This is a great eliptical trainer for the very low amount of money that it costs. Many of the complaints in the other reviews are valid. It does wobble a bit, but just keep upright and it's fine. And it's true the stride length is a bit too short. It's so short that, at 6 foot 2 inches it feels almost like a stair stepper to me! But that's fine, it's a nice eliptical stair stepper! The belts and resistance system works well. I set the resistance to low when I start, turn it up to make a harder workout while I'm going, then back down to cool down. I like to use it for 30 minutes. Really great for breaking a heavy sweat while burning up the calories in the privacy of my own home. It's very quiet when running, makes no sound. If you want a gym quality eliptical you'll just have to buy one, save $1000 for that. But if just doing the workout on a quality machine at a great price is what you want, then I would recommend this trainer, a steal for what it costs. Unlike some other reviews, mine had all the bolts in the box, I guess they solved the missing bolt problem. Great trainer, I really like mine. Oh, and if color is important to you, you should know that it is NOT snow white like in the picture, the whole thing is steel grey. Me, I don't care about the color, but others might be trying to match furniture or something.