NordictrackCommercial 14.9 Elliptical Training Machine

Like a lot of other, when the pandemic hit, I was looking for a nice piece of exercise equipment to help with cardio. My favorite at the gym was the stairmaster, but that was too big for my apartment. I was trying to choose between an elliptical, a treadmill, or an exercise bike.I chose an elliptical because it had the motion closest to the stairmaster and best for maintaining leg strength and cardio. I wanted one with solid construction and a good e-workout system. I wanted something like the Peloton, but for an elliptical, and it seemed like the NordicTrack C14.9 was a good match.When it was delivered by Amazon, I was pleasantly surprised by the solid construction of the equipment as I was assembling it. It's smooth and pretty silent, so as far as a piece of exercise equipment (without the electronic part), I would rate it highly.When it comes to the electronics, that's where this device fails. First, iFit PALES in comparison to the Peloton (I realize they are different devices). It's group or team workouts are non-existent. And while it has a cool feature that lets you pick two points on a map and "run" between them, simulating a run at anyplace in the world, this feature is poorly implemented and works even worse than street view on google maps.Lastly, the electronic module has wifi problems. Often times I come to the device and it's in a messed up state and the electronics just won't work (see the picture). You have to turn off and turn it back on - and since it runs Android on what seems like a vastly under-powered CPU, it takes forever to reboot. This happens once or twice a week. I have called support and they had me "reset" the device which didn't fix it. They said it might just need a software update to fix it. I was so happy when 2 days ago and update came and I was looking forward to the update fixing it. Then tonight it the wifi problem happened again, and I realized the update didn't fix it. I'm pretty sure it's a hardware problem, and they just don't want to replace the module for the number of people having problems with this.Do yourself a favor and get a device without iFit, as the implementation by NordicTrack on my $1500 elliptical just don't work well. But by all means, DO NOT BUY THIS THINKING THAT THIS IS THE PELOTON OF ELLIPTICALS.

Great elliptical !!!! Worth the money! I had no problems assembling or activating the ifit! Delivered fast and easy and I had all the parts in good working condition. Glad I went with this one researched a lot of ellipticals before I bought this one. Glide is smooth and transition to resistance or incline is very smooth. The machine is sturdy and really quiet! Love it!!! Look forward to my early am workout!

Updated: No quality response to date, and now we have a different problem. Their support wanted to just send me a plastic ring to fix rubbing but I proved it was major problem with the frame......zero response since proving that (3 months). Now the Wifi will not work. We've called their support number twice in the middle of business days to assist with the Wifi problem and no one even answers their lines! If it is working, it's a good sturdy system and the classes are cool/effective, but service is straight garbage and I obviously cannot say good things about the quality to this point. If they come through a fix the problems, I will update accordingly. Giving one star because it won't let give zero.Original post: Product shipped defective. Parts are rubbing and making a constantly-annoying noise when it is being used. I notified Nordictrack through their service email and was supposed to get a reply within 3-5 days......it’s been 10 with no response.

Latest Update: There is now an option to use it manually. Still, I really do not like that NordicTrack tries to push iFit on you. I should be able to use their $1500 elliptical trainer without so much difficulty. I would not buy this product again. NOT RECOMMENDED.Update: Product software automatically updated and now I can't get past the iFit registration. Pretty much useless at this point. DO NOT BUY A NORDICTRACK PRODUCT!Product was delivered on time and although assembly took a while, it was not all that difficult. After assembly, the elliptical trainer worked extremely well. Very quiet and sturdy.Note that the Amazon warranty is way better than the NordicTrack warranty. I recommend you get the Amazon warranty in writing to ensure you are protected.IFit appears to be a waste of time. If you are signed up for it, you will find it difficult to use the built-in workouts. My wife and I use the trainer on the manual setting and haven't used iFit so far.Overall, a nice product. We bought it for a bit less than it is listed now so you may wish to wait a bit. And make sure you get the Amazon warranty.

I LOVE my new elliptical! After weeks of research I had decided that my original budget of $500-$600 was just not enough to get a long lasting and sturdy machine. So I made the decision to invest in this elliptical and love it. It is smooth and quiet, I hook my phone to Bluetooth and listen to music, and love the exercises available. I am a 24 year old single mom and put this together BY MYSELF in about 3 hours. It is a lot, but very straightforward and not too difficult. The instructions say use two people, so be careful if you don’t have that second person. I did not have an issue registering my ifit, like other reviews stated, although the free membership provided does NOT provide PREMIUM/FULL ifit access but, does unlock several features. The included heart rate strap is great. This is not the elliptical for small spaces and I definitely recommend checking measurements before buying, as it is commercial grade and large. Over all, I would say it is worth the money.