ElliptiGO = ElliptiNO

They seem to be dumping a lot of money into new employees and marketing is hopes of staying alive.

Meb does.

Nutella1 wrote:

Meb does.

Meb does get paid to use one. They do seem a bit hilarious looking to ride and not very safe for the average guy or lady.

I'm an average dude and I've ridden one a couple times. I found it to be a good workout and a fun time. I don't own one myself, I used a friends. Not sure I'd buy one as I'm still running healthily and don't see stopping running in the near future. The workout seemed safe and I was able to ride the first time without any problems. I've seen another lady (other than my friend) riding one around town too.

This was an unpaid endorsement for Elliptigo.

I live in a fairly small town that is very bike friendly and I wouldn't dare ride one of these things around town. Not only is it terribly dorky, but it just looks like an accident waiting to happen.

I am not one who normally cares about being "dorky," but some things are just beyond hope. Segways, for example. This kind of reminds me of a Segway.

Shallome wrote:

I live in a fairly small town that is very bike friendly and I wouldn't dare ride one of these things around town. Not only is it terribly dorky, but it just looks like an accident waiting to happen.

I've ridden one several times on the same roads I've cycled on, and felt safer on the EllipiGO than on the bike. It's a wider, more secure platform than a bike, and you're going slower. This is coming from someone with horrible balance.

Sorry, I know it's counter to the spirit of Letsrun to speak from relevant experience.

Sorry DonTheRunner, but I love my ElliptiGO. After nearly 40 years of running and a hip surgery that keeps me from running, I use my ElliptiGO to push as hard as I did back in college without pain! It is an awesome ride and I am out on all the roads I used to bike on and exploring new territory without being bent out of shape riding a bike. Maintenance problems? I have gone well over 3000 miles since I got it last summer and I only have had to change a flat and just last week a chain and a cable.

There is one guy here in town who I see riding one regularly (I see him several times/week). He really likes it and rides for ~1 hour at a time, he told me.

I could see them as a more popular, viable option if they were $700-800 or so. At the price point that just seems awfully expensive to me.

i also have been given/loaned one by the company, so i suppose this technically is a paid endorsement, but:

1) runners ARE already dorky in general. why anyone thinks riding an elliptigo would shatter their nonexistent "coolness" is beyond me.

2) my maintenance so far has been putting air in the tires.

3) i don't think they're any more or less safe than a bike in my experience. and, for runners, it's a much better workout (in terms of specificity) as far as cross-training goes.

4) i'd use an elliptigo over an elliptical machine any day of the week, but i live in southern california where the sun is shining everyday, and i have easy access to a vast network of bike paths.

that's my story and i'm sticking to it...

they seem pretentious like Segways once you know how expensive they are.

Wouldn't ride one if they paid me. Those things look fruity as hell. Right up Meb's alley though.

Count Chocula wrote:

Wouldn't ride one if they paid me. Those things look fruity as hell. Right up Meb's alley though.

Like running around in split shorts and a singlet is straight...

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Count Chocula wrote:

Wouldn't ride one if they paid me. Those things look fruity as hell. Right up Meb's alley though.

Like running around in split shorts and a singlet is straight...

Fruity as in goofy, not a euphemism for gay. Bad word choice.

I've seen one in person, and they are bigger than they look in picture. I agree- the awkwardness of being seen with one (in an area where it's "not the norm") is why I wouldn't get it. Maybe if you're in Boulder, Colorado Spring, Austin, Cali..., they'd be Ok.

I'm middle-aged and can't handle the amount of running I used to do. Elliptigo has been on my wishlist for a couple years. If they were $500 cheaper I'd buy one right now.

If you are an 35-yrs-old or younger runner who never gets injured then you probably have no need for one.

midwesterner wrote:

I've seen one in person, and they are bigger than they look in picture. I agree- the awkwardness of being seen with one (in an area where it's "not the norm") is why I wouldn't get it. Maybe if you're in Boulder, Colorado Spring, Austin, Cali..., they'd be Ok.

good lord, are you a middle school girl?

Yeah, bet you are a Nike employee though. :-)

RaIph Wiggum (the third one) wrote:

I'm an average dude and I've ridden one a couple times. I found it to be a good workout and a fun time. I don't own one myself, I used a friends. Not sure I'd buy one as I'm still running healthily and don't see stopping running in the near future. The workout seemed safe and I was able to ride the first time without any problems. I've seen another lady (other than my friend) riding one around town too.

This was an unpaid endorsement for Elliptigo.

First and only time I've ever seen an elliptigo was at the last 10k I entered, which incidentally is the only race I've ever won. So naturally I have positive associations w/those things. Wish they'd show up all my races!

I ride one. Yep, not ashamed either. I actually love it. I'm past the point in my life of trying to look cool. I buzz around all over town with it. It's pretty fun.