Ohiyo!Once more the Treadmill Sensei has returned from the depths of the DOJO to answer your treadmill and elliptical questions. Mrs. Sensei and I had a relaxing weekend where we did absolutely nothing constructive at all. We hung out at home, we went to Claimjumper (one of the greatest restaurants in the universe -- the "I … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag — What Does Horsepower Really Mean?
Ohiyo!Your Treadmill Sensei has finally recovered from his eating binge yesterday and is back in fighting form. So, after a long night of pain and discomfort I thought I'd write about the fitness industry manufacturer that gives me similar pain and discomfort, Proform.Now, any regular reader of this site knows about my … [Read more...] about The Proform Perspective ES Treadmill — Surprisingly Not Bad
Ohiyo!I hate to say this, but your Treadmill Sensei is in the midst of a food coma and I'm going to cut today's review a little shorter than normal. We had Mexican food brought in to the DOJO for a local place and I have a special weakness for Carne Asada burritos. Now, I feel like I'm going to explode. Please, if you're … [Read more...] about The Star Trac Elite Treadmill Review — commercial treadmill at its best
Ohiyo!Yes, I know I promised to post a review on the Star Trac Elite treadmills we received in at the DOJO earlier this week and I will get to it later on today. Before that, though, I wanted to write a bit about a couple of emails I've received recently.A manufacturer isn't happy with the Treadmill Sensei.Over the past … [Read more...] about Treads and Climbers — This Sensei Bows to No One
Ohiyo!Fitness Manufacturers like to confuse the Treadmill Sensei and they like to confuse their potential customers. Instead of keeping the same name and model numbers for their equipment (like car manufacturers do), companies in the fitness industry like changing their models ever 18 months or so to make people think they … [Read more...] about The Ironman 320t / Triad Treadmill Review — Another decent treadmill hampered by poor customer service
Ohiyo!One of the industry trends from the past year that the Treadmill Sensei really hates is the term "THP." What that stands for is "total horsepower" and is another phrase for "peak horsepower." A peak horsepower rating is completely worthless and is a bit of a shady thing some treadmill manufacturers are doing. If … [Read more...] about The Merit 720t Treadmill Review — A bit of a let down
Ohiyo!Every week the Treadmill Sensei and his crew repair a lot of treadmills. A LOT of treadmills. One of the units we have quite a bit of experience fixing is the Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill. The majority of the ones we service are either freight damage (which seems to happen about 30% of the time with Bowflex) or units … [Read more...] about The Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill Review – Below average warranty and customer service
Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei tends to disagree a lot with other review sites and (especially) review magazines. A lot of it has to do with their practices (accepting bribes in the form of equipment or parts, or reviewing units with little or no actual contact with the machines). There is a certain consumer reporting magazine … [Read more...] about The Vision T9200 (Simple) Treadmill Review — What were the consumer reporters thinking?
Ohiyo!Well, the Treadmill Sensei is a bit of a lazy bum. 4 months later and I'm still wrapping up on my Ichi-Ban Award winning treadmills and ellipticals. The Ichi-Ban Awards for this year will all be done in advance and should be going up in October of this year. I'll be working hard all summer to make sure the reviews are … [Read more...] about The Quantum 3.0s Treadmill Review – Best Buy Winner from $2001-$3000
Ohiyo!I'll have a review up later today but I wanted to do a quick answer to a reader email I received recently. The note made me chuckle because it was something that I never thought to answer! Let's see what Beth has to say:Dear Treadmill Sinsei,I am a little confused about something why are 2006 ellipticals in the repair … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – Why New Equipment in a Repair Shop??
