Recomend a good treadmill

[JKurz1]

Refurbished units are still very expensive and only carry a 1 year labor warranty. You're much better off either buying new or getting one used from maybe craiglist or another place near you.

Hmm...its a thought.....right now, I have a free gym membership (instructor perk) so it doesnt seem logical for me, but would def. save two trips to the gym each day.......2,500 is reasonable.......something like a payment plan would be even more reasonable.......you guys have one? I heard good things about the Nortictrack and that arc model......but, If Im gonna get one, I want it to hold up..

 

[Texas Ranger]

Hmm...its a thought.....right now, I have a free gym membership (instructor perk) so it doesnt seem logical for me, but would def. save two trips to the gym each day.......2,500 is reasonable.......something like a payment plan would be even more reasonable.......you guys have one? I heard good things about the Nortictrack and that arc model......but, If Im gonna get one, I want it to hold up..

Jkurz, I would NOT recommend Nortictrack. Nothing personal against them, but there's just so many better companies out there you can go with. I'm sure SuperDawgy & Shallow Hal, would agree. Especially, if you are going to shell out $2,500.

 

[Texas Ranger]

The way I judge a company and it's product is by the warranty. If they figure it was garbage, they would NOT back it up with a good warranty because they would lose out. I researched for 6 months before finally buying my Trimline tread. It has a 30 year warranty on the motor & frame, 2 years on parts & 1 year on labor. I didn't want to be stuck holding the bag if the motor went out within 1-5 years from above average use...

 

[Shallow Hal]

The way I judge a company and it's product is by the warranty. If they figure it was garbage, they would NOT back it up with a good warranty because they would lose out. I researched for 6 months before finally buying my Trimline tread. It has a 30 year warranty on the motor & frame, 2 years on parts & 1 year on labor. I didn't want to be stuck holding the bag if the motor went out within 1-5 years from above average use...

Warranty is not really the best way to judge. Some treadmills are cheap and thus their replacement parts are cheap. It doesn't cost the manufacturer that much to put a long warranty on their products. Besides, exercise equipment manufacturers know a lot of the stuff they make will hardly get used. If the equipment is hardly used then they don't have to worry about it breaking down.

 

[SuperDawgy]

Warranty is not really the best way to judge. Some treadmills are cheap and thus their replacement parts are cheap. It doesn't cost the manufacturer that much to put a long warranty on their products. Besides, exercise equipment manufacturers know a lot of the stuff they make will hardly get used. If the equipment is hardly used then they don't have to worry about it breaking down.

I agree whole heartedly! The best way to judge a cardio company is to talk to people who know what is involved in making a good unit. Nothing against Trimline, but the reason that they can warranty their motors for 30 years is because they spend a little extra money and put Leeson motors in their mills. The rest of their warranty is mediocre. Frame warranties mean jack because the likelihood that a frame will break is slim to none. The main problems that people have with treadmills, good treadmills anyway, is not the frame or motors. A treadmill consists of a few major components and a few minor ones. Your lower and upper control boards are usually the first things to go out. A bad deck and belt combo can cost you a few hundred to replace after a few years. The upper control panel on most, even cheaper machines, will run into the $100's. Parts that most people pay little attention to are the ones that you really have to look at. The rollers are vital to a treads operation, if they go out...you have a worthless hunk of metal in your home. You have to very good suggestions on the table in Vision and Pacemaster. Go with either and you'll be happy bro. -Dawgy

 

[Texas Ranger]

I went to the Visionfitness dealer in my area and tested out several treads a few years ago and was not impressed at all. We also have several Vision treads in the workout room at my job. So, I'm very familiar with their product. They wanted $1500 for a treadmill that was in the same class as the Trimline model I bought. It was 3 inches shorter than the Trimline, the max. weight capacity was 275lbs, same 2.5hp motor in both, no hear rate monitor, which mine has & was $400 more. As far as the warranty goes, everything was the same(parts & labor), except Vision was 20 YEARS SHORTER. I needed a tread with a higher weight capacity because when I started working out, I was 6'4" 275lbs. I didn't want to make a dumb investment and here my wife's mouth yakking about it. I did battle with the Trimline and am down to 225-230lbs and trust me I don't baby it. Everytime I'm on, I have it set at the max incline(12%) for 30-45 minutes at a time. This was everyday or every other day with a big guy beating on it and I have NEVER had any problem with it in 2 years. This is also not counting my wife's workout. I'm not a salesperson, so I definitely don't know all the ends and outs. But, I will say this, Trimline is good for someone looking for a good tread at a decent price. Vision is good, too, but not worth the extra cheese to ME. You just have to do like I did and try all of them to see what you like. I have heard WONDERFUL things about the Pacemaster. They're supposed to be really EXCELLENT! Check them out!

 

[chgolatin2]

Go to www.fitnessblowout.com look for (keys model) lifetime warranty excellent prices.

 

[SuperDawgy]

Go to www.fitnessblowout.com look for (keys model) lifetime warranty excellent prices.

Keys suck, no other way to put it. If a company gives you a lifetime warranty...the parts that make up the tread have to be very cheap. A bigger guy will detroy a Keys in no time flat.

 

[Texas Ranger]

Go to www.fitnessblowout.com look for (keys model) lifetime warranty excellent prices.

Keys is not a good brand to go with. Listen to Superdawgy & Shallow Hal. Pacemaster is where it's at! They are both talking from experience.

 

[SuperDawgy]

Go to www.fitnessblowout.com look for (keys model) lifetime warranty excellent prices.

Jesus Christ man! You would think that "Super Jim" is trying to sell used cars! How the hell can you take a website like that seriously. Keys as the best overall treadmill!? Holy shit! That must mean that Daewoo makes the best overall car! It really makes me ill that someone will "smoke and mirror" the uneducated fitness equipment buying population to that extent. Horseshit!