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??

Ohiyo!Continuing my recent flurry of activity on this site, I wanted to answer a question sent in tonight by a reader out in South Carolina. He is checking out the Sole E55 Elliptical and the Spirit XE550 Elliptical. Let's see what he has to say:Sensei,I have enjoyed reading your website and appreciate the information you … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – Sole E55 Elliptical vs the Spirit XE550

Ohiyo!Today the Treadmill Sensei has something a little different for his loyal readers. It seem a lot of people are reading this website now, including some offline retailers. Today we're going to hear from Norm Morrison. Now, Norm is the product manager for Gym Source which has locations in 9 states (although, their … [Read more...] about Retailer Response to “Online Buying vs Offline”

Ohiyo!Your Treadmill Sensei will be doing a review later on today, but first I wanted to post what I believe is one of my favorite emails that I've received here at the DOJO. This note actually came in a last year and was the first of many that I have received on this problem since.Let's see what Scott has to say:Hello,We … [Read more...] about The Proform Treadmill Problem – It’s true, they stink