With 41% off its RRP of £799 for Amazon Prime Day meaning it now costs under £500, the Echelon Connect Sport Smart Exercise Bike will be attractive to those who don’t want the Zwift experience and prefer a standalone, permanent training set-up when it's not possible to get out on the road.
It's designed to be used alongside Echelon's app for exercise sessions and progress measurement - a bit like Peloton but less expensive. Although it calls itself ‘smart’ and does connect to tablets via Bluetooth, there is no direct connectivity to cycling apps such as Zwift as there is power measurement. Instead, it offers 32 levels of resistance that are manually selected by turning the large red knob.
