Treadmill wwyd

[arehopsveggies]

I’m wanting to replace my very very very very old treadmill.
I mainly want to walk at an incline. Some running would be nice. I used to run more but my current treadmill is walking only.

My choices-
A life fitness from a gym. Pretty well used but it’s an expensive gym qualify model. Needs a new belt and some work. $1300

Buying something new. I was looking at the Sole F80 for $1600 but would consider other brands

Which would you do? Commercial quality but used or something brand new

[wanderingback]

No I wouldn’t spend $1300 on something that needs work when I could get something for a similar price new.

I have a pro form treadmill that’s 7 years old. It hasn’t needed any repairs, but it’s definitely sturdy.

[katyintx]

I would agree to get the new one that doesn’t already need repairs. Bonus that maybe the new one comes with some sort of warranty, whereas the used one I would assume doesn’t?

[arehopsveggies]

DH and I are on different sides of this decision.

I think he is really solidly on the “gym owners have really been hurting this year, let’s help them out with our money”

But I really am not exited about spending that much on something that doesn’t work perfectly right now. Even if it’s a $8-9000 treadmill

[laterz]

I have a Sole F80. It's fine, i'm happy with it, don't regret it. But it is NOT the same as a commercial machine. If I had a choice, I'd go to the gym for it. But alas, pandemic.

[tripleshot]

We bought a Horizon for $1000 last spring and it’s really nice. I would not buy a used one for that price.

www.horizonfitness.com/horizon-7-0-at-treadmill

[arehopsveggies]

Mar 28, 2021 12:39:37 GMT -5 laterz said:

I have a Sole F80. It's fine, i'm happy with it, don't regret it. But it is NOT the same as a commercial machine. If I had a choice, I'd go to the gym for it. But alas, pandemic.

What is it that you don’t love about the sole? I’m not 100% sold on it but it looks like it has the best warranty

I’m upgrading from a treadmill that is literally over 30 years old, has no working incline, and can’t go past 3.9 without the belt skipping.

So yes I want a treadmill that I love. But I’m also apparently willing to put up with a lot of flaws!

[sadlebred]

I'd get something new. You don't know what else is wrong with the used one. If things are broken now, I think it's likely more things are likely to break.

[bee20]

I bought a $700 horizon treadmill last summer and have been happy with it for incline walking and jogging intervals 4 or 5 times a week. When gyms were open I used the elliptical so I can't directly compare to a gym model, but from what I read the budget treadmills are much better to use than the budget ellipticals. I was nervous the speed wouldn't adjust fast enough compared to more expensive models and it would feel clunky, but I don't even think of it when I'm using it, it feels really natural and responsive.

[cosmowife]

I’ve also had a horizon for probably 15 years and it has held up great.

[breezy8407]

I would get something with a warranty. I did a little research in January when we were debating getting a new one or repairing our current one. I had settled on the Sole F80 if we were going to go with new. We did end up repairing our current one, which is over 10 years old. The control board needed to be replaced. All in we spent about $500 fixing it.

[laterz]

Mar 28, 2021 20:46:27 GMT -5 arehopsveggies said:

Mar 28, 2021 12:39:37 GMT -5 laterz said:

I have a Sole F80. It's fine, i'm happy with it, don't regret it. But it is NOT the same as a commercial machine. If I had a choice, I'd go to the gym for it. But alas, pandemic.

What is it that you don’t love about the sole? I’m not 100% sold on it but it looks like it has the best warranty

I’m upgrading from a treadmill that is literally over 30 years old, has no working incline, and can’t go past 3.9 without the belt skipping.

So yes I want a treadmill that I love. But I’m also apparently willing to put up with a lot of flaws!

It doesn't adjust speeds very fast; which for me (i'm a slow poke runner) is NBD, but might annoy a more committed runner.  That's the "con" i saw in most of the reviews I read on it.  The belt isn't as smooth as a commercial machine, but I think that's likely to be the case with any non-commercial machine.

All that to say, I've had my Sole for 5 years and I've never had a problem with it mechanically.