SPORTSMITH is pleased to offer quality replacement parts and accessories for these top indoor cycling brands:
For more than three decades, Keiser®, a leading manufacturer of equipment for commercial fitness clubs and organizations, has worked to change the way people of various ages and abilities exercise while helping to improve their performance and quality of life. The Keiser story began over 35 years ago when Dennis Keiser was hired to design the first variable resistance machines for a leading manufacturer. A year later he launched Commercial Design, an engineering consultancy specializing in exercise equipment design. His brother Randy joined him in 1976 and in 1977 they formed Keiser Corporation.
Keiser’s award-winning indoor cycles are designed by tapping into the brand’s long history of research and manufacturing experience, and by collaborating with and obtaining feedback from trainers and several of the world’s largest health clubs. The result is a selection of quality indoor cycles that meet the highest standards and most rigorous training around.
Designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA to strict quality standards and test procedures, the Keiser M Series cardio line features the company’s innovative magnetic resistance system, which yields a very durable and effective machine that can also be outfitted with their M Series computer to track and measure Workload (watts), Heart Rate (Polar™ compatible), Time, Distance and Cadence.
Founded in 2002 by cycling champ Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour de France (and who went on to win it 3 times), LeMond Fitness began with Greg’s determination to reinvent the exercise bike to go beyond a workout machine with pedals. Designed like top road bikes, LeMond Fitness indoor cycles focus on fitting the rider like a glove, allowing various adjustments to fit the bike to the individual. Besides equipment, this cyclist-driven company features innovative workout programs to for effective indoor cycling workouts.
With over 40 years in the exercise equipment industry, LifeFitness, makers of the Greg LeMond Revmaster model has a longstanding history in indoor cycling as the creators of the world’s first electronic piece of fitness equipment, the LifeCycle Exercise Bike. Continuing in their tradition of quality machines, the company has released numerous technologically advanced cycles in the years since the original LifeCycle’s inception.
LIVESTRONG® Fitness equipment is manufactured by Johnson Health Tech. For over 30 years, Johnson Health Tech has manufactured a wide array of fitness equipment for both commercial and premium residential use. They’ve done so under some of the most respected brand names in the industry including Matrix, Vision, AFG, and Horizon.
LIVESTRONG models include the LS7.0B Bike, LS9.9IC Indoor Cycle, the limited edition LS28IC Indoor Cycle, plus the E-Series and the S-Series released under the Matrix brand name.
Designed by experts with over 15 years of cycling and fitness industry experience, Reebok® studio cycles are made in the USA and crafted to provide serious indoor cycling enthusiasts the ultimate in home fitness. The company’s emphasis on quality helps ensure high performance, low maintenance, durability and lasting, superior conditioning. Reebok also features an assortment of challenging indoor cycling workout DVDs for all levels.
With a name synonymous with bikes, it makes perfect sense that Schwinn® excels in the indoor cycling industry as well. Founded in 1895, the American icon is a leading brand of bicycles, recreation products, and home and commercial fitness equipment. In 1965, realizing the trend towards fitness, the company introduced their Deluxe Exerciser exercise bikes for in-home workouts. They later introduced the Airdyne® stationary bike in 1978. The company partnered with fitness guru Johnny Goldberg in 1995 to develop the Johnny G Spinner bike and then offered its expertise in creating a worldwide network of indoor cycling instructors, facilities and distributors.
In 2001, Pacific Cycle, Inc. purchased the Schwinn and GT brands for outdoor recreation products and, as a result, Direct Focus, Inc. a leading marketer of fitness and healthy lifestyle products acquired the assets of the Schwinn/GT fitness equipment division. After ending their relationship with Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., Schwinn re-launched its Pro and Elite Indoor Cycling bikes. In 2002, Direct Focus changed its name to The Nautilus Group, Inc. and launched the new Evolution line of Indoor Cycling bikes. The brand continues to provide quality models in tune with the needs of indoor cycling enthusiasts, as well as keeping in step with current and emerging technology and trends.
Since introducing their first commercial products in 1974, Star Trac® (also doing business as Unisen) is an international leader in commercial quality fitness equipment. For decades, fitness industry members have selected Star Trac equipment for their facilities, making the company the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial fitness equipment. In more recent years, the company expanded its reach to home users, ranging beginners to advanced level athletes. More than 4 million people in over 75 countries use Star Trac exercise equipment daily in health clubs and at home.
Additionally, in a partnership with Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., the creators of the Spinner® bikes and the Spinning® education program, Star Trac/Unisen builds the patented Spinner® bikes.
Tomahawk® is a brand dedicated to engineering indoor cycles for the fitness market and offers an array of products that have won Best in the “Indoor Cycling” category at the annual European BodyLife Awards four times since 2005. Tomahawk® Indoor Cycles, known to provide superior comfort, pedal performance and positioning, are manufactured in Germany by the Indoor Cycling Group (ICG), Europe’s #1 indoor cycling provider and the world’s largest specialty manufacturer.
Their high performance indoor cycles were first conceived in 1994 when company CEO and founder Bernd Puerschel found inspiration in a powerboat departing a dock in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Soon after his trip to the states, Puerschel returned to Germany to become the only dedicated manufacturer of indoor cycles. His first model was engineered beyond market expectations and started the company on its path to become Europe’s premier supplier as well as a global innovator. The name of that Florida powerboat happened to be… Tomahawk.