Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Just got the unit. I bought it because it had a design similar to an Orbitrek Elite. Unfortunately both of my Orbitrek's broke after 1 year. The pedal crank on both units started to slip badly making both unusable. Clearly a design flaw. This unit was 1/3 the price of an Orbitrek Elite but is better in many ways. #1 You can actually read the LCD display on this unit while you are using it. On the Orbitrek it was at a bad angle and you had to get off the unit to read it. #2 Better stability if your floor is not perfectly level. The unit has two leveler screws on the base which are easily adjusted so it will not rock from side to side. #3 You can adjust the tension better. With 1 turn of the tension control, the Orbitrek Elite went from easy to very hard. On this unit as you turn it, it gradually gets harder. You can go from easy to hard in 5 or 6 turns. #4 Pedal crank design is different than Orbitrek and hopefully will stay functional with a lot if usage. Like the Orbitrek it takes up very little space and is easy to move, otherwise, everything else is the same. Personally I find elliptical machines that use a bicycle shaft more natural to use. The motion feels very natural like riding a bike. And once you turn up the tension you will start to burn those calories! The only downside is this machine does not come with a workout DVD. Guess I will just use my Orbitrek DVD instead. Oh yeah it takes about 30 minutes to put the unit together. The manual could have been a little better, it might take you an hour if you are not good at assembling things. And you may have to adjust the tenion strap just once so that it really does get hard when you turn it to the max. It's easy, just set it to minimal tension, unlock the buckle that holds it, pull it real tight (use a plyers if you must) and close the buckle. It's in the manual, so don't worry, and it's easy to do. That's it. Now I'm about to buy a second one for my wife.