Niceday Elliptical Machine, Elliptical Exercise Machine for Home with Hyper-Quiet Magnetic Driving System, Elliptical Trainer with 15.5IN-18IN Stride, 16 Resistance Levels, 400LBS Loading Capacity

TL;DR: CT11Pro - Great elliptical, built sturdy, easy assembly, quiet and smooth. You should consider it.We purchased the CT11Pro as my wife is tall and wanted the longer 18 inch stride that it provides.First for all the good things - It was easy to assemble and comes with the tools you need. I assembled it by myself but you'll have to be careful with getting it out of the box if you don't have help. It works very smoothly and quietly and the stride is great. It has a device holder although you'll see in my negatives that it covers up the monitoring. It feels heavy duty which it should if it's going to support up to 400lbs. And the biggest positive of all, my wife loves it (and so do I). :-)The only real negatives I've found so far is that I don't think the heart rate monitor is very accurate. I have an apple watch that I compare it to and it's just all over the place. It starts out much lower than what my watch then ends up higher. But, that's why I have an Apple watch so that doesn't bother me. So far, I haven't really used the monitoring much at all so I don't know if the distance, calories etc are accurate or not. It has a device holder but when you place your device in it, it covers up the monitor anyway, especially if you use an iPad or tablet. I do wish that the magnetic resistance dial was higher up because to adjust it you have to bend over and try to see what you are adjusting it to. Makes it a little harder if you are doing a pyramid program or something where you are adjusting resistance several times. Something that you will learn to do without looking though I believe. It has no water bottle holder like some have. The other negative was getting this thing shipped to me. It probably wouldn't be any different than any other large item like this but it arrived way later than it was supposed to and came in a rented Enterprise box truck with 2 guys to carry it in. This might be because we are about 100 miles from an Amazon warehouse so you may or may not have any issues like this.Even though it may look like my negative list is longer than my positives, they aren't. There wasn't much to explain on the positives. The positives far outweigh the negatives and I would certainly recommend this elliptical.One other note I will say is that even though you can find reviews and assembly videos on Youtube, it doesn't appear that Niceday has any real workout content out like the competition does but does connect with Kinomap which is interesting as you can choose different routes so you have different scenery. It requires a device and connects through bluetooth to the elliptical computer. It was fairly easy to connect and setup but I haven't yet figured out if Kinomap is only subscription or if there is a free side of it so I've just been using Youtube videos created by others such as Sunny Health & Fitness being one and Apple Fitness+. Surprisingly, Apple Fitness+ or Peloton neither have specific elliptical workouts but you can use those geared for either cycling or treadmill as substitutes. The Apple watch has an elliptical workout also which will get you the metrics.

Workout quality - 10/10. Build quality - 9/10 Smooth Operation - 10/10 Burn Calories - 10/10 Ease of installation - 7/10 Value for money - 10/10Zero noise. Gives a great workout and sweat.Legs can be longer or V shaped for more stability. Or there could be an option of a suction cup or bolting to the ground or something like that.

I’ve been using the NiceDay Smart Elliptical for a couple of days now and it’s been a great addition to my home gym. Setting up the elliptical was a breeze; the instructions were clear, and all the necessary tools were included. I had it up and running in about 30 minutes.The machine itself is very sturdy. Even during intense workouts, it stays stable and doesn’t wobble. The magnetic resistance system is impressively quiet, which is perfect for my home environment as it doesn’t disturb anyone else.However, there are a couple of downsides. The built-in pulse meter is quite inaccurate, so I can’t rely on it for accurate heart rate monitoring and have had to use a separate monitor. Additionally, as someone over 6 feet tall, I’ve found that the stride feels more like a stair stepper, which isn’t as comfortable or natural as I’d hoped.Overall, despite these issues, I’m satisfied with the NiceDay Smart Elliptical. The easy setup, quiet operation, and sturdy build are definite highlights, making it a solid choice for my home workouts.

Assembly: I am no stranger to wrenches and screwdrivers. I did the job solo (mostly). It took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to put this together. That includes unpacking, carrying the parts through the house (I had help with the heavy bit), reading through the instructions, watching the three min. assembly video, and cleanup.Tools: All the tools needed to put this together are included, but you might want to use better tools. Be advised you will need metric tools. The nuts are 13mm and 17mm. I have a 13mm socket, but no 17mm socket or wrench. Which is unfortunate as the 17mm nuts are used on the feet. I knew from other reviews I wanted to torque those nuts down to hold the feet securely in place as the machine was used. Doing that with the little wrench provided was uncomfortable.Size: Very compact for what it is. It tucks nicely out of the way into the corner of the bedroom.Noise: Whisper quiet. FWIW I have it on carpet. I've only been using it for two days, but so far no creaks or squeaks, truly impressive.User Interface: Pretty basic, which is fine. I'm not looking for someone screaming in my face, or mountain road cross training programs. I just need something I can conveniently work up a sweat on. This does the job. Get on it, start peddling, turn the big knob to add or reduce resistance, BOOM.But they get too cute with it trying to add functions that don't really work. CAL for instance, supposedly counts the calories you burn, but in fact only counts how many cycles you peddle. If it was counting calories it would count faster when you dialed up the resistance. Likewise, what does "speed" or "distance" mean on this machine? Both of which seem to be measured in "mph".The pulse counter seems to work, but takes several seconds to settle on a value.I have an issue with the phone/tablet holder. If you put your tablet on it, it blocks the display. It's also located a bit far from your eyes and too close to your body. You have to tilt your head down to see it. It would have been much better to have a little extension above the display to hold it there. I may try to make something like that.Stride: The first time I used this machine I was worried I made a bad choice. The stride is elliptical and not a perfect circle, but it's more circular than I'd like. Peddling on it has some up and down motion (as can be seen in the video with the pretty young and fit actors using it). This made it more work than I wanted even with the resistance dialed down. However, on my second try I found a rhythm and a stride that I could maintain which minimized the up and down motion. Also, peddling backwards significantly reduced the up and down, at least for me. However I would have really liked the pedals to have been mounted like 6 inches farther from the flywheel.Miscellaneous: On top of the flywheel, the plastic is discolored. It is not cracked or dented. It just looks like it was stressed. It appears that the plastic shell is mounted to a piece of metal and perhaps the full weight was supported at that point some time during shipping. Regardless, the machine operates smoothly and I don't believe it was damaged in any way. It doesn't concern me in the least.ETAAfter a year of use, I am still happy with it. The only thing is the LCD display has faded to where I can't read it without shining a light on it. No biggie for me, the only thing I was using it for was the timer and I can use my phone (which I always have for something to listen to while pedaling anyway). As stated above most of the display functions are bogus anyway, but if tracking your heart rate is important to you, it's something to think about.