As of 13 August 2026, AI can choose an exercise bike for home.

What to actually do

1. Use a tool built for this

   The route this page recommends

2. Do it yourself

   Second choice

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Measure the floor area and ceiling clearance where the bike will be used, including the space needed to mount, dismount and move it, and record the measurements in centimetres.
   2. Write down your maximum budget in pounds, intended use, expected sessions, user height and weight, preferred bike position, noise limits and whether you need folding or storage features.
   3. Open ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and paste the prompt with your measurements and requirements filled in, asking it to use current UK manufacturer or retailer pages if it has web access.
   4. Open every product page and source URL in the response, then compare the quoted price, dimensions, user weight limit, resistance system, warranty, delivery, assembly and returns with the drafted table.
   5. Remove any option whose verified dimensions, user limit, price or stated features fail your requirements, and ask the chatbot to update the shortlist using only the remaining verified facts.
   6. Check the final bike in the retailer's current basket or checkout, confirm delivery and assembly terms, and contact the retailer with the five unanswered questions before ordering.
   7. If you have pain, chest pain, severe breathlessness, fainting or another urgent or worrying symptom, stop using the recommendation and contact NHS 111 or use 111.nhs.uk.

   Prompt

   Help me choose an exercise bike for home in the UK. Use only products and specifications that you can verify from current manufacturer or UK retailer pages, and include the source URL for every important claim. If you cannot access current web pages, say so instead of guessing.
   
   My requirements:
   - Budget: [maximum budget in pounds]
   - Available space: [length, width and height in centimetres, including room to get on and off]
   - Storage or folding requirement: [details]
   - Main use: [for example gentle steady cycling, intervals, fitness, rehabilitation support or general exercise]
   - Expected frequency and session length: [details]
   - User height and weight: [details, if you are comfortable sharing]
   - Fitness experience: [beginner or other]
   - Preferred features: [for example upright or recumbent position, magnetic resistance, quiet operation, built-in screen, tablet holder, heart-rate compatibility or transport wheels]
   - Features I do not want: [details]
   - Delivery and assembly needs: [details]
   - UK retailers I am willing to use: [names or leave blank]
   
   First, identify any missing information that could change the recommendation. Then explain which bike type fits my stated use and list up to three suitable current options. For each option, give the verified price, dimensions, user weight limit, resistance system, adjustment range, warranty, delivery or assembly information, return terms and the main drawback. Separate verified facts from your judgement. Reject any option that exceeds my space or budget, lacks a clearly stated user weight limit, or does not match my main use. Finish with a comparison table, a best-fit choice, and five questions I should ask the retailer before buying. Do not diagnose any health condition or tell me that exercise is safe for a symptom. If I mention pain, chest pain, severe breathlessness, fainting or another urgent or worrying symptom, tell me to contact NHS 111 or use 111.nhs.uk instead of choosing equipment around it.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.