Thanks for the replies above: I bought one last Friday - the cheap one, at a local discount store, for $99. At first, I tried my patented technique for bringing heavy "assembly required" packages up the hill & into the house: opening the box and bringing the components in piece by piece, but that didn't work because of the way the Gazelle was packaged, so I had to lug the heavy, awkward box up the steps and into the house, having already cut the plastic ties and tape that kept it together. Ooops!
It was easy enough to assemble, although the "extra" parts ("we've improved your Gazelle!") designed to keep the swing arms from swinging too far don't fit very well. Unfortunately, the machine won't fit beneath my couch, as I was hoping, and I was really unhappy with it, until I figured out (duh!) how to snap the foot-platforms on to the swing arms. You're right: I can't bring it up and downstairs, but it does fit on the landing heading to my basement, so I can keep it out of sight.
I did read Consumer Reports before buying the machine. They weren't too impressed, but said that you could get a decent cardio workout. I don't have resistence bands...
QueenB2: I have had the machine for just a few days and have had the same issue. Thus far, I've been able to get through the initial episode by varying my position and posture on the machine, though, like you, I'm interested in any other solutions.
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