Comments for Justin's Treadmill Review

Comment on Reebok 8000 ES Folding Treadmill by Larry

Larry — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:36:37 +0000

2nd review I have looked at and no one states the weight of the unit…. would like to have it I have to move it. Another one I looked at is 200 Lbs

Comment on Reebok V 6.80 SpaceSaver Treadmill by France Lacasse

France Lacasse — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:04:14 +0000

Bonjour,j’ai acheté un tapis roulant mais il n’y avait pas de livret d’instructions. Serait-il possible de m’en faire parvenir un et si possible en français.
Merci, France Lacasse

Comment on Reebok S9.80 Folding Treadmill by taco

taco — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:19:59 +0000

Does anyone notice that the middle of the running area tend to slope down, i.e. sloping down from the sides towards the middle?

thanks

Comment on Reebok S9.80 Folding Treadmill by Kathy Cosman

Kathy Cosman — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:05:30 +0000

We just purchased this treadmill and so far we are very pleased. We are confused however on the Adjustable cushioning. It gliders do not seem to be attached to any part of the machine nor does the cushion/belt seem to adjust when we slide the bars. Are we missing something?

Thanks

DMX Plus™ Adjustable Cushioning – Reduce impact on your joints from 26% to 33%, as compared to road running, with this adjustable absorption system that delivers the perfect balance of comfort and joint protection based on your preferences.

Comment on NordicTrack Commercial 1500 Treadmill by David

David — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:41:08 +0000

Looks like Costco is now selling the Reebok T 12.80 in place of the NordicTrack ZS. Same manufacturer — ICON — and the specs look the same. But how can the reviews for the NT ZS on Costoco’s website be so divergent. People either absolutely love it (probably 90%) or can’t stand the fact that it breaks almost immediately (about 10%). Must be a quality control issue on some percentage of the machines.

Comment on Reebok 8000 ES Folding Treadmill by Alec

Alec — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:09:21 +0000

I am I glad that I bought a Nike Triax C5 Heart Rate Monitor Watch. It is really great at helping to keep me fit

Comment on Proform 515 TR Treadmill by Alec

Alec — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:01:07 +0000

I am I glad that I bought a Nikon Triax C5 Heart Rate Monitor Watch. It is really great at helping to keep me fit

Comment on NordicTrack Commercial 1500 Treadmill by Frank

Frank — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:59:21 +0000

I bought the Commercial ZS from a local Costco store, which is the replacement for the 1500. Had a good workout just moving the 300 lb. box into the house. Once it’s in place, don’t expect to move it again for a long, long time. Solid and heavy piece of equipment. Putting the parts together was easy but it was dead right out of the box due to a bad controller card. No lift or belt movements – just dead. Cost of couple of major replacement parts will be about buying a new ZS treadmill replacement. The console part is close to $650! Don’t trust the electronics and I will buy the 3-year extended warranty for insurance.

The front rollers are too small for moving this heavy monster. It requires a surge protector and need to unpluck the power cord when not in use. Yes, manual requires the power cord disconnected from the outlet otherwise the electronics will burn up as indicated on the manual! Looking forward to a workout once I have the replacement controller board. Very good value when its working but cut corners on the warranty.

Comment on NordicTrack ZS Commercial Folding Treadmill by Frank

Frank — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:55:30 +0000

Just bought one at a local Costco store couple of days ago. 300 lbs in one box, really heavy to move it around, best workout I had in weeks! Unfortunately it was dead right out of the box, defective controller board. Hope to get a good card by weeks end, no problem installing it myself. Warranty not the greatest; hear complaints of $40 travel expense charge per incident even under warranty. Structurally looks really good but electronically poor. Check Costco site, high rate of dissatisfied customers due to bad parts combined with poor customer service and weak warranty service.

My phone was on hold for over 30 minutes but once I got to tech support, it wasn’t bad. Walk me through some diagnostics and they decided to ship me a controller board. The 3-year extended warranty looks reasonable and as an electrical engineer I have a feeling the electronics is the weakest link on this bad boy. Although it’s rated at 3 hp continuous but the nameplate on the DC motor is listed at 3.5 hp continuous. I’m still scratching my head on how they could rate 3.5 hp output on a 120V, 15-amp circuit.

It requires an external surge suppressor and has to be turn off and unplugged when not in use – that’s not convenient. Why can they provide an internal surge suppressor and a switch on the console? Ten additional dollars should more than cover this. Anyway, looks like a solid piece of equipment once it’s running but I expect problems on the electronics down the line.

Comment on Reebok 8000 ES Folding Treadmill by Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:50:14 +0000

Thanks for the review, Justin. By chance, how does this treadmill rate in loudness (not the speakers, but just the equipment)? Would you say the when powered-on (with the belt moving at an average speed) that it is loud or did Reebok do a decent job at making a quiet belt motor? Thanks for your input!