Well, it turns out I killed my old consumer grade 2HP treadmill with all of this Triathlon and Marathon training…and now I really want to get a good higher quality treadmill.
After a bunch of research, I’ve narrowed down to 3 contenders.
Landice L7 (4HP)
Matrix T75 (3HP)
True Fitness PS800 (4HP)
Anyone have any experience comparing and/or owning one of these bad boys?
Do you think the 3HP motor of the Matrix puts it on the chopping back?
Any help deciding pros and cons would be so very appreciated!
I didn’t go quite as high-end as you’re looking, but I have a True PS100. I’ve now had it for over four years without a single issue - the thing just works. I just wanted a bare-bones treadmill that could get up to speed quickly for intervals and had a reputation for reliability with a decent engine. Lots of folks will probably recommend the L7, but I think the True would certainly do the job as well.
I have had my true ps800 over 2 years now and has been great for my wife and I which do a lot of running on it. I thought about the lower end true but the 10 year warranty and responsive touch screen on the ps800 sold me. The landice is very nice as well and don’t think you cant go wrong with either one.
Have used a Woodway 2014 Widepath the last two years. Kind of curious you didn’t include Woodway. Thing is a tank. Simple and wonderful to run on. Curious as to why you didn’t include Woodway? They are expensive but buying used can mitigate that.
I have a Landice L7 and love it. I did a bunch of research beforehand and decided that it was worth the investment. Not a lot of electronic bells and whistles on the display of the model I have, but I don’t really need that.
Motor HP is irrelevant when you start looking at good treadmills, which you have listed three good units. You really want to be looking at warranty, quality of belt/deck, size of rollers, and then I like to look at the electronics. Gimmicky stuff adds cost but never makes it a better treadmill.
I think landice has the best warranty and the simplest and best product between the three.
Matrix would be my second and then the true. True has terrible customer service and their parts are expensive.
The key to making any treadmill last is to clean the unit regularly (open up and vacuum) and lubricate the belt (if required).
As noted in a previous post, for the better part of my life, I serviced and repaired fitness equipment.
Happy to help. Also happy to field questions regarding fitness equipment for the forum. After getting back in to law, I sort of miss wrenching on equipment.
I don’t know what part of the country you are in. But Check out fitnessedgeonline.com. Trains, the owner is a good friend, and sells both landice and matrix. I don’t know what prices you are seeing, but I’m sure he can match it. You could even give him a call and haggle with him a little. However, some of the brands regulate their pricing, so if one place has it on sale, all places normally do and for the same price.
Just an FYI, I have been looking at treadmill deals / black friday / etc. It seems that treadmills are around 200-300 cheaper on black friday. Not sure how you equate that into purchasing.
Don’t get hung up on the number. There is nobody regulating what sticker a company slaps on their motor. Quality of the motor is most important. Bearings, winding, brushes, etc.