Diamondback Fitness 1260Ef Elliptical Trainer

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Manufacturer: Diamondback
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List Price: $2,599.00
Sale Price: $2,199.99
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Product Description

Enjoy top-of-the-line features, technology, and comfort while working out in the home with the Diamondback Fitness 1260Ef elliptical trainer. The 1260EF is equipped with an electronically controlled magnetic brake that provides 20 levels of smooth, fluid resistance. As a result, it's easy to find the perfect resistance level for your needs, whether you want to warm up before hitting the weights or challenge yourself with a serious cardio burn. Plus, elliptical trainers offer a diverse, efficient workout, with a smooth, natural leg stride and a consistent push/pull arm action combining to sculpt your legs, strengthen your arms, and improve your overall body tone. Elliptical machines are also popular for cardiovascular training, as they provide a low-impact alternative to walking and running.

The 1260EF offers plenty of workout flexibility, with a cutting-edge console that supports 13 preset programs, including manual, random, interval, hill climb, sprint, target HR, HR interval, fat burner, HR hill, cardio, glute burner, quad builder, and total trainer. It's also a breeze to track your workout progress thanks to the multiple data displays, which show your time, segment time, watts, intensity level, incline, percentage of max HR, calories burned, calories per minutes, speed, pulse, RPM, and distance. And users who are monitoring their workouts for maximum efficiency will appreciate the dual heart rate options: a Polar-compatible heart rate receiver that straps to the chest and handgrips with built-in heart rate contacts. Other features include a built-in reading rack, a 19-inch stride length, a welded heavy-gauge steel frame with an anti-rust powder coating, sealed ball bearings and permanently lubricated polymer bearings, Krayton rubber comfort grips, a green LED dot matrix profile, and a weight capacity of 325 pounds.

Key Features:

Electronically controlled magnetic brake with 20 levels of resistance
Green LED dot matrix profile
Alphanumeric message display with program instructions
Four data display windows with individual select button for each data group

The 1260Ef is equipped with an electronically controlled magnetic brake that provides 20 levels of smooth, fluid resistance.
Easy-to-select program buttons with LED indicators
Heart rate bar graph display
Polar-compatible heart rate receiver and hand held contact heart rate receiver
Built-in reading rack
Console feedback includes time, segment time, watts, level, incline, % of maximum heart rate, calories, heart rate, calories, calories per minute, speed, pulse, RPM, and distance
Workout summary shows the workout total of time, calories, distance, maximum heart rate, minimum heart rate, and average heart rate
Dot matrix profile display of intensity profile, incline profile, and heart rate profile
Pause mode with 5 minute Program Saver
Heart rate bar graph display for % of maximum heart rate
Five classic programs with Quick Start option: manual, random cross, interval, hill climb, and sprint
Five heart rate interactive programs: target heart rate, heart rate interval, fat burner, heart rate hill, and cardio
Three cross-training programs: glute burner, quad builder, and total trainer
Heart Rate Lock function to quickly enter target heart rate program
Personal Trainer function to enhance the total body workout
Custom programs
Built-in Warm Up and Cool Down modes
Customized hand held pulse sensor
Built-in Polar compatible heart rate receiver
Chest strap is included
19-inch stride length
10 ellipse angle electronic adjustments
25 to 130 SPM step rate
20 to 130 RPM pedal rate
20 to 700 watts resistance range
Welded heavy gauge steel frame
Anti-rust powder coating
High impact ABS plastic side cases
Poly-V Belt drive
Sealed ball bearings and permanently lubricated polymer bearings
Aluminum extrusion incline structure with ball bearing rollers
Krayton rubber comfort grips
Extra wide EVA foam cushion foot pads
325-pound weight capacity
Assembled Dimensions: 69.5 inches long by 27.5 inches wide by 65 inches tall
Product Weight: 245 pounds

Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame - limited lifetime, brake - limited lifetime, parts and electronics - 5 years, labor - 1 year, wear items - 90 days

Product Details

Recommended by the leading consumer magazine; elliptical trainer with 20-level electronically controlled magnetic brake
Offers smooth, natural stride and dual-action handgrips for full-body workouts
Easy-to-read console tracks your time, pulse, calories, speed, and more
Includes Polar-compatible heart rate receiver; built-in reading rack
325-pound capacity; measures 69.5 x 65 x 27.5 inches (W x H x D)

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Customer Reviews

Great Elliptical, Even Better Through Amazon

Review Date: September 21, 2009

Reviewer: M. Stephens,

Price$$ Five Stars
I've been wanting to buy an elliptical for months now. Did my research on consumer reports, shopped around. I must admit that I was a little nervous about buying such a large purchase through Amazon, but I'm glad I did. I noticed the price dropped to $1699 from $1899 and that was the motivation I needed to pull the trigger.

Shipping Five Stars
I elected to do the free shipping option. My impression was that this unit would not ship for 3-5 days and that it would probably take another 5 days to get to me, so I did not expect this unit to arrive for 1.5 to 2 weeks. In reality, I ordered this product on a Friday night and the product was in my possession on the next Wednesday afternoon. 3 business days is awesome in my book, especially when it's free. I live in the southeast, so not sure if your results would be the same if you live elsewhere. If anything, this was too quick, because the expected time frame was going to be that Friday and it came 2 days earlier. If you are trying to take off work to be available for the shipment, this could be a problem. The elliptical came in a crate and is too much to handle for one person. You need at least 2 strong guys to help you move this unit into your home. I was able to slide it into my garage and uncrate from there. Even disassembled, the base part of this unit is really heavy. I had to get a friend to help me move it up one level of stairs.

Assembly 4 Stars
As hinted above, this unit is not fully assembled. I would like to think I am handy, but this assembly could be a little tricky. Here are the things that tripped me up.

First, there is a rear foor stablizer bar that needs to be installed. The instructions give the wrong screw size, but the screw pack clearly labels the screws to be used for what assembly. For this step, make sure you use the longer screws as labeled in the screw pack, not the size given in the instruction manual.

Next, there is a control mast that slides into the base. One thing the instuctions failed to mention (or I failed to pick up on) is a small grey flexible rubber flush piece designed to cover the circular gap between the base plastic housing and the control mast. DO NOT FORGET to slide this piece on before you secure the control mast to the base.

Lastly, becareful when you install the handle swing poles. It's easy to get these inverted. They are labeled "L" and "R", but this was very hard to find and I ended up putting the wrong one on first. Find the "L" "R" label before you start screwing them down.

Overall Operation 5 stars
This unit runs really smooth and quiet. I was concerned about buying an elliptical before I had the chance to try it out, so I only relied on the write up in consumer reports. I have not had a chance to try the provided heart rate attachment, but the fixed handle grips do have a built in heart rate sensor, and that seems to operate correctly. It has several programs for all levels of elliptical users.

In summary, I am very pleased with this elliptical and glad I bought it from Amazon. Make sure you have help when you move it and becareful when you assemble it. The footprint for this machine was a little larger than I expected, make sure you have enough space for it.

Best Elliptical for home use

Review Date: May 31, 2009

Reviewer: reviewer,

This is a sturdy, stable, well constructed elliptical that should provided years and years of use. There are many cheaper versions by other companies, and even though lighter weight feels like a benefit, in the long run they don't last as long. Elliptical training was recommended to me by a doctor after a foot injury. I would not have thought about it prior to that. It feels like a great workout to me and it is not as boring as my treadmill. Consumer reports recommends this particular elliptical and when it comes to my health, I like to get the best. Fluid motion is essential, especially if you have knee and foot issues. Not all ellipticals provide fluid motion.

I also love this this will read my polar rate heart monitor.

And for those on the heavier side who have difficulty finding equipment, this one goes up to 325 lbs. My friend can't buy many things for home use because of the weight restrictions (some as low as 250) so he was thrilled with this.

Lastly, measure your space. This is not a fold up or tuck away in the corner of the room machine. It will take up a lot of space because of the quality of construction. It also weighs a lot so you won't be lugging it from room to room unless you have to.

Unfortunately for me, I did not think to check to see if amazon sold these and other stores are quite a lot more expensive.

Diamondback 1260Ef elliptical trainer

Review Date: March 10, 2009

Reviewer: P. Howe, Wash DC

Recently purchased after reading the Consumer Reports fitness review, this machine lives up to the top rating and the best feature the price suggested reatil is $2600, Amazon $1899, best elliptical best price is a win win!

Great Product at a Great Price!

Review Date: August 16, 2009

Reviewer: M. Crawford, United States

My wife and I waited 3 months for this item to get back in stock on Amazon. This is a very high quality piece of equipment; very sturdy and quite heavy. We have both been very pleased with the purchase. There are a lot of cheaper options out there, but you get what you pay for. You won't be able to find this (new) at a lower price than Amazon. Plus, the free shipping via ABF freight (a $167.24 value) arrived in only 4 business days!

The only bad thing I have to say is about this product is the assembly instructions - they were awful. In some cases, entire steps were left out and I had to redo some of the assembly more than once.

Overall, a great product at a great price.

Excellent elliptical

Review Date: October 17, 2009

Reviewer: T. Scott, West Fargo, ND

Bought this after reading Consumer Reports and seeing the glowing reviews here. The assembly was a snap. I expected it to be more difficult based on what I read here, but the screws, bolts, etc. are all nicely packaged in step-by-step assembly packing. The unit comes with two heart-rate monitors -- a pair of fixed/built-in handles and a wireless device that you wear on your chest. Both work great. There are varying levels of intensity (resistance) and incline to make things more challenging. The manual needs to be reviewed for grammatical errors and should be updated to match the graphics on the control module, but that is an extremely minor nitpick.

Shipping was a snap. I got mine via ABF Freight and it was great to be contacted in advance (THEY called US!) to set up a specific delivery time. Contrast that with other well-known shipping companies where they can show up any time between 8am and 7pm... if they do show up. :P

Overall, I highly recommend getting this.

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