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BH S3Xi

BH Fitness S3Xi is a solid machine with an unspectacular ellipse motion, however, the price and q...

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BH S5Xi

The addition of multigrip handles and an extended warranty makes the S5Xi a pretty appealing choi...

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Older BH Reviews

Reviewed in 2014

BH SK8200

The SK8200 is BH's idea of a commercial elliptical, like everything else BK makes it comes up wel...

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BH X8R

The X8R may have a light commercial warranty, but it's no light commercial machine. The quality...

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BH XS1

The BH XS1 elliptical is a very average machine and not a good buy at $999. A fixed stride leng...

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BH XS3

The BH XS3 costs more, with fewer features than any other elliptical in its class. Fixed stride...

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BH XS5

The BH Fitness XS5 is about the what you would get from Sole with their E55 which has been one of...

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BH LK520

Paying $3000 for the LK520 is a waste of money.

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Reviewed in 2012

BH X1s

The BH X1 is what you would normally pay $599 for from NordicTrack. Look around a little while be...

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BH X3s

Move up or down in the BH Fitness lineup, the X1 and X4 make more sense.

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BH X4

The BH Fitness X4 is a moderate quality high priced piece of equipment. That is a bad combinatio...

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BH X8

In looking at the BH Fitness X8, we have come to the opinion that BH needs to reexamine whether o...

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BH X9s

The BH Fitness X9 has the quality of the typical $1499 ellitpical. We hate to seem to be bashing...

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BH XS8s

The BH Fitness XS8 realistically should sell for $1699 to $1999. How BH Fitness sells any of the...

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Reviewed in 2011

BH XS1

Comparable machines from NordicTrack and Sole go for $999. This unit should sell for $999.

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BH XS3

BH has priced their machines for the specialty market at MSRP they are not a good value. BH, and ...

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BH XS5

BH makes good machines but is handicapped by their inflated MSRP. BH, and specialty fitness deale...

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BH XS8

$2600 for a BH is laughable. You can get a better unit from Sole for $1699. BH, and specialty fi...

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Reviewed in 2010

BH X9R

If you see a store selling this unit for $3K, please contact your local district attorney to have...

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Reviewed in 2009

BH X4

A good machine that is overshadowed by its competitors.

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Who Manufacturers BH Ellipticals?

General Information:BH is the Miley Cyrus of the fitness business. They can't help but to metaphorically show their ass as they take a wrecking ball to all morality of setting MSRPs. They have really worked to get the quality to a good standard and have really cut dealer prices to get into dealer showrooms. Don't pay list price for these because they have no basis in reality but you can really get a dealer to discount from all the reports we have had from consumers.

Manufacturing Philosophy:They put decent parts into a good package on the higher end and they are putting more value in the machine on average when you can get a discount on a unit. None of the designs are too fancy. We had received complaints from consumers about mechanical noises a few years ago but they seem to have addressed those problems. Many of our testers weren't big fans of the feel of the ellipticals.

Company Outlook : BH is a solid second tier supplier. Dealers are now choosing lines that they once had to fight over (like True, Precor and Lifefitness) and unless a brand can bring people in the door, many retailers simply do not want to fool with having to educate the public on a new brand. With that said, with the thinning of the manufacturer herd, BH has firmly established itself in the market with more and more dealers due to their debatable "value" play.