Echelon provides all the tools you need to put the bike together and we easily screwed in the seat, handlebar, and pedals. Moving the bike was more challenging than assembling it, though. Once the Echelon was delivered, the two of us lugged the 100-pound box up to my second-floor apartment and were sufficiently winded after. Naturally, I enlisted some help from my mother. One immediate (if fleeting) pain point of the Echelon Bike was that it does not come with “white glove” delivery like some of its competitors-i.e., you need to assemble it yourself. There are stickers on the bike to indicate where to assemble it. (Peloton’s bikes are still pricier, but its 39-month financing is interest-free.) Additionally, if you don’t pre-pay for your first year of classes, you have to pay a $199.99 “premium delivery” fee (which is Echelon’s fancy term for “shipping”-mine came UPS Ground).
The one-year terms have zero interest, but if you opt for a longer pay-off term of 18 months or 36 months, you’ll have to cough up an extra 10 percent in interest. This is not as good a deal as paying $12.99 a month for Peloton’s standalone app, if only because you can still do the Peloton bike classes using the app on a non-Peloton bike if you want.Įchelon bikes may also be purchased using financing through Affirm. Echelon United Yearly for $399.99 which includes the bike and additional workout classes and averages to about $33 per month, but requires you to pay the total upfrontĮchelon also offers its non-equipment classes in a standalone workout app called FitPass Monthly, which costs $19.99 a month.Echelon United Monthly for $39.99, which packages bike classes with additional workouts, such as HIIT, pilates, and more.FitPass Monthly for $19.99 a month, which offers workouts, such as HIIT, pilates, and more, for those who do not own the bike.Unlike Peloton’s one membership option that costs $39 a month, Echelon also offers several membership options at different prices: Connect EX-7s ($2039.98), which has a rotating, 22-inch HD screen, dual Power ports in front and back, a new gel comfort seat and coated metal water bottle holder, as well as front facing speakers.Connect EX-5s ($1,639.98), is nearly identical to the EX-5, but has a high-definition, 21.5-inch touchscreen display that also flips, kick guards on the frame stabilizer weldments, and power ports at the front and rear for charging your phone while you pedal.
Connect EX-5 ($1,239.98), which has an upgraded Aero handlebar system, a built-in 21-inch touchscreen display that flips 180 degrees, two handlebar-mounted bottle holders, and a weight rack behind the seat.Connect EX-3 ($1,039.98), which has a more comfortable “competition” seat, indexing resistance adjustment that resets to zero after each use, a more powerful motor, and a weight rack on the seat slide, but still no integrated screen.Connect EX-1 ($1,039.98), which is the most basic, with a comfortable seat, ergonomic handlebars, and a console that holds your own tablet on which to stream the classes.
Unlike the Peloton, Echelon has five bikes to choose from at various prices starting at $1,039.98 and going up to $1,639.98-all cheaper than the Peloton’s $2,495 and $1,895 bikes (plus $39 per month for the class subscription). Echelon also sells several other connected workout machines, including a smart mirror and rower, if you prefer those types of workouts.