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Jeep4x4greg IVS Ultra Marathoner "You'll be fiiiiiiine'' *(some restrictions apply) Posts: 761 Gender:	what to look for in a Treadmill ? Jan 5^th, 2010, 10:07am I'm thinking that eventually I will give in and buy a treadmill. For those who have them or use them regularly.... What features can you not live without? What features did you buy and never use? any specific brands good/bad? let me know what you think.... I'd hate to buy a piece of junk.
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Queen of the Dammed Squirrels IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 893 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #1 - Jan 5^th, 2010, 11:01am http://www.woodway.com/desktreadmill/desktreadmill.html 'nuf said.
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Jaxon IVS Marathoner Posts: 129 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #2 - Jan 5^th, 2010, 11:09am I have a Pacemaster ProSelect that I can run up to 8 mph and 6% incline. Very sturdy and used for 8 years now. Cost about 2k. Remember you get what you pay for.
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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #3 - Jan 5^th, 2010, 5:17pm

I have a Vision Fitness T9600 treadmill that I purchased from Russell's and it is awesome to say the least. It was pricey, however well worth the investment and Russell's offers great financing with no interest. It's very smooth, more so than most I've run on at fitness clubs. You'd be more than welcome to stop over and give it a try since you live pretty close. It has a quick speed adjustment which is great for speed interval training (got to love Yasso 800's on a treadmill). It has incline up to 15 and several preprogramed features and a heart rate monitor. I can't speak highly enough as far as treadmills go. Russell's staff were great at helping pick out what I needed. You do get what you pay for.
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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #4 - Jan 11^th, 2010, 9:38pm

yeaa...these things are expensive....I keep reading horror stories on all the less expensive models (600ish)....so I may need to look into the 1000-2000 range.

Christy, I may head to Russel's if they have 0% interest.... the 9600 visions seem really nice....but wow! its a lot of money! I may check out the 9550 instead because it is available as a folding unit...which I would need for sure.

think anyone will have any good end-of-crappy-weather sales coming up? I'll try to haggle either way....i'm kind of a cheap bastard like that

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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2010, 8:43am

I've got a Nordictrack C2500 from Sears. Got it a couple years ago as a gift. It folds up vertically to take up less space, and is heavy but movable.
Things to think about:
running surface length- mine's 5ft and I wouldn't want to go any shorter, I like having a little room to work with if I'm struggling.
inline and decline- incline to 12%, wish they made them with a decline too. I'd love to enjoy a little down action after the up!
programmable workouts- I love the competitive training feature so I can run against little computer dudes.
speed- mine's 12mph, have never had to run it that high undecided

, but nice to know it's there if I get there.
connectivity- wish it had usb or network connectivity to monitor and create workouts from a PC.

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숲 오리 IVS Ultra Marathoner The Original Mucky Duck Posts: 848 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2010, 1:20pm Quote from Jeep4x4greg on Jan 11^th, 2010, 9:38pm: ....i'm kind of a cheap bastard like that Nothing wrong with being a cheap bastard! Oh my gosh, you can say bastard on here!!!
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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #7 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 1:45pm

Check out the NordicTrack X7i Shocked

40% incline Shocked

...6% DECLINE Shocked

0-12mph.

you can program it to match elevation from google-maps.

I'm going to stop by Sears and give it a test run....I'm a little concerned about the short running belt....I don't want to fall off it! I think this might be the one for me if its not to short!

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brn2run IVS Marathoner Win YOUR race. Posts: 274 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #8 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 5:04pm Looks pretty sweet! Jillian Michaels will kick your 4$$! Shorter belt little scary though, wouldn't leave room to fall back a little bit. Let us know how it runs! That incline looks wicked! That'll be good McN training!
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Darnyankee IVS Ultra Marathoner Posts: 587 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #9 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 6:50pm Greg, The warranty is great lifetime frame and motor is excellant, might want to find out what they charge to add additional plan.
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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #10 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 9:17pm

well I went to Sears and gave it a test run.....

i tried going fast on a flat incline and didnt run out of belt....

I tried going slow on a steeeeep incline and did good there too.

it IS a little shorter than I'd like, but I realize there's not much you can do for that given the steep incline options

the zero% incline is actually slightly inclined....i think they use the "2% to mimic the resistance on real ground" as their "flat"

running on the decline was kind of strange....nowhere near the real downhills we see in real life.

its slightly cheaper buying online with Nordictrack (shipping but no taxes) than buying at Sears (taxes, no shipping)

....I think I'm gonna do it Shocked

.....dang it thats a lot of money.....

....deep breath....

*click*

SOLD! hopefully it will be here soon! you can all come over and play on it when it gets here

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brn2run IVS Marathoner Win YOUR race. Posts: 274 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #11 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 9:32pm It's worth it. Couple thousand dollars of health. As far as the zero, mine self levels if the key is in during power up. It's also a Nordictrack so yours might do the same. The Sears people might not be too concerned with proper setup.
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Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ?
Reply #12 - Feb 3^rd, 2010, 9:50pm

Quote from brn2run on Feb 3^rd, 2010, 9:32pm:

It's worth it. Couple thousand dollars of health. Wink

As far as the zero, mine self levels if the key is in during power up. It's also a Nordictrack so yours might do the same. The Sears people might not be too concerned with proper setup.

i'll be paying for it for the next few months

i'm pretty stoked about the google maps training runs....I am a map junkie (i have topomaps or places I've been just because I like them) so I think it will help keep the treadmill more interesting....

pretty excited to get it now

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Chris Dierker IVS Marathoner Posts: 387 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #13 - Feb 5^th, 2010, 4:11pm yeah but does it have a cup holder! congrats!
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Jeep4x4greg IVS Ultra Marathoner "You'll be fiiiiiiine'' *(some restrictions apply) Posts: 761 Gender:	Re: what to look for in a Treadmill ? Reply #14 - Feb 5^th, 2010, 6:20pm Quote from Chris Dierker on Feb 5^th, 2010, 4:11pm: yeah but does it have a cup holder! congrats! it does!!!!! two of them! and it has a built in fan so I can feel like I'm running faster than I really am!
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