NordicTrack X24 Exercise Bike Review: The Incline Flagship

• 24-inch pivoting and tilting HD touchscreen
• -10% to 20% incline and decline range
• 24 resistance levels, Silent Magnetic Resistance (SMR)
• SmartAdjust and AI Coach (beta), with iFIT
• Handlebar controls for incline and resistance
• 2-sided SPD and toe cage pedals
• Includes two 3 lb dumbbells
• USB-C port, built-in speakers, Bluetooth connectivity
• 350 lb user capacity
• 10-year frame warranty, plus 2-year parts, 1-year tablet, 1-year labor and repairs

If you've ridden a flat-resistance bike and found it starts to feel the same after twenty minutes no matter how hard you push, the incline range changes that. Climbing a hill on screen means climbing one under your feet, your weight shifts, your legs work differently than they do on a flat pedal stroke. The 350 lb capacity also makes it one of the more accommodating options in NordicTrack's bike lineup.

One real caveat worth knowing before you buy: NordicTrack states the warranty is voided if the bike is used in a space without climate control, a garage or uninsulated shed, for example. Worth checking where you're actually planning to put it.

SmartAdjust handles incline, decline, and resistance automatically during iFIT trainer-led rides, so the bike responds to on-screen terrain instead of holding one fixed setting the whole ride. Handlebar controls let you adjust incline and resistance without letting go mid-ride, a detail that matters more once you're actually pedaling hard and don't want to reach for the screen.

The two included 3 lb dumbbells get real use during iFIT's off-bike strength segments, when the screen pivots for a workout that happens standing next to the bike rather than on it.

The 24-inch touchscreen pivots and tilts to follow you off the bike for strength, yoga, or mobility segments. It carries the full iFIT library and AI Coach, currently in beta, which schedules workouts and tracks accountability from your phone. Activity data syncs with Strava, Garmin Connect, and Apple Health, and built-in speakers with Bluetooth headphone support cover audio without a phone propped on the console. Streaming services are also available directly on the screen, through third-party subscriptions.

This isn't a compact bike. Between the touchscreen, the incline mechanism, and the frame needed to support both, it's built to be a stationary centerpiece rather than something you tuck away between sessions. Transport wheels help when you do need to reposition it.

The X24 sits at the top of NordicTrack's current bike lineup, there's no standalone bike priced above it right now. Below it sits the S24 Studio Bike, which uses the same 24-inch screen and 24-level resistance system but drops the incline hardware entirely, and below that, the 10 Recumbent Bike, a seated, lower-impact option with a smaller 10-inch screen built for a different kind of ride altogether, not just a cheaper version of this one.

That makes the X24's actual value proposition narrow and specific: you're paying for the incline and decline mechanism itself, not the screen or resistance system, since both of those are shared with the less expensive S24. If terrain simulation matters to how you train, that's a real, tangible difference between tiers. If it doesn't, the S24 gets you the same screen and resistance range for less.

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

Pros:

• Genuine -10% to 20% incline and decline, not just resistance changes

• Handlebar controls for incline and resistance without letting go

• 350 lb user capacity

• Includes dumbbells for strength segments

Cons:

• Warranty requires a climate-controlled space

• Not a compact bike, needs real floor space

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

1. NordicTrack. X24 Bike

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