[s-cars] NAC - elliptical machines - Anybody know much about these, in the business, got opinions?

[Tom Green]

We are, as a group, I hope, really praying that  Mrs. Chambers won't
bend the frame on her bike.  :-)  Set-up time and effort may be an issue
when better weather arrives and the bike does double duty, and the  
elliptical
uses a little less space and probably is a little quieter for use at  
nap time.

I agree that a health club has better equipment than most can afford  
to buy
for home use, and there are so many of the cheap machines just gathering
dust in basements and garages.

But, the guys, single or not, generally have an easier time scheduling a
trip to the club, for maintenance, rehab, or just socializing, than  
the mom
with youngsters and the daddy gone to Toledo.  :-)

Maybe you can score a decent used machine that someone made a mistake
in purchasing at a price that doesn't subsidize his error.

Is Pizzo still in the custom order business?  :-)

Tom

> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Steve Powers, <sbpowers at gmail.com> opined:
> Depending on your size, your strength and your propensity to move
> around putting a bike on a trainer is a great way to pretzel your
> frame. (sez the guy who's 6'6" and 240 lbs)
>
> (I own a Peter Mooney custom: columbus spx tubing w/ C-record campy
> components that will never see a trainer)
>
> sp
>
>
>
> On 2/28/08, Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net> wrote:
>> At 07:38 AM 2/28/2008, Joe Pizzimenti wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> An elliptical is easier on the joints than a bike or treadmill.   
>>> The good
>>> machines aren't cheap & the cheap ones are flimsy.
>>
>> I'd disagree with that statement. A bike on a trainer is very easy on
>> both the joints and on the wallet, as many people already own a  
>> usable bike.
>>
>> Spend $200 on a Cyclops fluid trainer and the Spinergy "No Slackers"
>> DVD and you're all set.
>>
>> The DVD is important...trainer riding can be *boring*, unlike riding
>> the 14" Kreitler rollers, which is mostly terrifying. :)
>>
>> Lee
>> '99 Merlin ExtraLight
>> '99 Colnago C40
>> '01 Colnago Dream
>> '03 Litespeed Blue Ridge
>> '03 Hot Tubes 'cross bike
>> '90 Colnago Spiral Conic SLX
>> '95 Merlin MTB
>> '88 Wicked Fat
>> '81 Condor Cycles
>>
>> ...and some Audis :)