Customer Reviews

Koolatron 401800 Elliptical Strider

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I ordered this product with high hopes and determined plans. I received a product that is impossible to assemble, due to assembly instructions that seem to be written by monkeys. There is a page and a half of assembly instructions - this product really should have more like four pages. When I called the company's customer service line, they were incredibly rude and non helpful, suggesting that I was out of luck and that there was something wrong with me for not being able to assemble the product. I've contacted Amazon to return this product immediately.

i bought item but when it arrived i was so disappointed. it is not easy to assemble and when i called the customer service for help the person was not helpful at all. there were so many srews and parts and they were not well labeled at all. besides the product was not well produced at all for example i can see green gluey greases on a few parts of the product.

This is a nifty, inexpensive machine. It came assembled! One knob was broken in shipping and the company replaced it in a very timely manner with no hassle. The machine is easy to use and takes up little space. It is quiet in use and seems to perform what level of exercise we were looking for. Nice bargin!

After reviewing a number of inexpensive elliptical trainers, I chose this one because it had post extensions to the legs versus wire. Plus, I didn't feel that I was paying extra for some guy's name. The online buying process was simple and painless. The only complaint that I have is the tracking capability. Amazon only gave a date range for delivery, whereas many other web stores will actually let you track your package with UPS/FedEx etc. Regardless, my package did arrive in the middle of the date range given.

The unit was completely assembled in the package, and took about five minutes to set up in my room. The monitor needs to be plugged in, and batteries installed. The unit itself is fairly sturdy. I've had it three weeks now, and I've used it everyday for 20-40 minutes as part of my overall workout. This elliptical isn't going to be a "get thin quick" unit, so if that is what you are looking for I wouldn't suggest buying it. I bought it because I have bad knees, and research said that elliptical trainers were a better overall (less body stress) workout. I still have pain in my knees, but far less than when I run.

This unit does not have any resistance to it, so the type of workout you get depends on your rhythm. I ALWAYS workout to music which helps set a cadence. I begin with a nice building pace with one song, then the second song gives me a stronger pace (more beats per minute), the third song a more steady pace (fewer beats per minute), then stronger and so on in an alternating pattern. My last song of the playlist is the fastest and about seven minutes long so I end my workout real strong. I have noticed with this set up that my cardio is getting better, as I am less winded when doing the other activities I do. Again, you will only get out of this unit what you put into it.

My only complaints are these; 1) The monitor is pretty cheesy. It works, but the casing is cheap and kept falling apart so I had to strap it together. Because I workout to music to keep my timing, the monitor isn't a huge deal for me. I really only keep it to gauge my distance. The batteries died about a week after I got it, as well. I only mention this because it's a review; it wasn't something that bothered me specifically. 2) After a week I took apart the unit at each moving joint and oiled it because of friction noise. The unit moved fine, but friction at the joints was making a lot of noise and I'm bothered by that sort of thing. Most companies don't lubricate joints like this very well, so I fixed it on my own. My perspective is this - any unit with moving parts is eventually going to need some sort of maintenance, whether the unit is $200 or $2000. For me, oiling noisy joints isn't enough for me to say this unit isn't worth buying.

For me, money is tight but I wanted a cardio workout to go with my weight training. I feel I get a lot out of this unit because of the work I put into it. If this sounds like a commitment you can make, and you can't afford to really spend more, this is a great unit for you.

I've had this for about 5 years. It's simple and easy to use, and is fantastic as far as an aerobic workout. But it IS noisy and I've had to oil it constantly. I listen to my ipod and can tune out most of the squeaking, but it wakes up my kids in the room above as well as my spouse upstairs.

I really like this elliptical strider. Set up was easy. The gliding motion is very smooth and quiet. It is a light-weight piece of equipment. There are no cables holding the feet rests on the machine that can twist or break: The metal pieces used on this machine are much sturdier.