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Another treadmill post - is this a good deal?
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dprocket
Sep 26, 16 9:43
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Costco has something called a Freemotion 2500 treadmill for $1500. It shows 4.25CHP motor. I'm still looking for more specs on it, and I don't know how wide the track is.

I've owned an older Reebok branded treadmill that we bought from costco at least 8 years ago, and it' has held up well to two of us using it for HM, HIM and 1 IM training, with about 1/3 of our runs taking place on the treadmill.

Anyone have any insigt on this Freemotion treadmill?
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M~
Sep 26, 16 14:23
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https://www.treadmilldoctor.com/freemotion-2500-gs-treadmill-review


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dprocket
Sep 30, 16 8:56
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Here's a link with more specs:

http://www.costco.com/FreeMotion%C2%AE-2500-Interactive-Treadmill-with-10%E2%80%9D-Touch-Screen-Display---Assembly-Required.product.100168218.html
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M~
Sep 30, 16 9:30
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got a pretty low rating in my opinion.....
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dprocket
Sep 30, 16 9:36
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M~ wrote:
got a pretty low rating in my opinion.....
Are you referring to the Treadmill doctor page?

If so, I'm not sure what to think of the review. It's heavily weighted by very low "value" score (2.8) but that seems to be weighed heavily by the fact that the MSRP is nearly $4K. The review even states that it's more like a $2K treadmill....which leads me to believe $1500 may be decent....that's why I'm curious what other's think.
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M~
Sep 30, 16 12:29
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Personally speaking, that deck and base support looks weak. Although I am only comparing it to my Landice (which was a hell of a lot more than that one). The only thing you MUST do is try it out. Find somewhere where you can run on this thing and go do 30 minutes on it. You will find out pretty quickly if you like it or not.
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jharris
Sep 30, 16 16:22
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I found a Precor on Ebay that was from a gym. Built like a brick. I went used instead of new, but I think it's worth it for what you can get.
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