Customer Reviews

Horizon EX65 Dual Action Elliptical Trainer

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Received this item yesterday in the mail.

Delivery was quick considering I used the free shipping option (about a week and a half to get).

Piece of cake to assemble, instructions are clear and easy to follow and the bolts and nuts are packaged into 8 or so little baggies one for each step in the instruction set (this way you don't really have to figure out which bolt they are referring to). I assembled it by myself, didn't need more then one person which is nice. The hardest part assembling it by myself was the first step, which is to attach the front stabilizer bar that has wheels on it. This requires you to lift the front end slightly and keep it elevated while you screw this piece on. Once you have it on though it is easy to move at that point because of the wheels.

Gave it a try and it runs smooth and quiet for me even with high resistance I can still watch TV without turning the volume to a crazy amount.

So far overall I've found it great to use even though I've only been using it for a day ;)

The only problem I had was the back right stabilizer bar got dinged and because of that the plastic cap on the end cracked. It is a decorative thing but that has been my only problem. I watched them unload and carry it into my apartment (Eagle freight) and they were not gentle at all so that being the only thing broken makes me happy.

My wife and I assembled this elliptical a week ago and have been using it quite a bit. We love it. The stride length and pedal design make for very smooth rotations, with minimal up and down motion. That was a must for us, since my wife wanted to be able to read magazines while using it. We bought ours from a different online source, and for some reason, it was missing the power adapter. I called technical service at Horizon Fitness, and they immediately shipped an adapter to us in 3 business days. I also called them ~3 weeks ago when I was doing research on ellipticals, and they were just as friendly and helpful then. The only other problem was that there was a small crack in the top-right side of the elliptical's plastic housing, but it is not very noticable, has no chance of getting worse, and is entirely cosmetic. Overall, we are very pleased with our elliptical.

This elliptical is great, I was able to put it together in 1-2 hours. I've had it for 2 weeks and so far works like a charm. The only reason I give it 4 stars is that every time I turn the console on it makes a LOUD beep (by design), which is a problem because I usually workout late at night, when the kids are asleep (loud noises sometimes wake kids up). There is a mute option, but it only works after the console is turned on. Other than that (which is really a minor annoyance) this machine is great!

I bought this elliptical machine a few weeks ago. Delivery was no problem - they called the day before to let us know when they would arrive. Assembly, as others have mentioned, is a piece of cake. Each step has a separate bag of parts and the instructions are clear and easy to follow.

The machine itself works great, offering a nice range of resistance levels, programs, and information (heartrate, calories, speed, watts, distance, strides-per-minute, time, etc). I chose this model because it was significantly shorter in length than many of the others available, and so far I have not seen any downside to this. It is fairly compact, as ellipticals go, fits in our small space very well, and is surprisingly easy to tilt up and roll around on the front wheels. Overall, it's a great machine and I'm very happy with it.

I only have 2 minor complaints. The first someone else mentioned - it emits 3 loud beeps when you turn it on. You can turn off the beep once the machine is on (and it emits a beep to let you know it's off too!), but if you are trying to be quiet, this is especially obnoxious. Second, after using it for a couple of weeks, it started periodically making a clicking noise. It took quite a bit of effort to finally determine that it was coming from the joint where one of the "arms" connects to the "leg". A simple tightening of this made the noise go away immediately, but it was a pain to have to troubleshoot a problem so soon.

Those two items were minor and wouldn't dissuade me from recommending this elliptical to anyone looking for a great, compact, workout in this price range.

I purchased this Horizon EX65 two weeks ago. And I've been using it everyday, and its always nice and smooth stride. Sturdy and it has the durability and quality feel to it. And also easy assembly, it took me about half an hour to get everything going. So for all you who wanted to start looking after your health or looking for a good elliptical machine. I totally recommend this.Horizon EX65 Dual Action Elliptical Trainer

After looking at other ellipticals and reading reviews I know I made the best choice, Great machine even my kids enjoy working out.It also has a Great warranty for the money you can't go wrong with this Elliptical