Ya I'm aware, the Bowflex came with the rubber mat too, so it ended up being about a $100 difference. For me, I was willing to pay that because the Bowflex bike is very stealth and doesn't have all the branding on it that the Schwinn does. It was going in my apartment living room, so that $100 difference was worth it to me, plus I got the bike 2 weeks faster.Not that you want to hear this, but may save others some money, if you get the Schwinn IC4, its the same bike, but about $150 less.
Also, you may want to check out Les Mills On Demand, they have some amazing workouts.