Preliminary thoughts about getting a treadmill for the house. My question is how much do you have to spend to get a decent one?
My criteria would be:
-reliable/durable;
-a decent max speed (maybe 6 min/miles?)
-ability to put at an incline
-somewhat cushion-y.
Not looking for bells and whistles. Don’t need preset courses, heart rate, calories burned or anything like that.
Thanks!
-Charles
Check out Costco, they usually have good prices on very decent treadmills. I got mine from them and I’m pretty happy with it.
for home use, i think my Soul is great.
Are you looking new or used? Around where I am you can go to equipment stores that liquidate the machines from gyms that either upgrade or go out of business. Those machines are pretty good and can be had for a lot less than new (less than 2k for a 5k treadmill). Not too sure your pricepoint but for a commercial machine you are looking anywhere from 2k to ???. Costco would be your best bet if you are looking for a home model, don’t know too much about them.
I think $1200-$1500 is a good spot for TMs.
Yes, you could go Costco and get one for $800 that has ‘similar’ specs, and a lot of people do and it works fine, but if you do get a ‘dud’ or one that needs some servicing or upkeep, even one service call will make that bargain not make as much sense. With a Sole F80 ($1500ish), you get a known brand with a dedicated company with solid customer service behind it. These are used by serious hardcore runners the world around, and tried and tested.
Sole F80 FTW.
Very good treadmill.
Woodway DESMO Elite FTW
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Thanks folks.
Useful information. It’s around what I expected they’d cost, but I had a not-so-secret hope that they’d be cheaper. Oh well. Now I know.
Woodway DESMO Elite FTW
x10000000
they’re fantastic (and expensive). great treadmills though. it’d be my top pick.
Picked up my wife a Proform a handful of years ago from Sears (I think) for roughly $600-700. It’s held up well over the years with no signs of wear yet, and she uses it frequently enough I don’t complain about buying it.
I actually ran 10 miles on it today as I was home watching the little ones while she’s out galavanting around Vegas running the Rock-n-Roll half.
Woodway DESMO Elite FTW
x10000000
they’re fantastic (and expensive). great treadmills though. it’d be my top pick.
beat me to it, love Woodway
Bought a Nordic track commercial 1500 two years ago. I use it a ton and it has been great and cost me around $1,000.
How much is a Woodway?
I bought a precor that was a trade in from a gym for $550. new is around $5000.
The Precor distributor that supplies gyms is near me outside Chicago. If your anywhere near Chicago, PM me and I’ll get you a phone number for them. The treadmill is a beast and it took 4 of us to get it in the house, even then… It was a struggle!
How much is a Woodway?
That particular unit is north of 10K. 
When you narrow down your search maybe check out the reviews on ‘treadmill doctor’. I think they have ratings for all of the major brands and their info is pretty comprehensive.
http://www.treadmilldoctor.com/Treadmill-Review-Brand-Index?category=2667#allbrands
How much is a Woodway?
That particular unit is north of 10K.
And we’re supposed to be recommending these to somebody at that price point? I love ST logic.
How much is a Woodway?
That particular unit is north of 10K.
And we’re supposed to be recommending these to somebody at that price point? I love ST logic.
No, I think that’s dumb (and this coming from the guy that has just about every other gadget out there).
I have no complaints about my livestrong 12.9 and it meet or criteria wo breaking the bank. Not everyone can go ou nd buy a 10k wood way because they want to run inside for the winter
I bought a precor that was a trade in from a gym for $550. new is around $5000.
The Precor distributor that supplies gyms is near me outside Chicago. If your anywhere near Chicago, PM me and I’ll get you a phone number for them. The treadmill is a beast and it took 4 of us to get it in the house, even then… It was a struggle!
Used commercial is definitely a good way to go. I have a Life Fitness that I got for $800. Only issue I ever had was that it weighs almost 400lbs, so it goes down stairways pretty quickly if you don’t have a good grip on it. 