• SailorFuzz@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      I can’t pedal and write code at the same time. I can’t focus and concentrate to read and understand things while trying to pedal, it’s too distracting.

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      9 days ago

      Eh I tried this and found it difficult to use and work at the same time, especially as peddling gradually pushes away my office chair. Also most of them do resistance by having a strip of carped on the inner wheel that rubs against a break pad that you can tighten, which just feels gross, not like how a gym bike machine feels.

      Also I feel it’s really difficult to make it feel like effort.

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      10 days ago

      I’ve been thinking of getting one of these… Know of any brands I should avoid?

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        10 days ago

        Not a shill or anything, but my fitdesk under the desk bike has lasted me the last 10 years of use at work (and wfh). It makes some noise as I pedal, but that’s about it.

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        9 days ago

        Basically any of the really cheap ones. They do resistance by friction against what is essentially a strip of carpet and feels really shitty and gross to use.