The Xterra FS5.7e Elliptical Trainer – Best Model in the Xterra Line

The Xterra FS5.7e elliptical is the top-of-the-line model from Xterra. With a heavy flywheel, and excellent quality in the parts, it can be a good choice if the price is right.

What You Get

The large blue backlit LCD display feedback such as speed, time, distance, resistance, heart rate, and calories burned. The workout programs include 6 pre-sets, 2 heart rate, 2 user, and manual.

The features of the Xterra FS5.7e are:

• 20-inch Stride Length
• 20 Resistance Levels
• 20 Power Incline Levels
• 24-lb Flywheel
• Cushioned Pedals with 2% Inversion
• MP3 player plug-in + speakers
• Contact + telemetric heart rate monitoring
• Wireless chest strap included
• 400-lb. Max User Capacity
• Transport wheels, fan
• Warranty: lifetime frame & brake, 7 years parts, 1-year labor

UPDATE:  The Xterra Fitness FS5.7e is an older model that is no longer being produced.  It was replaced by the all new 5.8e model, which is a marked improvement on an already solid machine.  You can check out the all new lineup here:

New Xterra Fitness Elliptical Machines On Sale

The Word on the Street

The front-drive Xterra FS5.7e elliptical features a heavy-duty 24-lb steel flywheel, a maintenance-free magnetic resistance system, an electronic incline, handlebar controls, plus hand grip and wireless transmitter heart rate monitoring.

The four concave high durometer wheels are built with commercial bearings for added durability, and glide on aluminum extruded tracks. The user can pedal in both forward and reverse direction to target more muscles groups.

In addition, the oversized footpads have a 2-degree inward angle to help ease the stress on the ankles, knees, and hips, and give the user a better ergonomic profile when striding.

User reviews often remark on the smooth quiet ride of Xterra, Spirit, and Sole machines. The quality workmanship and ergonomic comfort design stand out on this machine, and creature comforts such as the easy-to-use display, audio plug-in feature, and handlebar-mounted hand grip heart rate sensors, add to an already enjoyable workout session.

Our Thoughts

The frame of the Xterra FS5.7e elliptical is designed and built much like its cousin models from Sole and Spirit (like Xterra, they are all brands of Dyaco Intl), but if you compare them head-to-head, we think you’ll prefer the more attractive consoles of the other better-known brands, plus the labor warranty is usually for two years instead of one.

With so many options and choices available from Dyaco, why buy an Xterra when you can get a Sole for the same price of $1,699?

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