Fitness Quest Edge 1400 Elliptical Trainer

Product Description
The Fitness Quest® Edge® 1400 Elliptical Trainer has a smooth elliptical path that feels natural, making exercising more comfortable. You are in control of your workout with 16 levels of magnetic resistance and 2 different stride lengths. The trainer provides user-friendly features such as a focus bar for stability and rest, a water bottle holder and transportation wheels. The built-in hand pulse allows you to monitor pulse rate.


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Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #29669 in Sports & Outdoors
Brand: Fitness Quest
Dimensions: 30.10" h x 32.50" w x 41.50" l, 200.00 pounds
Features
Reverse Motion--Allows you to work different muscle groups with the same exercise.
Heart Rate Monitor: Hand Grip--Provides the most convenient way to measure heart rate.
Resistance Type: Magnetic--This is a quiet, frictionless resistance system that is very popular among users.
Model Number: 1400
Number of Resistance Levels: 16 Levels

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Customer Reviews
No workout
First the good: it's a solid, well built product, very stable, easy to assemble. And if this is important to you (it is to me), it has a very modest footprint, so it will fit in small spaces. Long stride is a big plus.

Now the bad: laughable resistance. It has supposedly 16 levels in manual mode plus a bunch of programs - what good is all that, when the difference in resistance between the highest load and the lowest load is almost imperceptible? Both myself and my wife tried it - at first we thought we had a defective unit with no resistance. I paid money to have a tech come out who fixes ellipticals, and he took it apart and said it's all as it was supposed to be by design. There is a tiny flywheel with tiny magnets - and so you get tiny resistance. Absolutely worthless for a workout. I'll say it as clearly as I can: you can almost not feel ANY resistance at the highest level, it's as if you are gliding on it switched off.

If you are serious about working out not just gliding about with no resistance, avoid this product.

Worth every penny!
I received this product in record time. The machine had to be assembled but with the help of one other person, we had it completely assembled in less than two hours. Directions were very helpful and easy to follow. The elliptical trainer is very well made. The metal used on this machine is of very good quality. The instructions for using the machine, changing stride length (17 and 21), and use of the pre-programmed exercise routines are well written and easy to follow. I would recommend this machine to anyone interesed in a mid-price range elliptical trainer.