I am a tall (72"), solid master's runner trying to fit a serious treadmill in a room with a low ceiling (85") and I think I've got it narrowed to the Sole TT8 ($2,700), Landice L8 ($5,800), and Landice L7 ($4,900) based on features and step-up height (8", 7.5", and 5.5" respectively). A couple of questions:
1. All things equal, I think I'd buy the TT8 in a second because it is $3,100 less than the L8 and $2,200 more than the L7 and I can't really see any material advantage to the L8 and it seems objectively better than the L7. Am I missing something? Is there something about Landice that would make this huge difference in price worth it?
2. Notwithstanding #1, is the L7 my only real option here based on step-up height? I'm not sure 5-5.5" of clearance is enough, though I've seen a few testimonials online about folks apparently making that work. 7.5" sounds workable though I think...