I'm putting in a basement with low ceilings and worried about hitting my head - how high does the foot pedal get at it's highest position?
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Unlike other ellipticals, the Octane is very low. What is the height of your ceiling?
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Just measured - 12 inches from floor to top of pedal at highest. Like the other response said, the Octane is a little different in its motion, which keeps the height pretty low.
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I have mine in the basement too. From the ground it's less than 11 inches. The step up height is very low for this elliptical.
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As the pedals are slightly tilted forward, the back of the pedal is th highest part. It reaches a maximum height if 11 inches from the ground.
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At the highest part of the stroke the bottom of your foot, at the heel, would be approximately 12 inches from the floor surface.
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I am 5'-10" with an 88" ceiling height. I have the same question. Spoke with Schwinn customer service but they couldn't help. Suggested I go to a store and try it out and measure how high my head goes!
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I am 5' and my ceiling is 7' and I have no problems using this machine. The pedals highest spot is 18 1/2 ". But if you are short you will have problems using the moving arms. I am thinking of taking mine off as I can not use them.
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From Schwinnfitness.com "The maximum height of the footplate is 17" (43 cm). Add that to your height, plus several inches for comfortable clearance, to calculate the minimum ceiling height." I have an old 431 elliptical with the same 17" petal height, our basement ceiling tiles are at about 80" (6" 8").. I'm 5'6" and have enough room without removing any ceiling tiles. (My 431 has started making some noises after many years of use so am researching new models for a similar size/footprint.)
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I would say no, it will not work. The foot pedal at its highest point is almost 19 inches off the floor. Add a person 70 inches tall,, that equals 89 inches. If the ceiling is truly 7 feet/84 inches, then you need 5 more inches for clearance. Or you could lean forward a little, but probably not the best idea.
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I am 6'2" and I can completely invert in my basement where the ceiling is just under 8' high...there is plenty of room and my feet don't even come close to touching.
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With my tennis shoes on I am 6' tall. I put the Incline up to level 20 and measured at my highest point and that came to 88" from the floor to the top of my head. The level button only goes to level 15 so I pushed it until it reached the level 20. Our room height is 95" from floor to the ceiling.
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Not quite that low, but aren't u worried about the one end damaging the floor?
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My son has his in his basement. 8' ceiling. He loves it...he is 6'2" and climbs in with his 18 mo, old son!
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not really high. I can't use it because my step is higher than it will adjust to.
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Matt, I think about 1 1/2 feet (come to my knees and I'm 5'7") when the pedals are raised to 100% incline setting.
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I want to say the lowest the pedal comes to the floor is about 2.5 inches or so.
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I'm petite at 5'2" but I have never hit my head on the ceiling with 102" ceilings. The highest part of the bed (the top rail) is 71" (from the floor), and my mattress (not a super thick one) sits at 66" (from the floor), so measure your ceiling height in inches, then subtract 65-70 inches from that, and you'll be left with your head clearance measurement (give or take a few inches depending on your mattress thickness). Whether this is enough or not has a lot to do with how big/awkward/clumsy the occupant is or isn't. My boyfriend, for example, at 5'11" and 185lbs almost always hits his head on the ceiling when he stays over. He is, however, inflexible, awkward, and big. I never hit my head unless I am trying to stand up (bent at waist) to make the bed while IN the bed (which is probably completely impossible for anyone over 5'3").
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Hi Nate, there are multiple types of workouts. For normal bouncing, we recommend that your feet do not leave the mat. For a more intense workout, you do not need to jump higher, but rather, you need to keep your upper-body at a constant height, thus, working your legs harder. Simply as a safety warning, if you attempt to bounce rigorously and as high as you possibly can, you could potentially exceed 18 inches (1.5 feet) above the jumping surface, thus breaching an 8 foot high ceiling with a 6 foot tall jumper. THIS IS NEVER RECOMMENDED FOR ANY SIZE JUMPER. If you wanted to test for yourself, you could stand on a stool that is about 11 inches tall (when standing on a 12 inch tall Fitness Trampoline, your weight drops the mat height to about 11 inches) and determine how comfortable you are working out that close to your ceiling.
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Hi Marie, My ceiling is 7'3" and I'm 5'9". With the incline at 100% My head clears by about 1 or 2 inches. If you don't use the incline at 100% you should be ok. It adds between 15 and 18 inches to your height.
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There are at notches more toward the pedals - I am 5'8" - so I don't see any reason why someone that height should not be able to use it. My suggestion would be to go all the way down and work back.
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3 inches when it is at the bottom. The highest one is 13 inches but your knee is bent. The highest for both legs would be 6.5 inches when both pedals are at the same height.