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Yosuda spin bike review, a $230 Peloton & Apple Fitness+ DIY bike

Last year I ventured into building my own workout area at the house, and it all started with a $400 investment to put together a DIY spin bike. It has been 9 months and over 150 rides of my Sunny SF-B1002 Bike and moofit cadence sensor. They continue to go strong and I love them. Looking back, I did a lot of research up front about what bike to get, how heavy the fly wheel should be, and what type of resistance. The Sunny bike seemed like a great fit as it has leather resistance, a 49 lbs. fly w…

James Montemagno

Building a $400 at home DIY spin bike for Peloton & Apple Fitness+

TLDR: I combined the Sunny SF-B1002 Bike, the moofit cadence sensor (now sold out, checkout the Magene sensor), a tablet holder, and gel seat cover to build my own at home spin bike ready for Apple Fitness+ and Peloton digital. In this blog I break down my entire decision process, review the bike setup combined the services, and give final impressions after 2 weeks. I love cycling. I started to get into outdoor cycling after college in Arizona, where I would regularly go out 5 days a week on the…

James Montemagno

Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

Sometimes you want to ask your users to rate your application. There are several components out there that will open a dialog box and prompt for ratings, but sometimes you don’t want to stop the flow of your app and throw it in their face. What I do in my application is simply add a section on my settings page asking if they would like to rate the app. When pressed I launch the app store directly to the review page: Update! This is now easier than ever with my Store Review Plugin! Just…

James Montemagno

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Yosuda spin bike review, a $230 Peloton & Apple Fitness+ DIY bike

Building a $400 at home DIY spin bike for Peloton & Apple Fitness+

Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

James Montemagno

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