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The price increase doesn't help the value of this unit. Spirit pushed though a major price increa...
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While Spirit didn't really increase the quality of this unit from last year, they dramatically in...
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A smaller price increase and a big increase in the warranty makes this an acceptable value. The X...
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Reviewed in 2017
The Spirit XE 195 is a solid machine with decent quality and a good warranty. Unfortunately the ...
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The XE 295 is a decent quality, overpriced elliptical that really doesn't give you the features y...
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Buying a Spirit elliptical for $3K is ridiculous. This is really a unit designed for Apartments ...
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The Spirit XE795 is essentially the Sole E55 for $600 more. No this is not a joke, this is real.
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The XG200 is a novel design for a 'spinning' elliptical that has never really taken off. Somet...
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The Spirit CE 800 is a good machine, but why not just buy a Sole E98 which is very similar for $4...
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The Spirit EL-555 is a strong value, especially when you consider the Costco return policy. The ...
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The Spirit XE 285 is the 3rd runner up in the $1499 category. Spirit has a long track record of ...
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This is a quality unit with a big warranty.The XE 400 is a decent machine but we would make sure ...
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Spirit has given itself a way to differentiate itself from Sole with its warranty. A big warranty...
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The light commercial elliptical of Spirit's lineup. Spirit it trying to put some difference betwe...
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The Esprit EL1 is an elliptical better off forgotten. You can get units from Sole and Smooth for...
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The EL3 is a good elliptical at a decent value. The EL 3 is based on Spirit's award winning ellip...
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The EL5 is a competitive elliptical at $1699. Good quality and good value. The only problem is ...
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The EL7 is a very good elliptical at an average price. If Spirit could lower the price on these ...
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General Information:Spirit Fitness is a company that was started in the early 80's and has produced many types of products and started producing fitness products in the late 80's. They are known for product innovation. Their treadmills are typically mid-priced. Dyaco International purchased Spirit years ago and all of their production is offshore. The quality has been improving and Dyaco has made a huge investment in the Spirit brand.
Manufacturing Philosophy:The once totally US owned factory is now a subsidiary of Dyaco, who hails from Taiwan. The practice of putting decent parts in their treadmills has continued once again and they are trying to fill the value segment with many decent choices. With heavy competition from Icon and Horizon, it will be interesting to see how they do.
Company Outlook : Dyaco has poured quite a bit of money into the Spirit brand to revitalize it and the results are showing. Their move to a more value oriented business should help their results.