I'm a very heavy guy who is trying to get it together. I use the treadmill, but frankly it hurts in my knees shins and back so bad I can't get get a hard workout on it. I bought this airdyne bike at one of those second hand sports shops purely on a whim. I saw it and was admiring the quality of it, wondering if it will hold my weight.

I can not comment on assembly since I actually purchased this bike from a Schwinn bike shop. I wish I did purchase here since I would have saved $150 from the retail price. After reading the reviews here I would have then taken the bike to the shop for assembly since they sell and assemble many of these bikes. It seems if building for the 1st time this may cause problems.