Pros- Pillows. I got two on the seat and one on the back rest. See picture. Try that with an upright.- Doesn't need a cup holder, put a cooler on the floor next to you with a variety of icy flavored water and pick your flavors as time goes by.- Low console just plop it in front of a TV and your ready for silent unobstructed views of the TV.- Extremely durable. I lived in a home with no central air. Used space heaters for heat in the winter. The highest temp in the winter was 50 degrees. In the summer I had a worn out air conditioner and temp around bike was 80 degrees. Used it like this for a year. Then I applied for disability and lived at my parents house. The bike got stored in the attic for 3 months in the summer where the heat got up to 120 degrees. I've had it five years now and it's still running strong. Strong, stable and precise.- Very quite .you can watch your favorite movies, read, or listen to your favorite music without noise from the workout. Others in your house or apartment won't be disturbed in the least.- Step through design. No more swinging your leg over a beam to get to exercise. Just slide it through the opening and sit. That is one less obstacle to exercising for me.- Does not use electricity except for very long lasting 2 AA batteries for the display console. You don't even need that if you use a stop watch.- Strong, precision feel Exudes strength when riding.. Okay, a feel is not measurable but wow does it feel good to exercise with this at my load anyway. I set it to 4. It can go to 7. At seven its a real push. I'm 6'3 and have to push it. Not what I need. I just need settings 3 and 4.- Easy to move to another house. I moved and this bike fit in the back seat of my thin Toyota Corolla CE with room to spare. It comes apart in two and connects back again when you get to your new place.Cons- Programs don't vary resistance, you speed up and down as shown on the display. This is non issue with me, I'm burning calories and exercising I don't really need variable resistance. With good music or friends to talk to the time goes by. And the payoff is worth it!- heart rate monitor not accurate (but who cares, you need a watch with a chest strap anyway if you are a cardio patient). No heart rate monitor on any equipment even the $4000 Precor stuff at the gym is. If you are a cardio patient like I am you need a watch such as those Polar and Casio make and make sure they have a chest strap for the most reliable heart measurements. Heart rate monitor watches start at about $40.00 with a chest strap. Some of the more expensive ones have fitness workouts programmed in. You can set your low and high heart rate bpm on those watches. When you ride to slow or fast as recorded by your heart, the watch beeps to tell you to slow down or speed up. Good for staying in target zone when watching movies or reading. This isn't a watch review just a note.Here is a low cost one that just shows heart rateTimex T5G941 Heart Rate Monitor WatchHere is one with built in training programs and optional attachments for bikesSuunto M5 Men's Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Training Watch (Black)I'm riding my exercise bike 90 minutes per day. First my weight dropped 30 pounds over 3 months so I lost 10 lbs per month. This is at 900 calories burned per day, (NOTE: Calorie counter at gym machiine says 450 caolories for same amount of time.) 10 calories per minute at my exercise rate where my heart rate is 100 bpm. I have a heart rate monitor ($30) that attaches to my chest and it tells me by heart rate is 100BPM when I'm cycling. I have Marfans Syndrome so I have to keep my heart rate at that when I exercise. On the bike this is almost a casual pedaling too 12 miles per hour according to the digital readout on it. Resistance is set to 3. You almost don't feel it but after 10 minutes you do on the front part of your upper legs. You wonder if you can go another 80 minutes but you can! I don't do it all in 90 minutes at a time, more like 20 minutes here 30 minutes there etc. The best part is that this bike does not need to be plugged into the wall to the environment is saved from my exercise. So is my electric bill. I use rechargeable batteries (AA) and have a solar battery charger that charges the batteries in a day of sun.UPDATE: It's now 2016 and the bike is still as silent as ever and still going strong since 2010 when I bought it. It has not developed any squeaking over time and the resistance is the same now as when I first started using it years ago. I haven't even had to tighten the pedals over all this time. This is a very hassle free bike and you can get a good workout on it.UPDATE 2017: Still running strong like the day I got it