Just one minor point of clarification for future-peoples… when this thread started (Dec 2018) - there was only one Peloton treadmill, the ‘Peloton Tread’, which was slate-based and introduced in Jan 2018.
But since then, they actually introduced a secondary unit (Sept 2020), and re-branded the slat-based one as the Peloton Tread+. With the new one (normal belt-based) being the Peloton Tread. Thus, all the discussion in this thread is actually about the Tread+, slat-based one.
(I only arrived at this thread assuming it was talking about the belt-based Peloton Tread vs belt-based Technogym Run, and then realized it was talking about neither…thus, I’m leaving now.)
I much prefer a slat based treadmill as it is feels as close to running on the road as it gets. It is less forgiving though as they are much sturdier and don’t move every time you foot strike so it takes some time to get used.
I much prefer a slat based treadmill as it is feels as close to running on the road as it gets. It is less forgiving though as they are much sturdier and don’t move every time you foot strike so it takes some time to get used.
I assume “road†means asphalt. Which kind(s) of slat treadmills have you used, and if it was more than one kind, have you noticed differences in the running experience?
I much prefer a slat based treadmill as it is feels as close to running on the road as it gets. It is less forgiving though as they are much sturdier and don’t move every time you foot strike so it takes some time to get used.
I assume “road†means asphalt. Which kind(s) of slat treadmills have you used, and if it was more than one kind, have you noticed differences in the running experience?
Yes asphalt. But I would say running on a slat treadmill is more like running on a track than anything else.
I have a woodway desmo. I ran on a peloton slatted one in their store just before they were recalled. It was similar to running on a woodway but I would give the nudge to Woodway. Can’t really explain it but the woodways just seemed nicer. I’ve ran on several 4fronts over the years (I have a few at my work) and I’ve always had a smile on my face when running on one.
I never ran on a techno gym one but did want to try it. I remember reading that there have been maintenance and support issues with them. Can’t remember where I read that…. It might have been on here actually in another thread.