Key specs: Upright magnetic exercise bike, 8 resistance levels, 2kg steel flywheel, wireless pulse receiver, digital monitor, adjustable seat and handlebars, 120kg capacity, phone and tablet holder.

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4. Everfit Folding Magnetic X-Bike with Resistance Ropes – Best Foldable

The X-frame folds, which is the whole argument in a flat where the bike has to live behind a door between sessions. Powder-coated steel keeps it rigid while it is open, and non-slip feet stop it walking across floorboards.

A silent magnetic system runs eight levels, and resistance ropes come in the box for arm work between intervals, which is more than most folding bikes include. The seat is extra wide with five height positions, and the LCD covers time, speed, distance and calories.

Weight capacity is 100kg, the lowest here, and the folding frame is less planted than a fixed one when you push hard out of the saddle. As a bike bought because a spare room does not exist, it makes the right compromises.

Pros

• Steel X-frame folds for storage
• Silent magnetic resistance across 8 levels
• Resistance ropes included
• Extra-wide seat with 5 height positions
• Non-slip protective feet

Cons

• 100kg weight capacity, the lowest in this guide
• Less planted than a fixed frame under hard efforts

Key specs: Folding magnetic X-bike, 8 resistance levels, powder-coated steel frame, extra-wide seat with 5 height settings, LCD monitor, resistance ropes included, 100kg capacity.

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5. Everfit Recumbent Exercise Bike with Bluetooth – Best Recumbent

Sitting back rather than over the pedals takes the load off the lower back and wrists, which is why a recumbent is the bike people move to when an upright starts causing more problems than it solves. The seat has a back to lean on and the pedals sit out in front rather than below.

Eight magnetic levels run whisper-quiet, and Bluetooth sends the session to a fitness app the way the spin bike at number one does. The flywheel is concealed behind the housing, which matters in a house with children or a curious dog, and phone and bottle holders are built in.

Capacity is 120kg and transport wheels are fitted, though a recumbent takes up more floor than an upright by design and does not fold. Anyone rehabilitating a knee or riding while watching television will get more use out of this shape than any other here.

Pros

• Back-supported seat takes load off the lower back
• Eight magnetic resistance levels, near silent
• Bluetooth connection to fitness apps
• Concealed flywheel for safety
• Phone and bottle holders built in

Cons

• Takes more floor space than an upright and does not fold
• 120kg weight capacity

Key specs: Recumbent magnetic exercise bike, 8 resistance levels, Bluetooth app connection, concealed flywheel, adjustable seat and handlebar, digital monitor, transport wheels, 120kg capacity.

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6. Everfit Air Bike Dual Action – Best for Full Body

Air resistance has no settings at all, and that is the point: the harder you push the harder it pushes back, so a warm-up and an all-out interval happen on the same bike without touching a dial. A 4.6kg steel fan does the work.

Moving arm cranks bring the upper body in, which is why an air bike leaves you more winded in twenty minutes than an upright does in forty. The seat adjusts horizontally and vertically as well as forward and back, giving it the widest fit range of any bike here.

It is the loudest machine in this guide by some way, since the noise is the fan moving air, and that rules it out for a shared wall or a sleeping baby down the hall. Capacity is 120kg and the digital display tracks the usual figures.

Pros

• Air resistance scales automatically with effort
• Moving arm cranks work the upper body
• Four-way seat adjustment, the widest fit range here
• No resistance settings to fiddle with
• 120kg capacity with transport wheels

Cons

• The loudest bike in this guide
• Fan resistance never gets truly easy at low effort

Key specs: Dual action air bike, air resistance system, 4.6kg steel fan flywheel, moving arm cranks, four-way adjustable padded seat, digital display, 120kg capacity, transport wheels.

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7. Everfit Under Desk Folding X-Bike – Best for Working Out at a Desk

This is the cheapest machine in the guide and the only one designed to be used while you are doing something else. The seat height drops far enough to sit under a desk, so the pedalling happens through a meeting rather than instead of one.

Resistance is stepless magnetic rather than clicked levels, so the intensity slides up without interrupting whatever is on the screen, and a 1.2kg flywheel keeps it quiet enough to ride through a call. The seat has a backrest, which most bikes at this size skip.

Folded it measures 82 by 40 by 116.5cm and takes 100kg. Nobody is training for anything on it, and that is fine: it exists to add movement to a day spent sitting, and it is the only bike here that fits under a desk to do it.

Pros

• Fits under a desk for use while working
• Stepless magnetic resistance, no clicking through levels
• Seat with backrest support
• Folds to 82 x 40 x 116.5cm
• Quiet 1.2kg flywheel

Cons

• Not built for serious training sessions
• 100kg capacity and a light flywheel

Key specs: Folding under-desk X-bike, stepless magnetic resistance, 1.2kg flywheel, seat with backrest, vertical seat adjustment, LCD tracking speed, distance and calories, folds to 82 x 40 x 116.5cm, 100kg capacity.

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8. Centra Recumbent Exercise Bike with 16 Levels – Best for Rehab

Sixteen resistance levels is double what the Everfit recumbent offers, and on a bike bought for rehabilitation that resolution is the point: the step between one level and the next is small enough to progress week by week rather than in jumps a healing knee will notice.

The seat slides along its rail to set leg extension rather than only moving up, and it carries lumbar support behind the lower back. Heart rate monitoring feeds an LCD alongside time, speed, distance, calories, pulse and total count, and the magnetic flywheel stays quiet throughout.

At 158 by 68 by 111cm it is the largest machine here and it needs assembling out of the box, though a 135kg capacity is 15kg above the Everfit recumbent. This is the bike for someone coming back from surgery or riding daily into their seventies.

Pros

• 16 resistance levels for fine progression
• Seat adjusts along its rail for leg extension
• Lumbar support built into the seat back
• Heart rate monitoring on the LCD
• 135kg capacity, the highest of the recumbents here

Cons

• 158 x 68 x 111cm, the biggest footprint in this guide
• Assembly required

Key specs: Recumbent magnetic exercise bike, 16 resistance levels, adjustable seat length, lumbar support, heart rate monitor, LCD with time, speed, distance, calories and pulse, 135kg capacity, 158 x 68 x 111cm.

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9. XTERRA Fitness FB150 Folding Exercise Bike – Best Reviewed

Nearly 19,550 ratings at 4.5 stars sit behind this folding bike, a body of feedback nothing else in this guide comes close to, and on a category full of house brands that track record is worth as much as any specification.

The X-frame folds down to about 46cm square of floor, less than the Everfit folding bike needs, and eight resistance levels adjust on a large dial below the console. A 5cm by 2.5cm LCD shows speed, distance, time, calories and pulse, and the seat is anatomically shaped with multi-position padded handlebars.

Capacity is 100kg, the same as the folding Everfit, and the console runs on batteries rather than mains power. XTERRA is an established fitness brand rather than a marketplace label, which is the reason to take this over a cheaper folding bike with a hundred reviews.

Pros

• 4.5 stars from nearly 19,550 ratings
• Folds to roughly 46cm square of floor space
• Eight resistance levels on a large manual dial
• Anatomically shaped seat and multi-position handlebars
• Established fitness brand rather than a house label

Cons

• 100kg weight capacity
• Battery-powered console

Key specs: Folding upright exercise bike, X-frame folding to about 46cm square, 8 resistance levels, LCD showing speed, distance, time, calories and pulse, anatomically designed seat, 100kg capacity.

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10. JOROTO X2 Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike – Best Belt Drive

An 18kg chromed flywheel is the heaviest in this guide, 5kg above the Everfit spin bikes, and weight in the flywheel is what smooths the dead spot at the top of each pedal stroke. Paired with magnetic resistance and a belt, the ride is close to silent.

The frame is built to match: a 50mm tube, an AV-shaped base with four levelling knobs, and a 160kg maximum user weight that is the highest figure on this page. Seat and handlebars are both four-way adjustable, quoted for inseams between 70 and 92cm.

An emergency stop brake is fitted, which matters on a bike with this much rotating mass, and transport wheels are built in. It ships at around 49kg, so plan the route from the front door to the room before it arrives, and delivery runs about a week rather than next day.

Pros

• 18kg chromed flywheel, the heaviest here
• Magnetic resistance with a belt drive, near silent
• 160kg maximum user weight
• Four-way adjustable seat and handlebars
• Emergency stop brake and transport wheels

Cons

• Around 49kg shipping weight to move into place
• Delivery takes about a week

Key specs: Indoor cycling bike, 18kg chromed flywheel, magnetic resistance with belt drive, 50mm frame tube, 160kg capacity, four-way adjustable seat and handlebars for 70 to 92cm inseam, emergency stop brake.

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How to Choose an Exercise Bike

Pick the shape before the specification. A spin bike suits standing efforts and interval work, an upright suits steady sessions in front of a screen, and a recumbent suits anyone whose lower back or wrists complain on either. Buying the wrong shape at a higher specification is the most common way people end up with a clothes rack.

Read the flywheel weight, not the marketing. Under about 5kg the pedal stroke pulses; above 10kg it carries through the top of the rotation and feels like riding. The bikes here run 1.2kg to 18kg, and that spread matters far more than the number of resistance levels printed on the box.

Magnetic resistance is quieter and lasts longer. Magnets never touch the flywheel, so there is nothing to wear out and almost nothing to hear. Friction pads cost less and give a heavier feel at the top end, but they are a consumable. In an apartment or a house with anyone asleep, magnetic wins.

Check the maximum user weight against the actual user. Capacities here run from 100kg on the folding bikes to 160kg on the heaviest cycling bike. That figure is a structural limit rather than a suggestion, and it is the specification most often skipped by people buying online.

Measure the space with the bike unfolded, then plan the trip inside. The largest machine here is 158cm long and the heaviest ships at around 49kg, which is a two-person carry through a doorway. Recovery gear takes room too, so if a walking pad or a bench is going in the same room, mark it all out before ordering.

Budget for the recovery, not just the ride. Riding four or five times a week puts real load through the hips, hamstrings and lower back, and the people who keep it up are usually the ones who stretch afterwards. A foam roller does most of that job for very little, and a massage chair covers it at the other end of the scale.

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Verdict

The app-connected Everfit spin bike is the one most people should buy, pairing a 13kg flywheel with the Bluetooth link that turns a bike in a spare room into something you actually follow a plan on. Riders over 120kg should take the JOROTO X2 instead for its 18kg flywheel and 160kg limit, and anyone whose back rules out an upright should go straight to the Centra recumbent, where 16 resistance levels and lumbar support make it the pick for coming back from an injury.