After doing intensive research for my $350 investment (thats how much is costs on amazon), i short listed these 4 problems with this model
- Bad customer support (to get better support I need to invest more)
- Dependence on luck...yes you read correct. If they ship all the parts correctly, you are going to have a good day, but if they mess up and send damaged parts or no parts at all, its your bad luck :P
- Short stride: this machine has only 14 inch stride, so its no good for tall people. But no trainer under $400 comes with longer stride...for that i need to dig deep in my pocket
- Might make noise....again we are depending on luck. SOme user says they encounter some level of noise; but other says its quite as a babies bottom (wrong use of phrase :P)
Now the final QUestion, is it worth it?
If you feel lucky....go for it. If you are not so lucky...save $100 more and buy yourself a Schwinn A40