Schwinn 430 Elliptical Trainer :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

The Schwin is working out well

2008-08-20
I purchased the Schwinn Elliptical 430 about two months ago. I have been working out about five times a week for 60 minutes each time. It is a good, sturdy machine and I am satisfied with the purchase. The only thing that disappointed me is that the "moving arms" are not adjustable to height. I am short (5'2") and it is not comfortable for me to use the "moving arms" - it is too much of a reach for me. I mostly use the handles with the heart rate monitor, which gets to be tiresome for my hands at times. Otherwise it is a great machine with everything I wanted.

This machine is well worth its price.

2008-08-14
We can't believe how quite it is. For the price, we expected it to make lots of noise ... but it simply doesn't. It does need an even surface to work well and operate so silently, though. Overall, we say great product for the money.

love it!

2008-08-04
I was so excited that my elliptical came in earlier than expected! Took all of the pieces out of the box and began to put it together. That was when I noticed that the flywheel was pushed in on one side. I was so disappointed. My boyfriend & a friend had to end up taking the whole flywheel apart (it wasn't that hard just troublesome) and bend the metal piece inside so that it would not rub each time it rotated. After all of that was done, assembly was not difficult. Been having it for over a month & try to use it pretty regularly. At one point the handlebars started to squeak, but a drop of grease solved that problem. All in all I love it.

Great Elliptical Trainer

2008-08-01
The Schwinn 430 elliptical trainer was a great buy. It is compact and the experience on it is similar to the one that I use at the gym. The assembly is straight forward but it took me about 2 hours to finish it. You need a second pair of hands to carry the flywheel up or down the stairs. Even though the brand name is Schwinn, it is actually made by Nautilus.

Recommended

2008-07-28
Arrived early. I had to give some money to the delivery man to help me bring it to the house (3rd floor). Assembly was not so bad (2.5 hours).
After some weeks of normal use it started to squeak a little. I have it about 6 months now (bye bye labor warranty) and the noise is getting loud. Otherwise is a steady and convenient machine.

Great for the Price, Assembly a Question Mark

2008-07-28
With its comfortable, compact design and 8 workout programs developed to help you reach your fitness goals, the Schwinn® 430 Elliptical Trainer lets you make an impact where you want one! The comfortable 18-in stride and BioFit® articulating footplates provide a smooth and natural elliptical motion, and the easy-to-read LCD display lets you keep track of your progress.

Worth every penny!

2008-07-19
I've only used this machine for the past couple days, but it's one of the best investments I've ever made. I have never owned an elliptical so I could have paid much more for a higher end machine. All of the positive reviews here on Amazon helped me to decide to go middle of the road and choose this product. Assembly went easily, the machine looks great and rides smooth and quiet.

I hope I get years of service from this elliptical!

Does not work

2008-07-15
We purchased our EL 430 and loved it at first. We thought it was a great machine and felt we were getting a great workout with it. However, after 14 months of use the machine broke. It was not tracking your speed and calories. I called the 1-800# and was told it was the speed sensor. They mailed a new one with instructions on replacing it. However, the new one does not work either. Upon disassembling the machine, we noticed the magnet that used to be attached to the wheel had fallen off and was stuck to the bottom of the machine. After placing it back in the correct spot...it still did not work. After reading other reviews, we noticed others were having the same problem. I would not recommend this product to a friend.

The Schwinn 430 is a Precor competitor

2008-07-09
I bought a Precor for 3gs 7 years ago. It was a wonderful machine. I had to down size my living style and moved from a large house into a small apartment. I was forced to sell my Precor. I have since moved into a house again. I went to Sears, and spent several minutes on 4 different machines (the normal brands sears carries). I decided the Schwinn was the best one, so I bought it. After six weeks, I am very pleasantly surprised. I like this machine better than my Precor. I use it 4 times a week for 20-60 minutes each time. It doesn't take up as much space as the Precor. At first, it had a few squeaks, but after tweaking (loosening some screws, that I had too tight), it is smooth and quiet. I would definitely recommend this machine. I weighed 215, so it can handle a lot of weight

Best bang for your hard earned doller!

2008-07-05
We had this delivered early morning and within 3 hours I had it
put together and all the packing material discarded. EASY to assemble
with simple instructions to boot.

For a home workout this is probably one of the best buy's out there.

After discounts and delivery we paid $439.00