NordicTrack S24 Studio Bike Review

• 24-inch pivoting and tilting HD touchscreen
• No incline or decline
• 24 resistance levels, Silent Magnetic Resistance
• SmartAdjust and AI Coach (beta), with iFIT
• 2-sided SPD and toe cage pedals
• Includes two 3 lb dumbbells
• Handlebar accessory tray, USB-C port, built-in speakers, Bluetooth connectivity
• 250 lb user capacity
• 10-year frame warranty, plus 2-year parts, 1-year tablet, 1-year labor and repairs

If the idea of a bike physically tilting under you doesn't add anything to your ride, this is where that preference pays off. It skips the incline hardware entirely and puts that savings into the same 24-inch screen and resistance system NordicTrack uses on its incline bike. NordicTrack also markets it as a compact pick, its footprint runs about 4 feet 9 inches by 1 foot 10 inches, noticeably smaller than the incline model.

24 levels of Silent Magnetic Resistance cover the same range from easy recovery rides to genuinely hard intervals, and SmartAdjust scales resistance automatically to match your fitness level during iFIT workouts. Resistance adjusts manually from the touchscreen rather than through handlebar controls, the main hands-on difference from NordicTrack's incline bike. The two included 3 lb dumbbells cover off-bike strength segments the same way they do on the pricier model.

The 24-inch pivoting and tilting touchscreen runs the full iFIT library, trainer-led rides, Follow Trainer automatic resistance, and AI Coach, currently in beta, for schedule and accountability tracking from your phone. Activity data syncs with Strava, Garmin Connect, and Apple Health. Built-in speakers with Bluetooth headphone support and streaming service access round out the screen experience, the same feature set as NordicTrack's incline bike, minus the incline itself.

At 143 lbs in-box, it's meaningfully lighter than NordicTrack's incline bike, and the smaller frame needed to skip the tilting mechanism keeps the footprint more compact too.

The S24 sits in the middle of NordicTrack's current bike lineup. Below it is the 10 Recumbent Bike, a seated, lower-impact option with a smaller 10-inch screen, built for a genuinely different riding position rather than a stripped-down version of this one. Above it is the X24, which adds the incline and decline mechanism on top of the identical 24-inch screen and 24-level resistance system.

That positioning is what makes the S24 worth looking at closely rather than defaulting to either extreme: it gets you the full screen and resistance experience of NordicTrack's flagship bike, and the only thing you're giving up to spend less is the tilting mechanism itself. For a rider who never cared about incline in the first place, that's a meaningful amount of value sitting in the middle of the lineup rather than at the bottom of it.

Current pricing and any active promotions are best checked directly on NordicTrack.com, since both shift.

Pros:

• Same 24-inch touchscreen and 24-level resistance range as NordicTrack's incline bike

• SmartAdjust and AI Coach included

• Lighter, more compact footprint than the incline-equipped version

• Lower cost than the incline-equipped version

Cons:

• No incline or decline terrain simulation

• 250 lb user capacity is lower than the incline model's 350 lb

• Requires a paid iFIT membership for automatic resistance adjustment and AI Coach

1. NordicTrack. S24 Studio Bike

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