We bought a new Woodway over 6 years ago and we absolutely love it. We have had zero problems. It is really hard for me to run on other treadmills after using the Woodway. I have small kids as well and really don't mind if I have to do a run on it instead of going outside. For us it was well worth the money.
Apparently posters here cannot read. I mentioned it earlier, but it should be heeded that Landice treadmills come with a lifetime warranty that includes all wear items. Bumper-to-bumper for life. I have run untold thousands of miles on my Landice in 14+ years of ownership and the warranty covered a new motor, deck and belt, along with another repair to a controller board, all for a total of $50 for the service calls at my house. I fully intend to use this machine for another 20 years, and anticipate that Landice will pay to rebuild this machine at least another couple of times in that period.
There is NO other treadmill manufacturer with the same level of coverage. NONE. Landice is the machine.
Distance to Sprints wrote:
If you are going to buy a high quality treadmill like that, keep the motor vacuumed out every few months and pay to have a tune up done on it every couple of years.
HEY DIIPSHIITS wrote:
Apparently posters here cannot read. I mentioned it earlier, but it should be heeded that Landice treadmills come with a lifetime warranty that includes all wear items. Bumper-to-bumper for life. I have run untold thousands of miles on my Landice in 14+ years of ownership and the warranty covered a new motor, deck and belt, along with another repair to a controller board, all for a total of $50 for the service calls at my house. I fully intend to use this machine for another 20 years, and anticipate that Landice will pay to rebuild this machine at least another couple of times in that period.
There is NO other treadmill manufacturer with the same level of coverage. NONE. Landice is the machine.
Awesome.
I was going to ask what a tune up entailed and how much it cost, but you answered that question. Thanks
Bump. Thanks for the input everyone.
dbsquirt21 wrote:
I have run on countless treadmills in hotel gyms while traveling around the country. I had never once even in major gyms ran on a woodway. They were an object of lore to me. Then I came to my current University where they have at least 20 woodways. Just upon my first quarter mile I quickly realized there was nothing like it. The difference is incomprehensible. I havnt run on a generic treadmill since and have no plans to.
This is a good example of why you should never give money to your school. You work your ass of for the money you make so they can buy ultra tip of the line treadmills? WTF?
I have the U.N.O. LTX 6 Pro. Still going strong, purchased in 2006.
I have run on Woodway treadmills and they are nice and no doubt durable, but not worth the extra spend based on my needs, resources and the time on Woodway versus my Precor 9.35 at home. The Precor didn't offer a lot of user interface features (fancy display, speakers, fan, etc) like the Landice when I compared them, but I was more concerned with the mechanics than the bells and whistles. I have had the Precor for 4 years and it still runs like new. Don't regret the ~5k I spent.
The certified pre-owned Woodways can be had for $5k from the manufacturer. Would people rather have that or a brand new Landice/Other?
Landice L7 all the way. Bought mine 12 years ago. Had the motor and board replaced once for free. It powered me to 8 sub3 marathons after age 50 and I still use it even in the summer for speedwork. Love it.
Bump
"certified pre-owned"
who owned it? if it was in a fitness center, it may have a crap ton of miles on it already.
What's the warranty? Did you say 2 years? That doesn't sound like much. Do they have a local repair person where you live or is getting it repaired going to be nearly impossible?
If it's me, I'm getting a new Precor or Landice, and from a local dealer where if I have problems I know who I can call. My local dealer automatically extended my Precor warranty to 10 years.
If you haven't had a chance to run on a Woodway, you should before plopping down 5k. Not everyone likes that soft belt. If that's not an option for you, you're really taking a chance. I can't imagine that'd be an easy return.
mypredictor wrote:
With treadmills, it isn't a question of if they go, but when. I like buying a $1k treadmill used on ebay for $400, and when it breaks in 3-4 years, I kick it to the curb without a moment's thought and get a replacement.
Agree with this approach. I picked up a very solid, but older Precor several years ago for free ( prior owner just wanted it out of the way). Works perfectly. Lots of people buy treadmills and don’t use and eventually decide to dump them. To me it is just a tool to do a job.