Tunturi Elliptical Trainer Review

Tunturi Elliptical Trainers are built in Finland, which suggests that you are going to get that Nordic obsession for quality. The company has been in business for 80 years. In addition to ellipticals they sell exercise bikes, steppers and treadmills. Their exercise bikes are considered some of the best in their price range.

They are a major brand in Europe and have a moderate market share in the US. That does not mean their machines are inferior to other popular brands like ProForm, Reebok or Nordic Track. They just do not have the market exposure as some of the major players.

Their ellipticals have one of the widest price ranges of any elliptical trainer manufacturer, with their C10 going for $699 and their high-end C85 selling for $2899.

The Tunturi ellipticals remind me of Kettler ellipticals. They are both compact with heavy flywheels, providing for a smooth elliptical motion. The low-end models are short on features, but make up for it with better quality in their price range.

As we mentioned their models cover a wide price range, in fact, there are eight different models.

Tunturi Pricing (Mercantila 4/16/06)

C10 - $700
C20 - $800
C30 - $900
C35 - $1,000
C40 - $1,100
C60 - $1,399
C80 - $2,299
C85 - $2,900

The Tunturi C10, C20, C30 and C35 are their budget models weighing 108 and 128 lbs. The display is very basic and there is only manual programming. The resistance is based on a manually adjustable permanent magnet.

If you have the money we recommend you move up to the C40 and higher models. You start getting a better resistance magnet system and an improve console and display. You also get a better selection of programs and programming. For example, the C40 has 8 scaleable pre-set profiles. It also has a servomotor controlled permanent magnet brake resistance system. You'll find the elliptical motion has a very smooth feeling. It is very quiet since there are no moving or wearing parts. Generally very low maintenance.

With the C80 and C85 you are getting commercial quality, but if you have the money it can be a good choice for residential use. The C85 has one of the best displays in the industries. Both machines weigh a solid 230 lbs. Don't plan to move this yourself.

Fitness Source Review - Tunturi Elliptical Trainers

Like their popular exercise bikes, the Tunturi elliptical trainers are quality built with a good service record. As mentioned above we suggest you start at theC40 level or above. If you have a limited budget the lesser models are a good value and are better quality than the Icon products like ProForm or Weslo. The difference is you get very limited features.

Regarding their commercial quality treadmills, they are excellent machines, but at that price range you may want to consider Precor or LifeFitness.

Epinions Customer Review - Tunturi Elliptical Trainer

Product Rating:

Pros: Quality, smooth ride, very solid, looks good in the room

Cons: shorter stride than some but can be adjusted at the redals

Review: I reccomend it, but try many machines and go with what is comfortable and in your price range. I love the workout I get, you will sweat!

Product Rating:

Pros: Solid piece of equipment. Looks great. Completely silent.

Cons: Heavy. Weighs over 160 lbs. Hard to carry upstairs. Knees hit water bottle.

Review: It's 4 1/2 feet long but it is built to last. Very high quality machine.

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