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Products the mandatory standard applies to

Exercise bikes are used by people to maintain or improve their fitness. They are stationary bicycles that are often used indoors.

The mandatory standard for exercise cycles sets out requirements for design, construction and testing. It also requires instructions for use of the exercise cycle.

Complying with the mandatory standard

This information is an overview of how to comply with the mandatory standard. Suppliers must not rely on this information as a complete guide to compliance.

View the full detail of the standard.

Design, construction and testing

Exercise cycles must have:

  • protective guards that prevent a child's fingers reaching hazardous moving parts while the bike is operating
  • specific testing to make sure that exercise cycles meet requirements for entrapment hazards
  • the seat and its support constructed and tested to prevent failure which could impale or injure the rider.

Suppliers should organise product testing through specialist testing laboratories.

User instructions

The user instructions supplied with the exercise cycle must outline the following:

  • assembly, including correct fitting of guards and other safety devices
  • warnings about injuries to young children if exercise cycles are operated near them without properly fitted guards
  • maintenance
  • correct adjustment of the seat.

Mandatory standard details 

Consumer Protection Notice No. 9 of 1997 sets out the mandatory requirements for exercise cycles.

This mandatory standard is based on certain sections of the voluntary Australian standard AS 4092:1993 Exercise cycles—safety requirements.

You can buy AS 4092:1993 from Standards Australia, Intertek Inform or Accuris.

We can make a copy of this standard available for viewing at an ACCC office, subject to licensing conditions.

When a product does not comply

Fines and penalties may apply for failure to comply with a mandatory safety or information standard. For more information, see fines and penalties.

Suppliers may need to recall a product when it doesn't meet the mandatory standard or is potentially unsafe.