Weslo Elliptical Reviews

Are the Weslo elliptical machines any good?

 

About Weslo Ellipticals

Weslo, like the ProForm brand, is owned by Icon Health and Fitness.  Icon happens to be the world's largest retailer of fitness products.  If the name sounds familiar it is because Icon also owns the popular NordicTrack, Epic, Reebok and Image brands. 

The Weslo ellipticals are considered "budget" or entry level elliptical trainers.  They offer some of the least expensive ellipticals available with their entry model starting around $260.  The can be purchased both online and in stores at places like Sears, Wal-Mart and Amazon.com. 

The biggest issue with the Weslo brand is that their ellipticals are not designed for moderate or heavy use.  They are inexpensively made with cheap parts are not going to last for the long haul. Another issue is that they really are not designed well for a lot of users.  For example the Weslo Momentum 630 and the Weslo Momentum 620 only come with a stride length of 12" and 13".   For those that are not familiar with what a stride length is, it basically is the farthest distance between the pedals.  A 12" to 13" stride length is way too short to accommodate most users.  Taller users will find great difficulty benefiting from these smaller machines. 

Another issue is the warranty.  On a lot of the elliptical trainers there is only a 90 day warranty for parts and labor.  A common warranty for such an inexpensive piece of exercise equipment but also a testament that you are not going to get years of moderate to heavy use out of these elliptical trainers.  Sometimes you just get what you pay for and our best recommendation for those that can only afford a budget elliptical is to save a little more money and look at the ProForm elliptical brand.  ProForm is a sister company of Weslo and has a reputation of building a much better budget machine.

The table below list reviews for the Weslo ellipticals that are currently available (individual reviews coming soon).  Click on the individual links for more information about the model listed (MSRP reflects prices at the time of the review.  Prices may change over time).

Ellipticals	Resistance Type	Stride Length	MSRP	Rating
Weslo Momentum 620	SMR™	13"	$259.00
Weslo Momentum 630	Push-Button Resistance	12"	$279.00
Weslo Momentum 220 X	SMR™	18"	$299.00
Weslo Momentum 745	SMR™	17.5"	$699.00