Fair novelty 2020! Mini Exercise cross trainer with App, Stepper DFX100 elliptical for Exercise in the Office & at Home, Workplace Health, no height-adjustable desk necessary Leg & Pedal Trainer

As someone who works from home I spend a lot of my time sitting at a desk and don’t often have a reason that forces me to go out and therefore find it very easy to neglect basic exercise like walking around outside, I needed something to help me exercise and keep moving in the easiest way possible while still being able to work.The DFX100 elliptical came up after searching for an under desk cycle, I was completely unaware that elliptical trainers were a thing, I was only familiar with the normal cycles that forces your knees up and bang into the desk which is useless. The DFX100 caught my eye immediately and even after doing research on a bunch of other brands I kept coming back to it, it just looked better build and sturdier than the other brands, not to mention cooler (but that’s subjective).I decided to pull the trigger and purchase it. The delivery was pretty fast from Germany, I had it within a week, it came very well packaged with a lot of protection.The DFX100 itself is indeed as sturdy as it looked, the materials are high quality and I don’t have any fear of things breaking.It was very easy to put together and there are both paper instructions and a video link on how to put it together, simple and to the point.The DFX100 however is quite large, possibly the largest of the brands, but has a handle and wheels attached for easy movement and stores vertical or under a bed when not in use (if you move it from under the desk you sit at at all, I personally keep it in the same place so I don’t need to move it). The size hasn’t been an issue for me and is much smaller than alternative exercise machines like bikes, treadmills or full size ellipticals which take up much more space than the DFX100 does.When using it, it feels smooth and works like a dream. It has 8 levels of resistance, one being the easiest and getting progressively harder until you reach 8 which is a surprisingly hard workout, it feels like walking up a steep hill with weights on so this isn’t just to keep your legs moving but does indeed offer a real calorie burner if you want that. The adjustment handle can easily be foot operated which is great.It also comes with small inset digital counter that also connects to a mobile app for more in depth information and such, I haven’t used this at all since I’m not really a phone user so cannot comment on how well this works. I would have liked the inset counter to have a larger screen/font and a backlight so I could read it from far away but its not a deal breaker as I’m not tracking anything, it just would have been useful. If you are fine with using the app then that’s going to give you the information you want most likely.There are a few minor issues I have that I’ll detail below:1. When I got the DFX100 and used it for the first time, it was bumpy and made a loud noise which made me afraid there was already an issue with it. Turns out it was just a bit of dirt between the bars and the rollers so with a quick clean that issue went away. Every time it gets bumpy I’ll give it a quick clean and its good to go. I want to note that this isn’t a DFX100 specific issue as any equipment that uses wheels/rollers will encounter this issue, so keep them clean and you won’t have this problem.2. The chair stops that come with it aren’t very good, they technically do keep the chair from moving but they are a nightmare to get on and when they are on the chair is imbalanced because the stops have lifted the chair so far off the ground that other wheels are also lifted off the ground and causes the chair to tip side to side. I know these stops are generic and multiple brands use them, I would like to see ones that are better designed and do not cause the issues I experienced.I personally solved this issue by buying wheels with brakes on them, still not a perfect no hassle solution but it does the job better than the stops.I wish there was some kind of attachment that attached the DFX100 to the chair I was sitting in but that’s probably wishful thinking!These are the only ‘issues’ I’ve had with it, as for the DFX100 itself, performance has been flawless and I’ve loved being able to exercise while gaming or watching a show without feeling guilty or lazy, it has been fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. The customer service has also been some of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with, prompt, polite and helpful and for me that makes a big difference in my decision to purchase from a company.Hopefully my review has been helpful!

This product is certainly brilliantly constructed. I bought it as it is discreet so my wife wouldn’t go mental if I’d bought a big exercise bike or cross trainer! It fits really neatly under my studio desk.Personally I would like the highest setting to be more resistant but you can get a workout. The only problem is the way you tend to push yourself away from the machine with your chair moving backwards! They supply little plastic feet for chair legs which to be fair do work pretty well. I still haven’t troubleshot that problem yet.Overall it is extremely well designed and constructed and ultra quiet and worth the price tag. And as a plus it hardly takes up any room. Great gadget!

I mainly use a bike turbo but was interested in this as an addition when I'm sitting for hours at my desk. A few points:It is heavy and quite bulky to carry upstairs.It took about 25 minutes to assemble (easy)It is extremely sturdy and well-built.Footwells are big enough for the largest feet.It doesn't suffer from 'knee bump' when under a regular-sized desk (clever elliptical motion).Very smooth action.Silent.It includes a Bluetooth link to an iPhone App, which I tried but didn't find as useful as Zwift. The inbuilt Bluetooth link was something of a gamble and I have augmented it with a proper runners' Bluetooth link.I added a small Polar Stride footpod sensor to the front of the left foot pedal and it has made the system hugely more useful. My picture shows the foot pedal with the attached sensor.The sensor links to Bluetooth and can be picked up by Zwift and used in the running section of Zwift. Once the Zwift sessions are finished they can be uploaded Strava, TrainerRoads and beyond.It makes this foot pedal altogether more useful and the gaming element built-in with Zwift is good fun. There's whole sections of Zwift that I didn't know about, like the running track.A small amount of calibration is required to get the Polar Stride Sensor to link to Zwift but I'd say whatever level of fitness, it makes the whole experience much more fun.Oh yes, and it can still be used offline whilst at a computer desk and even has an LED counter as well for this purpose.Regarding the portability of the unit, I'd say it has been thought of with useful wheels and a handle, but in practice, I doubt whether many people will move it around too much.Overall, very satisfied, but I did buy it in the knowledge that I'd probably have to make a small modification to make it work the way I wanted.

I love my elliptical! It was easy to assemble with the instructions and a little logic my 16 year old and I were able to assemble it in a couple of hours. The machine is quiet and sturdy. I definitely recommend it.

worked on it for a week, it runs ok, but not very stable, the reason is that it is too narrow, make it very easy to lean if you are on it. will come back for more review after a period of time

Great product, easy to assemble. I've had it for a few weeks, it is very well made elliptical very sturdy. My daughter loves to use it as well.

It gives an ok work out but it started creaking almost immediately, buy this is you dont mind the noise it will make.

I used this product briefly and even after a few days of use, it had already began squeaking, was stiff, and felt like it was defective from the get-go. It was advertised as being quiet, smooth, and having 10 levels of magnetic resistence. It definitely does *NOT* have 10 variable resistence settings to choose from. There is only one 'setting' and no matter what you do, the pedaling mechanism always feels like it's stuck on the highest, most stiff setting. When the package arrived, it looked as if it had already been opened and returned by someone else. I assembled it properly, and although the machine LOOKS to be in working condition, it feels stiff, cheap, unstable, unsafe, and clunky, even to an adult of average weight and size. In April 2021 I didn't realize my return window had closed by only a few days (because I waited too long to begin using the machine), and when I contacted the seller to see if they could extend the ability to return the item, they refused. They responded by telling me to grease some parts and tighten some screws. I followed their directions and it did not change anything for the better. No matter how often the bolts are tightened well, they always come loose immediately. I began contacting Amazon. When finally an email correspondence from the seller arrived, it was marked phishing/scam, with a questionable email address *attached* as a JPEG file that I was told to send pictures and videos to in order for the technicians to review. The seller is refusing to let me return this piece of non-functioning junk by dodging all the facts -- they want me to spend as much as the machine is worth to ship via freight across the country (CA to NJ) to an address I researched to be some kind of a kitchen/cabinet showroom store. After being in communication with Amazon for almost one month now, the seller is now upping their intial we'll-send-you-$50-to-hire-a-technician offer to $100. Worst purchase I have ever made from a 3rd-party seller on Amazon. If you've read my review this far, hopefully you see how much of a headache this choice has been, and I wouldn't wish anyone else to make this mistake.