Niceday Elliptical Machine, Elliptical Exercise Machine for Home with Hyper-Quiet Magnetic Driving System, Elliptical Trainer with 15.5IN-20IN Stride, 16 Resistance Levels, 500LBS Loading Capacity

I bought the Classic Elliptical CT11S. The quality and function of this machine are so much better than I expected, or even hoped for! I paid $20 extra to have the box delivered to the room of my choice. (Getting it inside and downstairs would've been the hardest part.) Taking my time and making sure I read the directions carefully, it took 90 minutes to assemble the elliptical at a leisurely pace. There's nothing confusing or difficult about the assembly, and the necessary tools were included. The peddling is smooth as silk and quiet as a whisper. My breathing is much louder than the machine. Lol! The tension knob to increase or decrease difficulty works well. The machine is easy to move and roll out of the way if needed. Some reviews have compared it to the commercial-grade ellipticals at the gym. They're not the same thing and if you want to spend $7500+, go for it. But good luck getting that thing out of your house when you don't want it anymore and good luck finding someone to repair it if it breaks down. Plus, this elliptical takes up a much smaller footprint than the big ones at the gym. I get a great workout with this and the quality is unbelievable at this price point. I'm so glad I bought it and I highly recommend!

TL;DR: CT11Pro - Great elliptical, built sturdy, easy assembly, quiet and smooth. You should consider it.We purchased the CT11Pro as my wife is tall and wanted the longer 18 inch stride that it provides.First for all the good things - It was easy to assemble and comes with the tools you need. I assembled it by myself but you'll have to be careful with getting it out of the box if you don't have help. It works very smoothly and quietly and the stride is great. It has a device holder although you'll see in my negatives that it covers up the monitoring. It feels heavy duty which it should if it's going to support up to 400lbs. And the biggest positive of all, my wife loves it (and so do I). :-)The only real negatives I've found so far is that I don't think the heart rate monitor is very accurate. I have an apple watch that I compare it to and it's just all over the place. It starts out much lower than what my watch then ends up higher. But, that's why I have an Apple watch so that doesn't bother me. So far, I haven't really used the monitoring much at all so I don't know if the distance, calories etc are accurate or not. It has a device holder but when you place your device in it, it covers up the monitor anyway, especially if you use an iPad or tablet. I do wish that the magnetic resistance dial was higher up because to adjust it you have to bend over and try to see what you are adjusting it to. Makes it a little harder if you are doing a pyramid program or something where you are adjusting resistance several times. Something that you will learn to do without looking though I believe. It has no water bottle holder like some have. The other negative was getting this thing shipped to me. It probably wouldn't be any different than any other large item like this but it arrived way later than it was supposed to and came in a rented Enterprise box truck with 2 guys to carry it in. This might be because we are about 100 miles from an Amazon warehouse so you may or may not have any issues like this.Even though it may look like my negative list is longer than my positives, they aren't. There wasn't much to explain on the positives. The positives far outweigh the negatives and I would certainly recommend this elliptical.One other note I will say is that even though you can find reviews and assembly videos on Youtube, it doesn't appear that Niceday has any real workout content out like the competition does but does connect with Kinomap which is interesting as you can choose different routes so you have different scenery. It requires a device and connects through bluetooth to the elliptical computer. It was fairly easy to connect and setup but I haven't yet figured out if Kinomap is only subscription or if there is a free side of it so I've just been using Youtube videos created by others such as Sunny Health & Fitness being one and Apple Fitness+. Surprisingly, Apple Fitness+ or Peloton neither have specific elliptical workouts but you can use those geared for either cycling or treadmill as substitutes. The Apple watch has an elliptical workout also which will get you the metrics.

I’ve purchased this elliptical after the second hand one I was using broke on me. So far I’ve been pretty satisfied with how it runs. It was an easy set up, the video online really helps more than the written instructions.It took me about an hour to put together but I took my time and was on my own. With helpers you probably could get this set up in half the time. The display is basic and the set up to time your work out is annoying but I mostly just put my phone on the display anyway. The calorie counter is way off, I would only really use the timer on the display. I don’t think the other settings are really accurate otherwise.This machine glides fine but I struggle with the footholds when I get a more vigorous pace. I did have to out a piece of cardboard under one side of the support legs due to being uneven but I don’t have any padding under it, just concrete. It’s pretty stable now.I’m happy with my purchase. Don’t expect luxury with this machine, it’s basic and will give the workout of a basic machine. If you have a longer stride you may want to reconsider this model, other wise I think it’s a great home elliptical for the price.

It was tough to pedal at first. I could only stay on for a minute or two at a time before having to get off (and sweating like a beast haha). It felt uncomfortable to ride and the stride felt bumpy, so at first I thought I was going to have to trash it (I had already thrown away the box for return). But after a few weeks I decided to turn the resistance to the max and pedaled on that for about 20 seconds. I'm not sure if this is an official step, but after I did that, the stride was perfect and I was able to go for a full 30 minutes! Now I do 30 minutes daily without issue. For us 5'3 and below folks, the stride length is perfect. Do not get this model if you're taller; get the PRO one.Wonderful, gym-quality workout each time! Great to do intervals (3mia low resistance, 1 min high resistance, cycle for 30 mins).