The Schwinn Airdyne Evo Comp -- The Difference?

The Schwinn Airdyne Evolution Comp exercise bike was the logical next step or evolution from the traditional Schwinn Airdyne bike. I've ridden the same old Airdyne for many years and it's a hard bike to improve upon. The Airdyne still sells well after decades with little change that you can tell. The bike still has many fans in spite of more modern designs with lots of benefits. There are a couple of areas where it can use some help though. Hence the evolution and some changes...
Since the Airdyne is a fan resistance machine, you're going to get fan noise. The faster you go, the more noise the bike generates. The fan resistance is what produces the load that you work against to produce the Airdyne workout. No listening to soft music on these machines however, since you're listening to high volumes of wind noise and the noise is just inherent to the design and use of the machine. Therein enters the Evo Comp evolution...
Two methods are used to reduce the racket. There's a smaller fan for one. You still get the fan resistance but the noise level is reduced. It's still wind noise, just not as much and not so close to the rider. That's also a plus since the fan is stirring up a smaller area of air. It's less like gale force winds. You cut the storm of wind some but still generate the load required. The big fan on my Airdyne is almost too much of a good thing.
The smaller fan also makes for a slightly smaller machine footprint too. That way it's easier to store and takes a little less room when you use it, plus it's a bit easier to move as well.
The Evolution Comp uses a different drive mechanism as an attempt at an improvement. The older bikes have a fairly standard bike-type chain drive which comes with typical bike chain messes and wear and tear as well. Works great, but it's not quiet. There's almost as much mechanical noise as there is wind noise and it could be annoying depending on your perception of such racket.
The belt drive is a complete replacement for the chain. That's not only quieter, it's also smoother operation and less of a mess. The whole pedaling action is smoother because of the belt replacing the chain. It's also less messy and still should last for a very long time.
The Schwinn Airdyne bike is hard to improve. The Schwinn Airdyne Evolution Comp attempts improvements by making a quieter bike that's also smoother to ride. Luckily the old version is still available right along with the new, which gives you a choice. It's a plus that so many of the Air-Dyne bikes have been sold that there are lots of reviews available where owners tell it all.

By: Al Freed

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