Stamina 1772 Magnetic Elliptical

My husband, who is very handy, had a bit of a hard time putting this machine together. Once together, the left leg step keeps popping out of place, off the track. We have tried to adjust it to no avail. It looks like we will have to return it. When it isn't popping out of place, the machine is smooth and quiet. The digital display is very nice because it keeps track of calories burned, heart rate, speed and distance. I am disappointed that we will have to return it but we don't seem to have a choice.

I received it pretty quickly after I bought it, so that's nice from overstock.com. The machine was easy to built and worked as described, after a couple of days on it , i feeeeeeel gooood.

All the reviews I had read were very positive, but I didn't have that great of an experience. I was missing pieces from the packing list that made it time consuming to put together because I was left to go to a hardware store to buy the missing pieces. Than after 4 uses the bolt securing the right foot pedal to the crankcase broke. This forced me to once again head back to the hardware to fix it on my own. It was an easy fix, but still not something I should have to deal with after 1 week of ownership. Aside from those two issues I've been satisfied with the product, it's pretty much everything I expected it to be performance-wise.

I chose this elliptical for it's size and the great reviews it received. It does look nice and it has a small footprint (small enough to fit in the corner of our small living room without being the focal point). The machine says it can support up to 250lbs, but I would be surprised to see it survive under that much weight. My fiance is not a big guy at around 155lbs, and the first time he got on it it wasn't more than five minutes before it started creaking and squealing. I thought it was going to fall completely apart under him. When I'm on it it's fine, so as long as you're small and light on your feet, this machine does the job. Overall, I suppose it's worth the price we paid for it. But don't expect anywhere near a gym-quality piece of equipment with this elliptical.