Posted by admin | Posted in Elliptical | Posted on 12-09-2011
- 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
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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Sale Price: $1,499.00
Total Costumer Reviews:(29)
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.
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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.
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I’ve run thousands of miles in my lifetime but a meniscus tear several years ago effectively put an end to my dreams on running into old age. I’ve also cycled for cross training, rolling over countless miles but I’ve always preferred to run. While doing physical therapy recovering from knee surgery, I was put on an elliptical and I remember thinking how very much like running is was. I looked forward to those therapy sessions, just to get on that elliptical. So, tiring of cycling as my lone form of aerobic exercise, I recently decided to get an elliptical trainer. I did extensive research and decided on the Sole E55 Elliptical Trainer (2009 Model). I’ve had it for three weeks. It’s wonderfully solid and it’s a smooth machine! However, my single complaint is that when standing on the elliptical, one’s weight is thrown forward. If the elliptical was designed with runners in mind then the assumption was that runners run on the balls of their feet. This is true for sprinters but not for distance runners, who pretty much universally, run heel-to-toe (we strike the ground with our heels then roll forward pushing off with the front of the foot). I’m up to one hour workouts but the frustrating thing is that I can’t lean back in my stride for that comfortable long run. Every time I try to lean back I’m forced forward and my quads are required to do work I never needed on those 8 mile runs I so loved to take. The odd thing is that the pedals are adjustable. The heel can be raised by 10 degrees so, while they were at it, why didn’t they allow those of us who would prefer it, to be able to lower the back of the pedal so as to adjust it to our running style? I’m quite mystified by this and I’m hoping the good folk at Sole read these reviews and will take the opinion of this old runner to heart and make future models with a greater adjustment range for their pedals … please?
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The hardest part is the set up,and carry it down a flight of stairs.Took about 1 and 1/2 hrs to set it up,the directions could have been better.So far so good,i’m 225# and use it 4 days a week for 3miles.seems sturdy,and quiet,except for a small noise from the left foot pedal on in a while,which goes away after some lube spray.
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Assembly takes some time, but is pretty straight forward. Console is easy to use. The heavy flywheel provides a smoth operation. The incline and adjustable pedals allow a varied work-out.Product has a few noises but seem to be going away with addition of some lubrication and tighening
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