Sole F63 Treadmill
Summary:
Newly designed for 2008 with a heavy-duty frame and an MP3 plug-in and speakers, the Sole F63 treadmill has earned a reputation as one of the best-quality treadmills in its price range thanks to its unbeatable combination of high-quality components and user-friendliness. The treadmill offers a strong 2.5-horsepower, continuous-duty motor, which delivers challenging speeds of up to 10 miles per hour and inclines of up to 15 percent. The vibrant blue LCD display, meanwhile, closely tracks your workout progress, with information on your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace. There’s even a 1/4-mile digital track that you can follow as you run and a peak-and-valley graph that corresponds to individual programs.
Other details include six preset workouts, including cardio training and fat burning; a large stop switch for safety; a low-profile running hood; speed and incline controls on the armrests; armrest cooling fans; and a 20-by-55-inch running surface. Perhaps most conveniently, however, the treadmill deck folds into a compact footprint and locks into place when not in use, thereby saving a ton of storage space. The F63 treadmill, which offers a user capacity of up to 325 pounds, carries the following warranties: 20 years on the motor, three years on the deck, lifetime on the frame, three years on the electronics/belt/rollers, and one year on the labor.
Specs:
- Motor: 2.5 HP continuous duty, DC type
- Speed: 1 to 10 mph
- Incline: 15% maximum
- Weight: 245 pounds
- Deck Size: 33 x 75
- Maximum User Weight: 325 pounds
- Running Surface: 20 x 55
- Belt: 2-ply
- Rollers: 2-1/2 inches
- Folding: Yes
- Hand Pulse Grips: Yes, wireless chest strap also included
- Display Color: LCD Blue
- Message Window: Yes, single LCD
- Standard Programs: Six
- User Defined Programs: Yes, User 1 and User 2
- Cooling Fans: Yes
- Speakers and MP3 Plug-in: Yes
Real World Price:
Don’t pay more than $1000 for this. This is a new model - watch for price reductions as time goes on.
Justin’s Commentary:
This is the lowest priced treadmill in Sole’s 2008 lineup, but in my opinion represents the best value. Unless you plan to run marathons, I can’t see much reason to spend the extra money for the higher priced models. This treadmill is perfectly capable of supporting the average user who walks and does light running. It has all the basics of a solid treadmill - motor with decent power, large rollers, and a solid frame that supports up to a 325 pound lardo. It has all the modern dodads that are quickly becoming standard in new treadmills - speakers, fans, neat lights everywhere, etc. Like other Sole models this has an impressive warranty that should give you confidence in the product.
Although a fairly new product, the only negative comments on the treadmill I have found are users who say it is louder than they expected. Maybe that is why it includes speakers and an MP3 jack.
