Smooth Ce Elliptical Trainer

Pros: Heavy construction and quiet
Cons: Bolts snapped after 6 wks. Wireless heart monitor did not work. Support is lousy.

I've purchased the Smooth CE about 2 months ago. I thought it was very well built. It's a very heavy piece of equipment and quiet. I noticed that the wireless heart monitor worked sporadically at best and called the support number, left a message. My ...

Pros: Built to last; sturdy and stable.
Cons: Questionable accuracy of calorie and mileage counters.

In my lifetime, I've spent well over 1,000 hours on commercial quality elliptical machines(mostly Precors and Life Fitness)at the local health club. When I decided to purchase an elliptical for our ever-growing home gym, I did some extensive research. ...

Pros: Good build quality. Relatively small elliptical.
Cons: Not commercial product quality, but close.

I am writing this review in hopes that someone looking for an ellipitical, can try and make sense of all these reviews on the Smooth CE. First off, I do not have a Smooth CE, but a Kettler Cosmos, but they are the same thing. Secondly, a lot of the ...

Pros: Good price, solid construction, good electronics
Cons: Instructions on setting up the computer are hard to understand and inadequate in their description

I bought the Kettler CTR1 from efitnessdirect.com. As others have pointed out, Kettler is the manufacturer of the Smooth CE, so it's the same machine. I paid $1275 including freight for mine including the wireless heart monitor, which they threw in for ...

Pros: Provides no impact workout...Safe for joints! Space-saver! Economical to use!
Cons: Still relatively new...Haven't found any, yet.

Hello, everybody! If you’re reading this, there’s a chance that you are in the market for an elliptical trainer! I’d like to tell you about one that is worth checking out! The Smooth CE Elliptical Trainer!

A little over a year ago, I...

Pros: Well made
Cons: Poor manuals Poor motion Uncomfortable Squeaks

After several months of research I settled on this model due to the positive reviews for Smooth products sprinkled around the Internet. My hope in writing this review is to save you the disappointment I experienced with this model.

The unit...

Pros: Excellent Quality/Very sturdy and sleek
Cons: none

For all of you who have been trying to find a quality elliptical to use at home without paying over $3000.00 this is it! After researching ellipticals for several months I couldn't believe how poor most of the machines on the market were. Once I...

Pros: At least I don't have to go to the gym anymore.
Cons: Took 2 hours to get it up the stairs and two days to recover.

After reading all the wonderful reviews on this site, I was lulled into thinking that I could get this in, up and running with no problem. Boy was I wrong. First off, the shipping company refused to deliver the equipment inside even though I had paid...

Pros: Very Compact and Sturdy machine. This is smooth and completely silent. What a surprise!
Cons: The CE has to be plugged into the wall outlet.

A friend of mine told me about a website selling treadmills and ellipticals over the Internet. So I checked out Smoothfitness.com and I was looking for an elliptical like I used in the gym. Smooth was advertising a unit that they make in Germany and it...

Pros: Price, Stability, Functionality.
Cons: poorly lit LCD screen. Needed service twice.

I am updating my review that I wrote in April when I first purchased this thing. Me and the Elliptical have been through a lot together so make sure you read this, even though it gets long. I bought the elliptical machine in April and I really ...

Pros: smooth just like its name, quiet, well built and designed, easy to use and assemble
Cons: Short stride--only 16" would take some getting used to if used ellipticals in gym

I purchased my Smooth Elliptical CE 3.2 after returning two Nordictrack CX 1055 ellipticals which never functioned properly from day one. I read many reviews recommending the Smooth ellipticals so decided to give them a try. I am amazed at how quiet and ...

Pros: Very quiet Better quality then Dept. Store ellipticals, but cheaper then Precor and Life Fitness.
Cons: LCD is hard to read in dim light, no backlight. Manual is poorly translated english.

I just purchased this elliptical after looking at units at Department stores (Nordictrack, Healthrider, Reebok, etc) for under $1000. Then looking at club type units from Precor and Life Fitness.

I've only had the unit a few days. The...

Pros: Well built! Quiet! Smooth arm/leg motion! Good programs! provides excellent cardio workout!
Cons: Ear probe HR monitor doesn't work.

Thanks to bobroberts review, I also found a Kettler CTR1, which is the same machine as the Smooth CE. I found my Kettler at a local exercise store, Fitness Experience, who built and delivered it into my condo on the second floor at no extra charge. I was...

Pros: Great value. Easy assembly.
Cons: Heart rate monitor (ear clip) is annoying and sometimes inaccurate

This elliptical trainer is the closest you'll be to gym-quality without spending several thousand bucks. I used a Life Cycle brand commercial-quality machine before and this Smooth CE is very similar in quality and features. Nice heavy flywheel for...

Pros: None
Cons: Not built for a regular exercise regime.

We bought one of these machines about 2 years ago. The shaft holding the pedal to the flywheel, continually breaks off. This requires ordering a new wheel. Between the time it takes to order the new wheel, and, the time for the service work, we usually ...