I ordered my Treadmill on March 7th, and it was scheduled to be delivered between April 7th, and April 25th. However, I received mine on March 30th, and I was pleasantly surprised. Two men had to bring it into my livingroom (delivered by Eagle Global Logistics). One of the delivery guys kept flirting with me, and although it was a bit flatting, I was also a bit unhappy about it (what kind of delivery guy keeps flirting?!? especially when I'm non-responsive). At any rate, I can't say that I was happy about Eagle logistics, especially considering that his shoes were very filthy and left three very large dark spots on my light beige carpet -- then decided to take off his shoes (I don't mean to be nitpicky and maybe I am a bit compulsive, but I keep everything in my home squicky clean and I like it that way!!).
I am a female, about 5'4" and 115Lbs, not big and muscular either. However, I've assembled the entire thing alone. Who needs a man?!?! haha. It was very heavy, but I managed to take it out of the box and push it right unto the spot where I wanted it, and even placed the mat underneath it. The mat is not very durable. While I was pushing the treadmill, it ripped on the side, very easily. Therefore, you have to be careful with the mat because it will rip! After I placed the bottom part of the treamill into place, I began assembling the handrails and the top part, which wasn't very difficult to do or figure out. You will need a good screwdriver, but for certain screws, it is good to also use the screwdriver enclosed. I used it to further tighten the screws, with a dish cloth on the other end in order to make it comfortable for my hands, and be able to add more pressure.
The only thing that was not automatically intuitive, was adding the red magnetic activation button in the right place. For a moment, I was trying to figure out where it needed to go, and the instructions did not provide for that small little detail, so I spent ten minutes wondering if I had assembled it wrong. Once you turn on the machine, it will say "Safe Out" and none of the buttons will work -- until you put the safety red button into the bottom part of the machine. Right between the heatrate monitor handles, there are three "dent" looking holes, you should place the red magnetic activation buttom into the middle one (and the magnet will keep it in place). Now you're set!
The machine is far more quieter than expected. My first concern was the noise, since my brother's $3.5K treadmill makes enough noise to wake me up in the mornings, I was concerned that this machine would make enough noise to wake my neighbors at 5:30 am, which is when I like to do my running. However, I was extremely happy to find out that the machine makes only half the noise my brother's machine makes. It is very quiet compared to most machines, especially the ones I've used at many health clubs. This treadmill is also very long (maybe longer than useful for me), but it's great for tall people. It is thinner and not as wide as most machines, or my brother's machine, but since I'm petite, I am not concerned about falling sideways.
The screen is not colorful and fancy as many healthclub machines, but it is definitely sturdy, stylish, and strong. It has enough power for a good run, but of course, does not replace going for a real run. Nevertheless, it works very well if you're home, and you're just doing a quick run throughout the day. It serves my purpose, especially when I'm too tired to drive to the gym (and when I drive to the gym I always do a full work-out since I'm already there).
All the buttons are very intuitively easy to use and I like the fact that the fan's right in the middle instead of the sides. Side fans usually don't send out enough air (or miss you completely), but this one is in the middle, so whether you're running close, or far from the center of the machine, you'd still get air. Side fans make you run in a certain position, and if you're not right on target, they miss you completely.
All in all, I love my machine and I don't write a lot of reviews, but I had to write one for this. I haven't had a problem with it so far, but I can guess that if I had to put it back into the box (which is almost completely mutilated), I'd be pretty annoyed. It is a 300lbs machine (almost three times my weight), and it was time consuming to assemble and put it in place -- since I did it solo. The instructions do recomment that two people assemble it, though... and it would be much easier too. Enjoy your machine!
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