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Sole E55 Elliptical Trainer | 
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| Brand: Sole
Category: Sports
List Price: $2,499.99
Buy New: $1,499.00
You Save: $1000.99 (40%)
New (4) from $1,499.00
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 24363
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 269
Dimensions (in): 66 x 36 x 27
Model: E55-09
UPC: 795447555885
EAN: 0754807353301
ASIN: B001G60YJO
Release Date: September 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Features a 27-pound flywheel and dual-action functionality for an upper and lower body workout | | • | Grip pulse monitoring and heart rate chest strap; oversize and adjustable foot pedals | | • | Sixteen resistance levels and ten programs for a challenging workout | | • | Offers a 20-inch stride length, LCD display monitor, cooling fan, and water bottle holder | | • | 350-pound maximum weight capacity; measures 82 by 27 by 68 inches (L x W x H) when assembled |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy an efficient full-body workout without heading to the gym with the Sole E55 elliptical trainer. Boasting a heavy 30-pound flywheel, a high gear ratio not found on most comparable models, and a pair of upper body handles, the E55 delivers an extremely smooth workout with plenty of top-end resistance. Users will also appreciate the unique oversize and adjustable foot pedals, which were designed in collaboration with a leading physical therapist and sports enthusiast. The pedals are not only extra large, but also feature a 2-degree inward slope that reduces the ankle and knee stress that's common in other elliptical machines. The collaboration also produced a revolutionary foot pedal angle adjustment not found on any other elliptical. Taking into account that not everyone walks the same way, Sole engineers made the E55's pedals adjustable to fit the way you walk. This also reduces the likelihood of numb toes and sore Achilles tendons. Workout specifics include 16 resistance levels, 10 total programs (including two custom and two heart-rate programs), and a 20-inch stride length. Perhaps the handiest feature from a user perspective, however, is the easy-to-use electronic console, which integrates a blue backlit LCD display, a cooling fan, and a water bottle holder. The E55, which offers a maximum weight capacity of 350 pounds, carries the following warranties: lifetime on the frame, five years on all parts and electronics, and two years on the labor. Specifications: - Assembled Dimensions: 82 by 27 by 68 inches (L x W x H)
- Arm Spacing: 23 inches
The E55 offers an LCD display on the console to track your key workout metrics. |
- Arm Stride: 30 inches
- Step Up: 15 inches
- Foot Spacing: 5.5 inches
- Stride Length: 20 inches
- Front Drive: Yes
- Steel Frame: 38mm
- Resistance Type: ECB
- Adjustable Pedals: Worm Drive
- Articulating Pedals: Yes
- Flywheel: 27 pounds
- Resistance Levels: 16
- Power: Plug in
- Upper Body: Yes
- Molded Hand Grips: No
- Pulse Grips: Yes
- Handlebar Adjust: Yes
- Display Type: LCD
- Heart Rate Control: Yes
- Heart Rate Telemetry Belt: Yes
- Auto Pilot: No
- HR % Graph: No
- Windows: 1
- Track Display: Yes
- Color Backlit: Blue
- Audio System: Yes
- Incline: Power
- Six Standard Programs
- Two User-Defined Programs
- Two Heart Rate Programs
- Cooling Fans: Standard
- Water Bottle Holder: Yes
- Rear Rail Shroud: Yes
- Weight Capacity: 375 pounds
Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame and brake - lifetime, parts/electronics - 5 years, labor - 2 years About Sole
Sole brings over twenty years of treadmill and fitness product design and manufacturing to the table in their line of innovative equipment designed for fitness-conscious people. The company's treadmill line is simple in design, with an emphasis on quality and warranty all at a great price. Sole's easy-to-use treadmills offer a great value and feature a convenient, space-saving portable design. The treadmills have a very stable base with four wheels for ease of movement, folding decks to conserve space, and a 30-year motor and lifetime deck and frame warranty. Sole is always looking for ways to make their equipment better, more efficient, with higher quality at a great price. About Elliptical Trainers
Elliptical trainers represent the next wave of advancement in low-impact cardiovascular exercise machines and continue to grow in popularity. By simulating motions experienced through walking, stepping, cycling, and skiing, elliptical machines allow for a smooth and fluid motion while building strength in the arms and legs. Similar to the exercise position for treadmills, elliptical trainers are used by standing in an upright position while holding the handrails of the machine. With elliptical trainers, however, your feet remain in the foot pedals throughout the exercise regimen and circulate in a smooth and seamless motion, resulting in little to no impact on the knees, back, and hips. Elliptical trainers are compatible for all ages and fitness levels and allow you to select the difficulty level through the incline and intensity settings. Additionally, elliptical trainers allow you to determine the complexity of your workout based on your needs, all while listening to music, watching television, or reading a magazine while exercising in the comfort and safety of your own home. Although different types of elliptical trainers offer an assortment of features, many of them include an array of challenging programs, forward and reverse directional movement, EKG grip pulse handles, a lightweight portable design with easy fold-up capability, and a monitor displaying calories burned, distance, speed, time, and heart rate. Other types of exercise machines, namely treadmills and bikes, offer excellent cardiovascular exercise and muscular training for the legs in a forward-motion exercise. Elliptical trainers take this to the next level by offering an upper and lower body workout with dual motion, challenging and diverse programs, and a low-impact exercise machine that won't strain sensitive joints.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just what I was looking for. July 6, 2010
James M Camp (Raeford, NC, US)
Fast shipping, to my back door. Cut the box open and took out some of the parts to make the box light enough to push up the stairs. It is heavy but thats because its a solid machine (read durable).
Wasnt hard at all to put together. Took me about 1- 1 1/2 hrs but I used my own tools,a ratchet (wow). Cant for the life of me figure how it could take much longer.
I have only had it a few months and no problems thus far. I looked at ellipticals for a few months and believe this one is the best buy all around. The only recommendation that I would make...if you are short (under 5'7") the 20 inch stride may feel too long for you.
I would recommend it for anyone buying an elliptical.
Hope this helps.
Sole E 55-Really Alive June 28, 2010
Steve Garrison (AURORA, ILLINOIS, US)
The Sole E55 was delivered to my door in a very short time from the order date. It took me approximately 4 hours to assemble by myself. You can hardly hear a sound while using this machine. It has setting for the beginner as well as the advanced that make your work outs well defined. Had a Nordic Track prior and this machine is 100x's better.
Solid, Gym-Quality Elliptical (an ongoing review) June 6, 2010
Brian E. Kotek (Raleigh, NC United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This will be an ongoing review, which I will update every few months as I use the machine.
I just purchased and received the machine. As some of the other reviewers have stated, be warned that this machine is EXTREMELY HEAVY. I'm glad that I followed some of the advice in the other reviews: do NOT cut the box open at the bottom as the package instructs you. If you do this, you will have an insanely difficult time moving the main base because the arms are not locked into position, and they will rotate/move if you try to get leverage on them. There is no good place to try and hold onto it.
Open the box from the top and pull out everything that you can, leaving just the main base in the box. Trust me, just that is more than heavy enough. But at least this way, you can move it IN THE BOX rather than trying to move the base itself. If you are moving this upstairs, as I did, you will need at LEAST two people. I was able to slide it to my stairs, lift one end (the LIGHTER side) one step at a time until the bottom was parallel to the incline of the stairs. Then I pushed on the bottom with my girlfriend at the top just making sure the edge of the box cleared each step. So we made due with two people, but three would have been better.
The assembly instructions are not great, but not horrible either. Lay out the parts for each step and read the instructions, looking at the drawing, and just take it slowly. I put it together in about three hours.
Once it is together, the machine seems very solid and well built. While obviously not up to a $5000 gym machine, it is not far away from that. It has a lot of options, full resistance settings, etc. The motion is smooth and quiet. So far, for the price I am very impressed with how this machine feels.
I will update this review after I have used it for a month or so with additional impressions.
 Solid machine, but should have spent the extra on the E95 April 20, 2010
Paul Streder
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I researched Elliptical machines for a while. And after long deliberation and trying to balance price with features, I purchased the E55 (instead of the E95) because i found no important discernible features.
My wife and I work out 5 nights a week for an hour each - so this machine gets between 1-2hrs a day, 5 days a week. About 2 weeks after we purchased this, our first squeak started to inch out. Then about 3 weeks out a second squeek started coming from the main wheel.
The unit still functions well - and for the most part seems built very solid (on par with most Precor and Life Fitness machines I have used), however the squeeks are annoying.
I am a little displeased with the quality of the display - After using Sole's F80 treadmill with the upgraded display, I should have spent the extra few hundred bucks just for the display. The display on the E55 is rather limited in what it can display at one time.
The other complaints are small.
1) The on-board fan is worthless - make sure to get a real fan to mount on a wall or put on a shelf to keep you cool.
2) The on-board speakers are worthless - make sure to put a decent stereo in the room (for your enjoyment and to hide the squeeks from the machine)
Overall, despite the drawbacks I mentioned, I still give this unit 4 stars because it is impressively solid for what you pay for the unit. I would recommend it to others, but suggest looking at and trying the E95 if only for the display.
Quiet and smooth. Highly recommended. March 4, 2010
Patrick Ho (San Diego, CA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I researched for 2 months before buying this Sole elliptical machine. I decided to go for this one mainly because of of the followings:
- Quality. Go to Dick's Sporting Goods and take a look at the condition of a Sole machine, then go to Sears/Sports Authority and look at the ones manufactured by Icon (Nordic, Reebok, Proform, etc). Shake the frame a bit and look at the parts they use at different joints. I guarantee you will notice the differences in quality easily.
- Smooth motion. The operation is very quiet. Quiet mechanical operation usually means good quality.
- Relatively heavy flywheel. The motion feels more natural because of that. This was the main reason I chose a Sole elliptical machine over a LifeCore one (see below).
- Very good price. For such a good quality elliptical machine, this price is a real bargain. (after using it for a few days, now I think I should have got the E35 model instead. I think the additional features in the E55 model do not worth spending $200 more in my opinion)
About installation. As many other reviewers pointed out, the part with flywheel is very heavy. Even though that part has wheels, you will need at least 1 helper (2 if possible) to move it indoor. It is fairly straightforward to assemble the machine (but I'm kind of a handy man), but I have to say the instructions in the manual really suck ([...]). There are many obvious mistakes in the instructions and diagrams. Luckily it is not difficult to spot those mistakes so you should still be able to assemble the machine with their instructions.
Used this machine for a week so far. Very happy with it so far. The only thing I don't like is the sound quality from the built in speakers.
When I shopped for the machine, I tried out many different models in local stores. Here are my opinions on some of those (just some subjective opinions, but hopefully will be useful to some people):
- LifeCore CD400/CD500: Just half the length of a Sole machine, very good size for a small room. Smooth motion. I leaned toward buying a CD500 for a while. However, it does not have a heavy fly wheel, so it feels like running "in the air" when using it. That's why I decided to go for a Sole machine instead.
- Octane: These are high quality machines. Well constructed, very smooth, and also very short (about the same length as the LifeCore ones). However, they are rather expensive. I notice my heels lifted off from the pedal quite a bit when using this machine, probably because it is front-driven AND a short machine (i.e. short distance between the flywheel and wheel rollers below the pedals).
- LifeFitness: Oh, boy, I loved their X5 machine. Super smooth, super quiet, and the most important of all, it feels most "natural" when running on it. Of course it is also very expensive.
- Spirit: I believe Sole elliptical machines are manufactured by Spirit. You can buy an elliptical machine with Spirit logo on it. I heard those are made of better mechanical parts so they are a bit more expensive. However, I tried one out in a local store and couldn't really tell the difference.
- Precor: For some reason I didn't find Precor elliptical machines that attractive (probably because of its look). Note that you can adjust incline angle with Precor elliptical machines, which is a very nice feature to me.
- Icon (Reebok, Proform, Nordic): I plan to use my elliptical machine everyday, so quality is important to me. Looking at how the pedals arms are connected to the flywheel, and also the quality of the body frame, I just don't believe these machines will last long enough for me.
At last, I have a few suggestions to people shopping for an elliptical machine:
1. Try out different machines at least twice in local stores. At first I planned to buy a LifeCore CD500, because it is much shorter (so it looks much cooler), and the stride length is adjustable. I didn't notice the Sole machine has smoother motion until my 2nd or 3rd visit to the stores.
2. It is rather difficult to get objective reviews for elliptical machines. Some web-sites are paid to say good things about certain brands. Most salesmen in local stores I met would say bad things about any brand of elliptical machines they were not selling. I subscribed to Consumer Reports online to look at their reviews, and was rather disappointed because their reviews in this area are rather useless. Seems to me they were written by someone who don't know elliptical machines that well. I got the most useful reviews from Treadmill Doctor online. Highly recommended.
3. You can probably tell I don't like those Icon elliptical machines. However, if you don't plan to use your elliptical machine that often and you are not too heavy, those Icon machines actually may not be a bad choice. They are sold at very good price. One of my coworker loves her Nordic elliptical machine). Just don't expect it to last long if you are going to use it regularly.
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