Buying an Elliptical

**Panzerfaust** · 03-31-2008, 07:41 PM

I am looking to buy an Elliptical for my house. I have been dieting good and training hard for 4 weeks now but have been absolutely lazy on cardio.

I found this on craigslist for $500. It is an Ironman EV0-1

It has a 19" stride so it will work well for me. Anyone have any other sites for used Ellipticals. I am not looking for a $2,000 model here..just something solid.

**StoneGRMI** · 03-31-2008, 08:27 PM

When I was looking for a cheaper elliptical I just started reading consumer reviews online and then decided that if I wasn't going to buy one over 1500 that it wasn't exactly worth it unless it came with a huge warranty. Here I am a year or two later and I still havent bought one. Ask gixxr if he's still around...?

**jbonez19** · 03-31-2008, 09:33 PM

my girlfriend and i bought a tunturi c60 which is at the top end of the home market, it's a great machine. i bought an elliptical because of the whole low impact thing. after hitting it hard for a couple of months, losing 5-10kg, 250km later my knee has totally blown out. this was a shock to me coz i thought i could hit it as hard as i like and get no injuries ever. i don't know exactly what has happened, i'm getting it checked out soon, i suspect i have torn the meniscus, but i'm certainly looking at machines that restrict you to a repetitive movement in a different light. also i think if you don't get a descent one you may be dissapointed.

**Kratos** · 03-31-2008, 09:54 PM

I have one of these in my house...use it all the time, best cardio workout you can do.

http://www.concept2.com/us/products/...ome.asp?bhcp=1

I rowed crew though so I'm a little bias.

**KZRSOIZE** · 03-31-2008, 11:16 PM

rowers are awesome....kind of expensive tho

**rockinred** · 04-01-2008, 06:53 AM

murilo, I just bought the octane elliptical and did a ton of research on these.... I am not sure if you live in a big city in Texas, but here is what I suggest....

go to the local stores that sell them and give them a test... find which one feels the best and then go online and find a used one...there are a ton of online stores that sell refurbished and used ellipticals...

the biggest thing is feel... man i got on so many cheap feeling machines that would have been throwing my money away if I bought them. I am not sure how heavy you are, but if you settle for a real cheap one it won't even be stable to hold you as you do the motions... Then again a lil something is better than nothing if funds only permit...

There is this one called Sole that got real good reviews on the web, but I never got to try it.... some of those review places have $$ interests in their reviews so I take them as a grain of salt... also, for every machine I looked at I found 10 people liked it and 10 people disliked it... can't believe anyone.

What I did find for sure is that Life Fitness, Precor, and Octane definitly had the best feel of all.... and there are a ton of online refurbished even gym models of these with warranties for sale pretty good priced...If I was to redue it I would probably do the Life Fitness...

One other thin to consider is where you place the elliptical... if it is on carpet or hardwood floors (plywood/second level, not wood on concrete floors), it might add to the wobble...

finally, i think it really dep ends on how much you will use it... cause a few extra hundred will be well worth if you are going to get after it...

I will see if I can dig up some of those old web addresses on it. I think i deleted them from my favorites after I bought mine.

**novastepp** · 04-01-2008, 07:42 AM

you absolutely need to test it out. they kill my hips.

**DSM4Life** · 04-01-2008, 09:00 AM

G@y. Get out more.

**wilson9d** · 04-01-2008, 07:46 PM

go try it out at the stores you can find used one at the stores also. i bought a commercial grade its worth it imo

**Panzerfaust** · 04-01-2008, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

G@y. Get out more.

You couldn't handle me getting out more biatch!

Back on topic:

I got a reply from the guy that is selling this, he owns a "Scratch & Dent" store and this is new out of the box and retails for $1,499.00

I am gonna go look at it if I cannot find any decent one soon.

**UberSteroids** · 04-01-2008, 10:35 PM

Hey Murilo.

If you are still interested I can point you to the best elliptical machines out there right away.

I run a fitness equipment store and used to sell/service a lot of different brands.

I am up to date on all of the fitness equipment.

Let me know because I can really help you with this and save you money possibly!

You want to get the best quality, most natural feeling for your money!

PM me anytime!

**Kratos** · 04-01-2008, 11:08 PM

If I were going to use an eliptical, I would want it to be in my home. I tried it a few times at the gym and felt like a huge homo, its a chick machine.

**Panzerfaust** · 04-02-2008, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Kratos

If I were going to use an eliptical, I would want it to be in my home. I tried it a few times at the gym and felt like a huge homo, its a chick machine.

That's why I have all the "chicks" here playing with my toy.

**gixxerboy1** · 04-04-2008, 02:31 PM

dont buy that one. Ironman is owned by keys and they are bankrupt. Keys stuff is not that great and if it goes your probably arent gonig to be able to get parts

**smokeyd** · 04-04-2008, 02:54 PM

we got the octane ellipticals and there great! 30 min everyday and i took the gay hand things off one of them, they kept getting caught under my shirt sleave and damn near pulling me off the thing, real embarising, 275 pounder almost getting thrown off the chick machine hahaha