ICG IC5 & IC7 Indoor Bikes - Side By Side Comparison 

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Hey Jacqueline, Are you referring to the Matrix CXP?

Gracias por la pregunta. El ic7 recientemente ha tenido una gran actualización en apariencia y función. Dudo que haya cambios significativos pronto. Consulte con su representante local de Life Fitness si esto es importante para usted.

Great question! The answer is a personal one, based on what you need from it. So to avoid sitting on the fence, I will give you an answer based on my personal check list of features I look for and want. My current vote is for the IC7, even more so after the updates announced at IHRSA last week. I am a cyclist, indoors and outdoors. So a bike that my family can use for virtual cycles classes as well as seamlessly pair with 3rd party cycling specific apps and devices via bluetooth (such as ZWIFT), for me, is high on my list. The IC7 with Wattrate 2.0 (and above) pairs directly, without the need for a bridge such as the NPE Cable. Sadly the Technogym Group Cycle Connect bike requires the NPE Cable to convert the ANT+ signal to bluetooth. I have a video coming out soon (once I piece it together, showing this process). The IC7's coach by color is a great tool too, displaying your power in colored zones. This helps me know which zone I am in without looking at a number and doing math! The latest updates to the IC7 announced at last weeks IHRSA include left and right pedal stroke balance which I love, love, love!!! and really appreciated on the IC8. TechnoGym have this feature on the SKILLBIKE and RIDE, but not the Group Cycle Connect. The IC7 update also announced drop bars and gravel bars. I need further clarification on the gravel aspect, however drop bars are a massive plus for me to spend time in that position indoors. ICG's app (paid version) is pretty good now too, but on that front I still like TechnoGym's app as an overall product. Finally, if you are in the fortunate position to be able to choose between these bikes, I congratulate you! I admit, my personal features wish list goes beyond the standard's of what a traditional group cycling bike has been used for and designed for and TechnoGym have created other bikes to address my needs better ie SKILLBIKE, RIDE and even BIKE to some degree, where as ICG have thrown more features into the IC7 because they don't have the others at all. So I would be interested to know what you are looking for in a bike and why you chose to ask specifically about the IC7 and Group Cycle bike. Cheers Nate

@@FitnessEquipmentCafeTV Thank you very much for the detailed reply For me the most important is the riding feeling. The IC7 feeling better when you compare it to the technogym Group cycle ?