Would like to invest in a good one but not sure what to look for or where to start.
Any recommendations for where to buy and then what type greatly appreciated?
Alternatively someone suggested a cross trainer/eliptical trainer is a good alternative?
Don't bother investing. Go to adverts.ie or donedeal and pick up a hardly used (and 80% of them will be hardly used!) one for a fraction of the price. From now onwards will be an ideal time - the procrastinators who purchased in January will be starting to think about getting rid of them around now.