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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Terrific home eliptical machine Jan 01, 2012
By Sam
We have had this elliptical for over 2 years now, it is still going strong. It has different levels of resistance. My husband ( 200 lbs) and I ( 120 lbs) both exercise on this so it sees use nearly every day. Once every few months we tighten a couple of screws, otherwise we have had to do no other maintenance. We are very satisfied with this inexpensive elliptical.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 great quality for a home elliptical trainer except for flimsy plastic pedals Jan 16, 2012
By Joseph M. Seda
Assembly was a little confusing and tedious as the instructions were not exactly for this machine model. It took over 2 hours for an experienced assembler. The completed machine is quiet, smooth, easy to use and adjust. No flimsy parts and all stressed parts ware solid steel. Also it looks well designed, made, and feels durable, but time will tell. I am very happy with it so far. I am a formerly paralyzed stroke patient and an elliptical machine is the best walking therapy ever. It works muscles that my normal shuffling does not, and makes my walking technique is more normal. I wish I would have had access to a machine like this during my formal rehab. I may be able to use this machine to train my muscles for running again.
Update after 30 days: I had de-rate this machine from 5 to 3 when the both the plastic pedals, or footplates, broke. The bolts broke the un-re-inforced plastic retainers. This is definitely a design error. Also Amazon cannot locate the manufacturer, so I am going to have to have stronger custom pedals made from aluminum. Beware! no warranty and no support! Amazon said they would replace, but the cost of dissasembly, reassembly of replacement and shipping makes custom replacements cheaper. Other wise it seems like s good machine. I also agree with other reviewers, the instruction manual is very poor. Without an experienced assembler (an equipment fabricator) I would have had a problem.
Further update. Amazon got a hold of the manufacturer and they shipped out 2 more pedals but even with very careful assembly and use, 1 has already broken. Now that I have used it frequently, I think the maximum range is not high enough even for me, a stroke patient. 2.5 stars at best. I think I would try the Schwinn 450 for my next purchase,even though it is a lot more money. I have been able to use it to work my muscles better than my normal shuffling walk, but cannot duplicate running positions. I would need a machine where I can adjust the vertical angle of the pedals. I have a person designing adjustable angle pedals. I will see if it is technically and economically feasible.
Further update. Both replacement pedals now have broken, even though installed very carefully making sure no to over-tighten the retaining bolts. Finally replaced with custom fabricated over-sized aluminum pedals which have had several hours of use and seem to be holding up well. Have to de-rate the original equipment to 2 stars because of the flimsy pedals.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Very quiet, smooth motion -- kind of small feet Jan 29, 2012
By Brandy
"Brandy"
5 stars for what this is -- a cheap, basic elliptical machine. You just can't compare it to the ones you'll find in a gym; it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it does the job.
It's very quiet; I don't have to turn up the TV or music at all. The motion is very smooth; not at all jerky (I've been on some gym machines that were less smooth). It does wobble just a tad. Not a rocking-back-and-forth motion, just a slight shimmy. The various reviews I read said it was better on a solid floor than carpet. I tried it on my hardwood floor first just to see if it made a difference, then put it on a yoga mat to protect the floor -- I don't notice a difference between the two. It's such a slight wobble; the thing really does feel stable.
One note -- the footplates are kind of small, I think. The inside measures 12 3/4" long, and they've got a 1" high rim around the front, inside and back. So if your shoe is bigger than that, you're out of luck.
This thing was a pain to assemble. The directions are horrible -- the parts listing of all the various kinds of nuts and bolts pays no attention to scale whatsoever. Big parts are drawn small, small parts are drawn big, and their names aren't very descriptive...which makes differentiating between the 5 different kinds of washers a bit of a pain, for example. The assembly diagrams are a bit crowded, but all in all, straight forward and not difficult. Some of the things the directions tell you to do are already done, which was a nice surprise. The one part that stumped me for a bit was attaching the bar you step on to the wheel. There's a pin that goes through a bracket at the end of the bar, and it just wouldn't line up with the part on the wheel it was supposed to screw into. I finally figured out that when they installed the bracket, they got the angle off just enough so that it wouldn't let the pin line up properly. Once I figured that out, it was easy to loosen the bracket enough to change the angle, attach the pin, then tighten the bracket back up again. I wouldn't say it's easy to put together, but I did it by myself (and with the "help" of a one-year-old), so it can't be too terribly difficult.
This was cheaper on Overstock, BTW.
Average Apr 01, 2012
By Jagtar Banger
Very unstable. Shakes during use. Feels as if it is going to tip over. Not sturdy. Poor fit. I wish I hadn't bought this. Since this was a second unit and didn't want to go through the hassle of disassembly other return.
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