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Take it back, and get a Schwinn recumbent...
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I’d send it back and list the reason as false advertisement. Apparently you have internet access but I know a great many folks that do not so if they bought it they’d never be able to use it
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Love mine. Got it via Amazon.
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Saturday was a bike community fundraiser at a great bike shop. Training was a topic because of the winter remnants. One associate nailed it telling someone new to town and interested that you don't want it if a shop like that does not sell it.
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I had to look up "recumbent" to see if it was a real word... Sounded odd.
Low and behold, it is. I read it and it immediately made me think "Schwinn Revenant", "Schwinn Incumbent", " Schwinn Redundant" ad nauseum. That's just how my mind works...I know weirdo.
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Not pleasant I'm sure but even if you activate the bike, what happens after you cancel the service? Do you keep the programming capability? I would do what XYRN suggested. Go to 7-11 or Wal-Mart and buy a prepaid Visa card for $15 and activate the bike. Then in 3 weeks cancel the service if that will allow you to keep the programming. Obviously (at least to me) there's no reason to keep the bike if you're shackled to a monthly payment to use it. Or order another bike from wherever, keep using the Gold's bike so your wife can exercise, and return it in a week when the new bike arrives. There's no loss of exercise and you should be able to return it during Wal-Mart's return period.
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I'm all about Zwift but I don't think it's a solution to the OP's issue. |
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Thanks for the replies, everyone.
This physical therapy has taken over our every waking moment right now (half an hour of every hour that wife is not sleeping is supposed to be dedicated to exercising / icing), so we're going to live with the bike as it is (because of ironically working out fine in its stupidly limiting way) until we have time to return it. I'm glad of Walmart's liberal return policy. |
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I would double check their return policy if you haven't lately. Over the past 2 years they've been tightening up the policy.
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Sounds like most features are disabled unless you sign up for the activation. Cancelling after 1 month disables most of the features again, so, that is not what you want. I think there is too much technology in the world today! My recommendation is to return it ASAP and get one that doesn't have a user fee of $15.00 per month for the rest of your life..
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I found out how to unlock it. Press the iFit button for 20 seconds and it will unlock the bike without activating it with a Free Trial. |
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Thank you so much! How did you find this out? I didn't see it in the manual anywhere. |
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Happy Sunday, all. LarryK.
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After the free trial, however long that is,I'd still send it back just because of the recurring CC payment issue. Which was hidden from you prior to purchase.
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