I brought one of these cross trainers about six months ago. I hate running and find that using a cross trainer is the perfect solution. Unfortunately I have been greatly disappointed by this purchase and have to say that I don't use it all that often. First of all lets talk about the assembly. I am useless at assembling items like this, but found the instructions easy to follow and my cross trainer was assembled within 30 minutes. The major problem is the amount of noise it creates when in use. I didn't know how noisy it was until my boyfriend used it after about a week of buying it. The cross trainer was upstairs in the spare room (well gym room) ...  Read the complete review