My gym is first rate in all respects but one- The spin bikes look to me to be in appalling shape. I don't dare try a class on these pitiful things. They're the Schwinn Johnny G Spinner bikes, and seem well designed but the bottom brackets are past shot (by real bike standards) and the seats are out of a sale bin at K Mart, if that good. I'd place the seat design at ca 1973, guaranteed to pry the SI joints apart. The bottom brackets grind, and if theres a chain in there it's in horrific shape.
So is this typical? The spin bikes in the gym at Louisiana State University were Reebok, same awful seats but rode like a bike otherwise. Do spin bikes normally make one long for at least Wal Mart quality equipment?
Nobody on the staff rides so they don't know. I mentioned it to the director and she got really defensive, said they had a service contract and the guy was in all the time. Doing what? Am I nuts? My cross country bike is the same as it ever was, my expectations haven't warped.

missliz