I purchased a new C3 in February 2015 and was initially impressed with its solid feel and relatively quiet operation. As with other customers, however, the brake/clutch assembly began to fail in July 2017, which resulted in persistent pedal slippage. Fortunately, this rather expensive part (circa $500) was replaced under the factory warranty, although I had to pay nearly $300 in labor. All was good for another 2.5 years until the same problem occurred. I contacted Life Fitness about having the brake/clutch assembly replaced, but I was told that the bike was no longer under warranty, despite the fact that the assembly had been replaced in 2017. I was quoted a labor rate of $110 and a one-time travel charge of $100 to repair the bike, as well as $468.21 for the part. Do the math. Makes no sense to spend circa $700 to repair a bike that is likely to fail, again, in a couple of years. Life Fitness continues to market a product that it knows has an issue based on my experience and others who have submitted reviews. Given the company's apparent indifference, I've decided to purchase a Concept 2 based on research and the company's long history of producing high quality rowing machines.

JAG

Arlington, VA

I use my bike 4-5 times per week in our home gym. Always works great.

JR

St. Louis

Great for low impact exercise for general health, heart health, and weight loss. Very quiet. Can watch TV at a low volume. Does not take up a lot of space.

Stretched for Time

Dallas

Since purchasing I had to get it repaired twice. Now there is a knocking sound. That indicates quality control issues with the inner works. I paid up for the bike in hope of getting a quality product as I use it every day.

John

New York City.

I have had the C3 Life Fitness bike for 4 and half years, this will be the THIRD clutch replacement. I use this bike every day, I am small and average height, the warranty is awful, no support from Life Fitness on the second and third clutch. They didn't even inform me that I needed a special tool to replace the clutch the second time. This is pure JUNK, do NOT buy it. I had a Lifecycle for 18 years, wish I would not have gotten rid of it.

Exercise is my life

Kansas

This is a solid bike. It is quiet and very smooth. I did have to tighten the belt because the self tensioner spring is too light. It may not compare to a $6k gym quality unit, but it is light years ahead of the junk that can cost as much as $1000.00 or more. Solid, basic machine, good console. I can heartily recommend Life Fitness.

Ger

Vancouver Canada

The seat is very uncomfortable and the tension feels a 4 or 5 level at the lowest setting..

Sara Smile

Fort Worth, Texas

Great Bike, couldn't be happier

Biggame

bakersfield, California

This bike is very sturdy and looks good. However, the seat is huge and very uncomfortable. I'm not a large person, so that's probably part of the problem. I'm 5' 9" 180 lbs. I'm going back to my 5500 model that's 21 years old.

Kyle

Alpharetta, GA

We have owned our C3 Life Fitness stationary bike for 3 years now. We are on our THIRD clutch. The bike starts slipping when pedaling therefore needing a new clutch. We are not large people and use the bike daily. We had a prior Life Fitness stationary bike we owned/used for 10 years with no problems at all. Needless to say, we wont fix this bike again and will move on to another manufacturer.

Runner

Kansas