Treadmill Advice

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@AGRforever said:
I do an eliptical which is kinder on my joints. 

My wife does a Nordictrack 1750. You dont have to buy the subscription for it to be perfectly useful. 

Pretty much all treadmills get mixed reviews.  There will be people that had parts break all the way from models that go from $500-$10k. 

Good luck!!

I have an elliptical, I hate it, but that is what I use.  

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And dude, if you really want to buy a treadmill or elliptical, look on your local swap site.  Soooo many "used" ones that only have wear from hangers.  

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Stores like 2nd wind and play it again sports are great for gently used exercise equipment 

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@greediron said:
And dude, if you really want to buy a treadmill or elliptical, look on your local swap site.  Soooo many "used" ones that only have wear from hangers.  

I typically avoid buying used electronic stuff,  I tend to prefer to have a factory warranty to handle those gremlins that get hidden in most things electric.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@greediron said:
And dude, if you really want to buy a treadmill or elliptical, look on your local swap site.  Soooo many "used" ones that only have wear from hangers.  

I typically avoid buying used electronic stuff,  I tend to prefer to have a factory warranty to handle those gremlins that get hidden in most things electric.

When you can get it for the cost of picking it up, or max $200, you can afford the chance.

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@greediron said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@greediron said:
And dude, if you really want to buy a treadmill or elliptical, look on your local swap site.  Soooo many "used" ones that only have wear from hangers.  

I typically avoid buying used electronic stuff,  I tend to prefer to have a factory warranty to handle those gremlins that get hidden in most things electric.

When you can get it for the cost of picking it up, or max $200, you can afford the chance.

not as much about the couple hundred,  its about the fucking around going to look at it,  dragging it home,  getting it set up,  and then finding out it was a POS,  then breaking it down and disposing of it.  I live in the country so there is no magic garbage man that makes shit go away either.   I watch the swap sites for some things,  but this is one thing I wouldnt likely trust to find in good working condition,  I mean who sells cheap, or gives away a working clothes drying rack?

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I usually buy the one that can hold the most clothes Jim.  Hope that helps.  

Treadmills last forever.  I just picked one up for the lake house on Facebook Marketplace.  It was practically brand new...and the clothes hangars were included.  I tend to agree with you about used stuff but treadmills don't have a lot of failure points to worry about.

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@badgervike said:
I usually buy the one that can hold the most clothes Jim.  Hope that helps.  

Treadmills last forever.  I just picked one up for the lake house on Facebook Marketplace.  It was practically brand new...and the clothes hangars were included.  I tend to agree with you about used stuff but treadmills don't have a lot of failure points to worry about.

I mentioned the local fitness center,  I volunteer there to help with maintenance and the most broken down things are the 4 treadmills.  I imagine people take better care of things that they own themselves,  and some of them were donated so...  ( guess thats the loop hole on how to dispose of one that doesnt work )   :p

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Wife has been busy.  She did say the commercial one that we bought is overkill. She's spent way way way to much time looking into treadmills and uses them to train for marathons.  I'll bug her again but it will honestly be later this week before I can nail her down. 

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@AGRforever said:
Wife has been busy.  She did say the commercial one that we bought is overkill. She's spent way way way to much time looking into treadmills and uses them to train for marathons.  I'll bug her again but it will honestly be later this week before I can nail her down. 

No sweat.  I appreciate any input.