Sole E35 Elliptical Trainer (2008 Model)

The Sole E35 purchase was based on reviews from two external reputable sites that specialize in testing elliptical and treadmill equipments. I was looking at the Schwinn series which was almost a third cheaper than the Sole brand but the reviews given to the Schwinn were expected for a cheaper make. The key item for us was durability and results. The box arrived with very good packing, instructions were precise and assembly was complete in 1 hour. Do note that the grease provided is for the tracks and the handle to post assembly. We have been using the equipment for a few weeks and definitely like it - we were lifetime users of the gym equipment with FitLinkx so the transition to a home equipment has so far been a good one. I would definitely recommend the Sole E35 2008 model to anyone who is serious about exercising at home.

I love this eliptical. It is everything that I expected. I recommend this unit to anyone considering a great exercise machine with a super terrific warranty.

The elliptical took about 2 hours to put together, but the directions were really straight forward and it came with all the tools needed to put it together.

The elliptical is very quiet so far, and the pedals operate very smoothly. I plug in my MP3 player to the elliptical and go!

Received my E-35 in less than a week even using the Amazon free shipping via ABF Freight. No damage during shipping, good on ABF. I was able to move the trainer into the house and to the room where it be would used by myself, but I wish I had help at the time. Assembly was fairly easy and Sole organized the hardware according to the steps in assembly. The first time I had ever experienced that and I usually have to assemble everything I purchase. Did my first workout shortly after assembly, and it worked as described. I did utilize a light coat of the lube on the rail assemble which quieted some scraping noise.The instructions
do not tell you where to use the lube, but you can go to the Sole website and find the maintenance section which mentions lubing the rails and keeping them clean. I also used some removeable locktite (blue color) on all the bolts just in case. The machine feels solid and relatively quiet with not a lot of excess buttons on the control panel. I'm in my fifties and heavy, and this trainer really gives me a workout. At this point, I extremely pleased with this purchase, and as usual, Amazon who has not disappointed me to date.

The elliptical was delivered to my garage because they wouldn't bring it up the stairs into my house. I opened the box and took the parts inside. The main part of the elliptical contains the flywheel and was quite heavy. I wouldn't have been able to get it into my house without some help. Assembly wasn't too hard, although I had one problem. When assembling the front column I accidently dropped a bolt into the flywheel assembly. The only way to get it out would have been to try to turn the elliptical upside down. Since the dropped bolt wasn't preventing the elliptical from working correctly, I ended up going to the hardware store to get another bolt. I was careful to tighten all the bolts as much as I could, and the elliptical turned out to be pretty quiet. It also seems very sturdy and I think it will last a long time. It ended up being bigger than I expected from the picture. My wife and I have been using it daily for over a month and we think it is great. There was one source of confusion. It comes with a tube of lube, but nothing in the instructions explains what to do with it. After using it for about a month I noticed it was making more noise than it had before. I was able to figure out that the lube goes on the tracks where the wheels slide, and that fixed the noise problem.