[Sportsandrec] Craigs List equipment for Lori

[Thornbury, Kelly]

Lori,

If you can find a listing near your home, where you can get a good look a 
the equipment, it would probably be a good deal. Often equipment is sold 
merely because it has become an expensive, space-robbing clothes rack. You 
would want to make sure all the cables are in good shape, the pulleys are 
good, and there no obvious nicks on composite rods (if you are looking at a 
machine with rods). Be warned the rods may still break eventually (its hard 
to know how well maintained or how much abuse they have taken), but 
typically replacement costs are not extravagant if you have to pay for 
replacements. The condition of the seats and back rests are more of a 
personal nature (I don't mind the liberal use of duct tape on my favorite 
machines, gives it a burley, well used look). You will also want to make 
sure all the little parts (handles, clips, ect) are accounted for. Again, 
not expensive replacements typically, but if you don't know its supposed to 
be there, you may miss out on a whole group of exercises.

As with a new machine, the value of used equipment is largely in whether or 
not it gets used.

Kelly