Awesome treadmill
Written: Nov 25 '04
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Pros: smooth, quite, sturdy
Cons: not too nuts about the bottle, Cd holder panel
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended, but it ain't cheap
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| basstech59's Full Review: Landice L7 |
I spent many hours researching treadmills on the internet. Several sites referred to treadmilldoctor.com. This site has a reputation for being tough and unforgiving in their grading reviews. I initially was after the Trimline and wanted to keep costs under $1500. Treadmilldoctor.com recommended the T350HRC as "best buy" in the $1500 range. After more research, I went to a local fitness store to try the T350HRC out. It was sturdy and seemed well built, but I noticed pain in my knee joints while running on it. At $1500, this treadmill was probably the best I would find in this price range. In my mind, I didn't want to spent more than $1500, but I also wanted to run on other machines - less and more expensive, to formulate a better comparison and settle what I needed to buy.
The sales rep showed me the Landice L7, and went through the list of features on why the Landice was hands down a far superior machine. From the Baldor 3 hp motor to the 4 ply belt, no stone was left unturned by Landice in their pursuit of quality in the design of this treadmill. Every aspect of the Landice treadmill design demonstrated quality, durability and performance. They basically have made a home treadmill with commercial specs.
But it was the cushioning system that actually sold me on the L7. They call it the "VFX" softer than grass floating deck. The deck is attached via guide posts and rubber type shock absorbers. I noticed right away that the impact and stress on my knee joints was far less on the L7 than the other treadmills I tried (Nautilas, Trimline, Bodyguard).
I left the store an did more research - this time looking at Landice. At the $2500 range, Treadmilldoctor.com recommended the Landice L7 Pro Sports trainer for "best buy".
I went back to the store and ran on the different treadmills again. The results were pretty much the same as before: The Landice was more comfortable to run on.
The last convincing item was the warranty: Lifetime parts. I did more research and found that the "lifetime" warranty only applies to units bought, delivered and setup by a local dealer. You cannot buy a Landice through the internet and get this warranty. If you buy over the net, the maximum is 5 years parts, 1 year labor. I called Landice to confirm the "conditions" of their lifetime warranty, and it is so. The internet models are called "LTD". Be very careful on this because as another epionion reviewer found out (after the fact), a local dealer (within a 60 mile radius) is required to deliver and setup the treadmill in order to receive the lifetime warranty.
I highly recommend trying out treadmills before you buy.
They are all different and each have plus's and minus's.
After the initial price /sticker shock, I settled on the Landice L7 pro sports trainer. This review is after about 2 weeks of owning the treadmill, and I do not regret buying (as expensive as it was), one bit!
Recommended:
Yes
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