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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
It's okay. Jan 07, 2012
By E. Stressman
Was shipped and arrived quickly. Not really to hard to put together if you have common sense. One hand rail is a little shorter than the other & I feel like the foot pedals are a little to inclined, but you get what you pay for - it does do the trick as far as what an elliptical is suppose to do though, so if you want one for a cheap price then this is the one to get. The product could be better but the result for my work out is just what I wanted.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 First Impressions Exerpeutic Aero vs Orbitrek Elite Feb 12, 2012
By Trent U. Davis
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.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Review on Exerpeutic Aero Air Dec 31, 2011
By Sunshine
Easy to put together. Get a great workout; doesn't hurt knees; easy to move around; love how there is a tension turn knob. Great value for the price!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Less than 40 miles on it and its toast! Feb 21, 2012
By James Skender
"Drzombiewilde5000"
I was initially very impressed with this machine, its cheap, easy to put together, and for the 40 miles i put on it, it worked well. About a week and a half into it it started sounding like it was going to explode! It started screaching very loudly and making thunking noises, and was getting harder and harder to pedal, while at the same time black shavings were scraping off of something onto our floor. I opened it up and straightened wheel out which was horribly misalligned, but it didnt make any difference, it was toast. Called exepeutic since it was still on warranty, and its the most unprofessional company ever, they told me to take it apart again(even though I told them I did that the previous evening ,but they made me tear it down again), then put me on hold with some horrible morning show blasting ,fellow on the phone was not friendly and not helpful, then after putting me on hold he told me to ship it back to amazon. I told him i got rid of the box and he acted like i was a moron...I live in an apartment with a baby ,wife and myself, i dont have room for excess packaging. but anyway, moral of the story ,the machine started out great, for as shortly as it lasted, then the warranty from this company means nothing, they just pawn you off on amazon. Buy at your own risk, it may not be worth the hassle, stress, and time of dealing with the horrible company and waiting for machines, repacking, resending ,etc ,etc
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Did not last long. Mar 30, 2012
By C. Perez
This thing worked great for about a month. It started to grind in the front flywheel and the pedal axle started to skip. I greased up the front flywheel. And it turns out the welding had come undone on the pedal axle. The part that connects to the pedal bars. I messed with it. I fixed it with some good old J.B. Weld and worked fine for about 2 weeks. I had been using this thing regularly for 3 to 4 times a week for 30 minutes.
The J.B. Weld worked held. But the front flywheel keeped getting stiff and tight. And it continued to grind. It got to the point the front flywheel locked up. I took it apart. I tired to adjust the nuts and tension screws. It never was the same. It keeps grinding. I see flakes of metal on the floor from the front flywheel. For 99 dollars I expected it to fail. But not so soon. Dont waste your money. Spending it on a decent one. Like I am going to. When it worked it was awesome. But when it broke down. It broke down. Could not fix. Not worth the hassle calling and complaining to the company. Just write a review and help the next person.
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