 Excellent value treadmill |
| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John A. Lewis, Babylon, NY USA |
| We have been really pleased with this purchase. The T91 is a well-built, solid treadmill that is easy to set up. It does fold up but, since it is quite heavy, it is best left in place as much as possible. Controls are simple and performance is perfectly adequate for people like us who want to use it to lose weight and improve general fitness. It provides speeds up to 10 mph and inclines to 10%. To move it one lifts the walking platform up to almost vertical (maybe 70 degrees) and then can push it on its wheels. The booklet that comes with the unit is actually written in very good clear English. |
Works Well for Home Use, Rapid Walking
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| Review Date: March 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: WBS77, Great Lakes |
Arrived in good shape. Took several people to move it to desired location. REALLY important to do no unpacking until carton is in place.
Only tool needed was a box knife to cut straps, remove packing materials. The provided Allen wrenches were actually better quality than those in my reasonably well equiped shop. And, they are unusually large sizes so my shop now has several additions.
Followed assembly instructions scrupulously. No hassles and, working solo, had it running within 30 minutes, even after studying diagrams, thinking, studying parts, visualizing, reexamining diagrams in manual at each step. Parts for each assembly stage are separately bagged in numbered bags, a helpful touch. Absolutely no problems with pieces fitting once I got the assembly figured out and alignment of parts just right. Having a helper hold several of the parts in place would speed things up; I found myself contorted, bracing a piece with one part of my body while getting a bolt in place.
Any such machine is a compromise between stability (read, basically, mass), portability, and cost. I think the T91 is reasonable combination for home use. While heftier than some of the cheaper models, its spring loading lets anybody lift bed and role machine out of the way. Still, I am 6'5", weighing 215lbs: when going at a fast walk/slow jog (4 mph), 10% incline, pedestal book rack vibrates enough that I get nauseated trying to read my Kindle. So, exercise time lets me catch up on podcasts.
I do not use the treadmill to really run so don't know how it would handle that stress. I suspect it would be OK if user is not too heavy. Bed width and length work fine for a person of my size.
Clear instructions for maintenance along with lubricant necessary for initial 6-month tuneup. I really appreciate such touches rather than the manufacturers who try to pretend like their product will run forever with no attention necessary.
The fan is a very nice touch. The heartrate monitor gives erratic results, something I also sometimes find on the Cadillac models in health clubs. If this measure is important, I would recommend one of the chest-strap-wrist-readout gizmo's. Owner's manual suggests the same. Such monitors are very accurate and have come down a lot in price.
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Still trying to get it working; What Customer Service?
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| Review Date: March 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Stephanie Plum, Midwest |
Not gym quality, as expected... Overall it's not a bad treadmill, from what I can see, but the belt leaves a lot to be desired. This is why the review is so bad, because I never ever got the belt centered. I've been trying for weeks to get this thing centered, but keep giving up. It's frustrating, because I get it centered then start walking and in a few minutes it's over to the side again. The problem is that the belt is too narrow for the area, so there are a few inches of space on either side so it floats around. I've only been able to walk 2-3 mph and only for a few minutes. The belt is also extremely thin. I've never seen a belt so thin in any gym... Other than that, the incline seems to work nicely, and the panels are easy to understand. Not too thrilled about the key feature (if I ever lost it the treadmill would be useless and they only give you one..)
Customer service is non-existent, basically. I sent 2 or 3 emails (because there is NO PHONE NUMBER on their site) and only received a response to one message, which took them 5 or 6 days to respond to. Didn't help either, was canned. I asked for help with the belt, and told them not to send me the same instructions in the booklet, because I already tried that... They sent me the same instructions in the booklet...
Forget about returning it too, way to expensive to ship and taking it apart would be a nightmare... If I ever get the belt going, I'll update my review... |
Beats walking in the rain
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| Review Date: March 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: George R. Cameron, Oklahoma |
Great machine! Only problem are some of the assembly instructions. Be patient. |
Satisfied
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| Review Date: February 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Chess player, Illinois |
Don't expect a club treadmill for this price, adjust your expectations accordingly. Quality product, very good for walking, running is possible too.
Purchase and shipment was smooth, 2 days before the expected delivery date call was made to arrange a date and time for the delivery. Delivery men were very friendly, so very satisfied with delivery.
Assembly was quite easy - took me only probably 2 hrs and most time was spent reading instructions.
Started using it immediately after assembly, makes annoying beeps after every change in settings, I definetely will destroy the speaker. Be patient when adjusting running track (left-right), use a low speed and wait little-bit after every adjustment.
So far fully satisfied. |
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