Anyone know about cross trainers?

[JakeR]

Hi Folks,

My wife is after a cross trainer to put into our small home gym.

I know nothing about them...

Can anyone recommend any good brands?

What sort of money do I need to be spending to get something reasonable for home use?

Many thanks

JakeR

[Driller]

I think you can't go wrong with something like this.

http://www.fitness-superstore.co.uk/standard_ellip...

I tried a Matrix at a fitness show last year and was just fantastic. Not the same budget though.

[Z4monster]

I bought one from Amazon in the new year. The one I got is Horizon Andes 308 Elliptical. Cost £350 but is a superb piece of kit but I saw it for sale with everyone else for over £650 and even found places that rented the same model out as a business so it must be pretty good.

Incidentally Amazon now have it for sale at £444.65 with delivery extra so I reckon I got a bargain. Woo Hoo. Just need to use it more really!

[JakeR]

Is it one of those things (like say, mountain bikes) where you need to spend at least £300 or whatever to get something safe or well made?

cheers

JakeR

[bazking69]

Even the cheapest price above to purchase a cross trainer outright would cover my gym membership for 20 months...
I know nothing about cross trainers themselves but I do know that they are great for those of us who carry a bit of weight and struggle with impact issues when it comes to running.

[JakeR]

bazking69 said:

Even the cheapest price above to purchase a cross trainer outright would cover my gym membership for 20 months...
I know nothing about cross trainers themselves but I do know that they are great for those of us who carry a bit of weight and struggle with impact issues when it comes to running.

I hear what you're saying re cost v gym membership bazking69, but we have 2 little kids, and it would be a right kerfuffle to try and get a 'sitter everytime my wife and I wanted to go to the gym together. And this exercise thing is a 'together' thing we've decided! Hence the home gym...

cheers

JakeR

[paoloh]

Jake, where are you in the country?

I have one sitting in my garage that had about 2 months use in a gym.

Would be nice and cheap.

[bazking69]

I bet ebay is littered with them, mostly with very little use and one careful owner who paid top dollar for it and never used it.

[JakeR]

thanks for the offer Paoloh, but not really what I'm after...

my sister bought one off ebay as it goes, and the damn thing broke very expensively a week after she got it... bad luck though I s'pose...

[MikeO996]

We bought a really good one from John Lewis (own brand) for 340 quid - well recommended.