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Always On - Unboxing the ElliptiGO

2012-07-24
have you ever been at the gym and looked at the elliptical machine and thought to yourself I'd really like for this thing to not just stay in one place yeah me neither but somebody did and the result is actually pretty cool this is the elliptic go it works like an elliptical machine so it gives you the low impact on the joints work out but it's crossed with a bike so you can go out in the world and experience the out-of-doors so I don't have a box for unboxing but remarkably this thing comes almost completely fully assembled it looks like this when you get it and the adjustable height handlebar set comes kind of strapped to the chassis like that all you have to do pull it out stick it in this little groove here something like that pull all there and there you go the wheel the front wheel also comes unattached but you fit that in just like you would in normal mountain bike so really there's not much assembly but it is it is a full sized much bigger than a bike clearly you stand on it thusly like an elliptical machine and I may kill myself because I'm not exactly yeah don't cats don't stand on the kickstand like that very important point I yeah you just go you just you just a lift a go that's what they tell me and he claims we're gonna be able to get this into my Honda Civic so we'll find out if that's the case or not the elliptical HC uses a Shimano Alfa nay 8-speed geared hub it has a trigger shifter for climbing up steep inclines the whole unit is six feet three inches long and weighs 44 pounds it has an adjustable steering column and adjustable stride length they aren't cheap the three-speed model starts at 1800 bucks and this 8 speed version lists at $24.99 that's not too far off from high-end street or mountain bikes but it is an investment I meant just to get my feet on this thing I'm a runner and this thing is designed for runners there's several Olympic athletes that use it to Train some of the high-end marathoners are using it to Train and it eliminates all the wear and tear on your knees because you're in that constant flow like you are on an elliptical machine in the gym it's beautiful I don't know what else to say here we go just be ready for this push off and stand up now I'm walking oh yeah I have to kind of consciously think that I'm running I'm walking I'm running and I'm riding all the same time I have looked at went
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