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This article is from the Fitness FAQ, by Jeff Gleixner (glex@cray.com) with numerous contributions by others.

45. Exercise Equipment: Step Machines (Stair-Climbers)

MISCELLANEOUS

Last year, I spent just under a hundred dollars on one of those
"cheap" stair climbers at Target. The center linkage broke with just
a few weeks of only moderate usage. I repaired it myself and it
broke again and again and again. Finally, I installed a number
fifty roller chain and a stainless steel sprocket mechanism of
my own design. This worked wonderfully until one of the shock
absorber things broke. I gave up at this point.
...
When it was working, the stair climber gave me sore knees constantly.

 

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