Made in USA Exercise Bike/Bicycle Seat Adapter - Change Stationary Bike Seats

This is a wonderful idea well executed. Like so many people I had an exercise bike gathering dust in the hall because it was ridiculously uncomfortable. The weather has made it near impossible to exercise outdoors recently so I dragged the bike out. Had to replace the pedals as the OEM pedals just fell apart. Put on real bike pedals (that's another review) and it was a big improvement. But still uncomfortable. I got the idea of using a real saddle off a real bike but the mount on the exercise bike is proprietary. Ugh... A little research and I came across this product. It's not expensive (downright cheap as bike stuff goes!), so I got it. It's easy to install with hand tools. If you can screw in a light bulb, you can do it. The company even has instructions online (link in the paperwork that comes with the mount). This made the exercise bike much, much better. Now I can ride for much longer without discomfort and without having to constantly readjust my position.Yes, I'd still rather be riding outdoors, but I'm not up for riding in snow and ice, so this has made my list of favorite products.

Strongly recommend this addition to the Schwinn AD2 and you might also buy a more comfortable seat as we found the stock seat quite uncomfortable.The AD2 otherwise is a good piece of equipment for the price and will provide many years of exercise. Each user can modify their own pace and the harder you pedal the more calories you burn due to the increased resistance of the air wheel as the speed picks up. And the bike is not too big and easy to push into the closet or a corner of the room after use. I put some stick on furniture pads on the feet so it slides on the hardwood easily.

As an amateur blacksmith, I could have clodged something together. However, I did a search and I saw this kit and figured I’d save some time and effort… so I could get back to wasting it on the exercise bike instead and save the fuel for fun projects. Like many great ideas, someone else already had this one.I suffered on my cheap Aldi bike for thousands of miles and the gel seat cover I bought finally busted. Even with it, I used a pillow. The seat they used was wood with some cheap rock hard foam and it screwed onto the triangle plate… if you are here, it’s probably for the same sort of reason: the default seat on your exercise equipment sucks. Anyway, when the gel cover busted I had had enough and found this rather than go out to the shop to make one and then the trip to the hardware store for the bolts… and the washers that should have been included with this that were referenced in the included instructions… but were not included… thankfully, I had some.Not mentioned in the instructions however: The socket size for the nuts and bolts for the plate is 7/16 in or 11mm. You’ll need that and a wrench.They do mention how to secure the seat using 9/16. My seat post clam bolts were 13mm or 1/2 in.I give credit for the near universal design and the crossbar that will help brace it since the triangle on my bike is a bit too long. I could either weld or just bolt it and maybe hit the bike with an angle grinder if the original plate is too annoying sticking out. If you are modding an Aldi or other weird exercise bike, you may be stacking some washers for a not quite perfect but hopefully good enough fit.For those that need it, they include a post mount, but, as mentioned, my new cushy bike seat came with one. Spare junk for the workshop I guess. That part, I would sell separate, and knock some off the high price of this for those who don’t need it- and still include washers and a better way to secure the cross-bar, or even an extender for longer triangle mounting plates… if it gives me issues the way I have it for now, I’ll make an adapter for the adapter so at least I won’t be starting from scratch.Overall, a really helpful adapter.

I needed this for a NordicTrack 4.4 Pro stationary bike that didn't have a standard seat mount. Got this and was able to put an alternate more comfortable seat on the bike. Came with all the necessary hardware. Looked everywhere for something like this and was only able to find it here on Amazon

We bought this to be able to put a better seat on an Xterra FB150 folding bike. But the parts don't match up to the top of the post of that bike and the directions are unclear and scant.

I recently purchased the NordicTrack Studio 1000 for $249 from Walmart and couldn't resist that deal. Once installed I noticed that it had a cheap non-changeable bike seat. Luckily, I found this. Contacted the seller and confirmed that it should work based on dimensions. Confirmed with a blueprint they sent me as well. Happy to report that indeed works great and that I am now able to change the seat to whatever I like.Cool beans!(photos:1: original bike seat directly bolted to seat post2: with adapter3: with adapter and seat mounted on bike4: happy cycling!

Exercise bikes are designed with no concern for weight, but they also often come with very clunky seats. Bikes on the other hand have very standard rails on the seats so that they fit on any bike, and you can pick a seat you like from a vast variety. This kit converts most exercise bike seat posts so that they accept basically all bicycle seats. It's not an elegant solution. It is a heavy bracket that fits the three bolt holes on most exercise bikes, even if they vary in spacing, with an extra piece so that you can use it with most exercise bikes that have four bolt holes also. The top is a short round steel post with an old-style bicycle seat adapter on it. Voila! You tighten some bolts and put your bike seat/saddle of choice on the exercise bike you already have. The price isn't cheap, but I couldn't see a cheaper way to do the job without buying this part, so I just bought it, even though I'm putting it on an exercise bike we were given (without a seat) for a wife who will almost never ride it. Job done!