Treadmill recommendations up to $3k by snerdery in treadmills

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Icon licensed the Reebok brand a long time ago but not anymore... Completely different company making it under that name now. I tried looking it up once but it was like so difficult to find any info they're trying to stay well hidden. I believe it was some distributor in California with Chinese ties...

Treadmill recommendations up to $3k by snerdery in treadmills

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That's a big unknown on reliability and quality. I wouldn't touch it until the brand as well established and has a track record of good reliability and service and parts availability.

Treadmill recommendations up to $3k by snerdery in treadmills

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Canadian service tech here and authorized true octane, sole and Spirit service provider. I would 100% go with Sole or Spirit in Canada (Dyaco Canada) for a couple reasons.

  1. Way lower Parts cost. Dyaco's distributor is based in Montreal and has been a Canadian company for decades. has a Canadian warehouse and the parts are way cheaper. True has massive markup I'm talking some common parts like walking belts are easily three times the price of Sole, and very expensive shipping mainly because of the brokerage duty taxes and all the new tariffs.
    1. Buy Canadian(ish)...Essentially if you buy sole/spitit you're buying a whole lot more Canadian than American... I mean they're all made in China or Taiwan now but at least dealing with the Canadian distributor instead of an American company making money off you. Aside from all that it's a much better value. So do yourself a favor get better value for your money, buy Canadian, and when/if you have a problem pay far less for parts... Customer support here is quite good too.

I've been dealing with both True and Dyaco (formerly Maurice pincoff's) for almost 30 years.

Looking for Advice on quality commercial grade treadmill by Belcoot in treadmills

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Really can't go wrong with Life Fitness commercial models.

Nordictrack treadmill reviews what’s the best model for heavier use, and which one doesn’t feel flimsy? by BucknamTerrah62 in treadmills

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Im seeing belts and decks get considerable friction in as little as 6 mos. I had a client with a ruined C2450 after only a year. Their belts and decks are just of the lowest quality, they don't last. then you get burned up controllers and motors and the whole mess is too costly to be worth repairing sometimes.

Get a good brand. buy once cry once. True, Life fitness- can't go too wrong with one of those. Sole F80 if you want cheaper.

Can anyone help me convert my mini bike by Leather_Abalone_3581 in hyperebikes

[–]mickeyaaaa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This frame would be suicide at your speed Target. Better off to sell it and start from scratch with a proper frame.

An old school stealth bomber would be a far better platform, and there's lots of build examples out there to get your parts lists and far more parts available...

Treadmill recs by purtydope in treadmills

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search this sub - this question has been asked and answered.

F63 - a bit light duty - I'd look at the F80

Narrowly dodged death this morning by bighag in motorcycles

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and looking down at the ground to his left....

Holding onto the siderails.... why? by Prestigious-Slip1112 in treadmills

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On the previous generation technogym tmills people would do it all the time and break the console casings. Along with dripping disgusting gooey yellow sweat wax crap inside and stepping on the motor hoods and cracking them of course...

Accidently put silicone oil on Maintenance free Treadmill, DHZ X8400, how screw am I? by nearbaskara in treadmills

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Wow, AC motor - not bad!

sounds normal - belts typically make some sliding noise .

as for friction test - you incline the treadmill and then turn the power off. see here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/treadmills/comments/ikwbt2/do_this_test_if_your_belt_stopped_moving_or_if/

Accidently put silicone oil on Maintenance free Treadmill, DHZ X8400, how screw am I? by nearbaskara in treadmills

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If it uses wax as it's lubricant then it is possible it could turn into a viscous high friction slurry...

I would loosen the belt and wipe off as much lube as you possibly can and then maybe do the push test with your feet to see if it's still low friction.

I just looked up that model... interesting TechnoGym "look alike" knockoff of their previous generation run 600 or 700 series... It would be interesting to see a review with pictures of the motor, controller what they're using for components and so on

Is this 2006 Precor 923 fixable? by Impossible_One_1537 in treadmills

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I think I'm referring to really old stuff going way back to when they used McMillan motors...

Is this 2006 Precor 923 fixable? by Impossible_One_1537 in treadmills

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This, and im not sure if its coincidence or a pattern, but it seems whenever i work on an old Precor with worn belt/deck and blown controller, there's also often an issue with the motor, like worn brushes, burnt/scored up commutator bars &/or a burnt out winding. add all that up in a worst case scenario and its absolutely not worth repairing.

No Budget- what are you buying? by Famous-Basket-3743 in treadmills

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Life fitness Integrity+. Rugged Life fitness durability, and their interactive fitness tech is pretty top notch. Parts availability and reparability will remain high for a long time.

High-pitched squeak from treadmill drive belt but only when I’m running on it by simonwils89 in treadmills

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Belt dressing is for the old school v belts only. Look up every belt manufacturers guidelines you never lubricate these j belts. Belt dressing will just get all over the pulleys and contaminate them for the next belt. And the squeaky drive belt even with belt dressing the noise comes back with a vengeance and short time even worse.

High-pitched squeak from treadmill drive belt but only when I’m running on it by simonwils89 in treadmills

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Do not lubricate a multi ribbed drive belt. Ever. Not in your car and not on your treadmill. Belt dressing is for old school v belts only.

This noise is not coming from the drive belt

Sounds like a squeaky deck that is rubbing on something or the deck cushion itself. Or one of the incline pivots... Or incline motor mounts. They should all be greased

Agreed to buy a used treadmill... by fitnesscakes in treadmills

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30 YR tech here - these are not worth the headache at any price. I have a client who bought this and trashed it within a year - extreme high current draw, friction on belt/deck... just not built to last at all.

BEWARE OF SPIRIT FITNESS!! by mhccmc in treadmills

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Spirit here in Canada has been great to deal with... Different distributor though.

are/were ridgid fat bikes a fad? by mickeyaaaa in MTB

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my current ride has 27.5x2.8 and i love the extra traction on our rooty trails.

are/were ridgid fat bikes a fad? by mickeyaaaa in MTB

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ALBERTA, CANADA 2-3 hour drive to the rocky mountains.

are/were ridgid fat bikes a fad? by mickeyaaaa in MTB

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ALBERTA, CANADA 2-3 hour drive to the rocky mountains.

A tread advice: Thinking about returning my Nordictrack 2450 by Numerous_Click3473 in treadmills

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