Comments on: Stamina 15-9003 Deluxe Conversion II Recumbent / Rower

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:54:40 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars Really like this piece of equipment We are glad we chose this machine. It is great to have both options of a row machine & a bike. My husband had no problems with assembly.

By: Syler

Syler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:24:20 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Stamina 15-9003
Excellent exercise product. Works completely as advertised. No shortcomings and no misgivings on my part. Arrived in perfect condition and has been in use daily by two people.

By: Tadelesh

Tadelesh — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:29:49 +0000

I bought this because it was both a recumbent bike and a row machine. I am very happy with this product because the quality is the best I have had with any fitness equipment I own. It is so quiet and sturdy and easy to use. I can go from bike to row machine in seconds, making it easy to rotate every couple of miles if desired.
The extra bonus is that you can use it for strength training by just pulling the resistant bar while standing. And a few other options are shown in the book that comes with it.
I would recommend this product for the quality and ease of use. Easy to fold up if needed.

By: Vevina

Vevina — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:31:56 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
great product
This is a great machine for a total body workout. I cannot believe how quiet it is and it runs very smoothly. It was quite easy to assemble and did not take too long.

By: Odele

Odele — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:43:27 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally! Exercise is fun!
For starters, the unit was very easy to assemble and all parts were included. I rolled it into my bedroom where it fits nicely in a corner when it is folded up.

By: Worth

Worth — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:50:24 +0000

I ordered the Stamina Deluxe Conversion II, knowing that it would be an excellent addition to my home gym. After assembling it, I saw that the tension knob and the spring pin knob were cracked, making it impossible to use w/o taping it together (which I did, just to see how the unit worked). I liked the unit, but it was ridiculous to pay that much for something in order to "tape it together" so I contacted Stamina and they would not return my calls or e-mails. Amazon (from whom I had purchased it) graciously replaced it with a new one.
When the new one arrived, I examined it thoroughly before the delivery person left. After assembling it, I started to work out and there was such a loud squeaking noise, it was impossible to use. I persevered, thinking that there was something that "needed to be worked out" but it got worse. Once again, Stamina would not return e-mails or voicemails, so Amazon (thank goodness I had bought it from them) allowed me to return it (their policy is to not provide a third replacement).
So, this leads me to believe that Stamina would not accept calls (only voicemail) and would not reply to my e-mails because they know that they are manufacturing an inferior product.

By: Josie

Josie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:04:32 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
I bought this for the row machine but I love being able to bike and do other strength training for the arms and legs. This is a very versatile, well made machine and is easy to use.

By: Cyan

Cyan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:16 +0000

This is a great piece of equipment. If you are wondering if quality is compromised as a result of the 2-for-1 deal, you'll be very happy to know that it isn't. This is a smooth and quiet piece of equipment. I am very impressed with it. It is of very nice quality.

It took me about an hour to put together because I was being very attentive to the directions and taking my time. At first sight, the instructions are slightly confusing but it only takes a few minutes of looking over everything to understand them.

The monitor is of nice quality and has several different modes: time, speed, calorie, pulse, RPM and distance. It's actually built into the bike/row machine with this model as opposed to being on top like a very similar model that currently goes for $100 less. To me, it looks better built in as it is with this model.

Now that I've said that, what I specifically like about this bike/row machine is that is really more like a 3-in-1 machine. You not only get the bike/row machine combination but they built it for strength training as well.

I was pleasantly surprised by this as I didn't know that was included. (I had searched through countless exercise bikes and forgot the exact details of this one except for the essentials.) But when you receive it, the manual includes diagrams of strength training exercises you can do with the machine and how you can do them using it.

You can do the following strength training exercises with the machine: back and abdominal, bicep curls (works the arms), upright row (works the arms), buttocks, leg stretch, and leg extension.

And as I said, they include diagrams/pictures of these in the instruction manual.

This extra bonus, for someone like me goes a long way, seeing as I was trying to find some easy/clutter free ways to strength train besides using resistance bands.

So now I can use it for building muscle/strength to increase my metabolism as well. In the end, I'm very glad I parted with the cash in order to get it.

This bike/row machine/strength trainer is everything I need. I'm a mildly lazy exerciser. I currently have Xavix and like using it with the JMat as well as the boxing and tennis games to walk/run indoors (in place) among other exercises, but sometimes I want to sit down and work out.

Doing that everyday just got boring. I wanted to mix it up a bit so I figured a bike/row machine would help a lot. Especially since I could even alternate between biking and rowing to keep those two interesting (5 min. biking, 5 min. rowing and so on). And adding my walking/running, boxing and tennis to it gives me a lot more to do and have fun in the process again.

I used to hate getting up in the morning to exercise but this bike/row machine/strength trainer made it exciting again. Now I look forward to biking, rowing and strength training and more. I got a mini home gym going.

I highly recommend this product for anyone who's lazy like me and wants something easy/fun to do to keep in shape.