Lifespan Torque 3

Dumb Treadmill – So I purchased this treadmill and there are some pros. It has a good 4 horse power motor and a 5 year guarantee so I know it will at least last a few years. It also has a 54cm running pad which is the commercial standard. Now for the DUMB DUMB bit. 1) Firstly it has an annoying beeping sound which you cant reduce the volume or turn off. So if like me you use the treadmill in the mng or late evening you will be waking up people just by increasing/decreasing the speed. Why would they not just have a mute button is beyond me. 2) The time goes to 100 minutes and then resets to zero again. If you are running a long distance say two hours, at the end of your run it will show you ran it in 20 minutes! Again how stupid 3) Forget how many running programs it makes available or lists, it is pointless to configure or set. You are required to set the incline and speed for each 1km interval for the entire duration. I just stick to manual settings 4) The dumbest of all things though, is that the display simply recycles itself over and over again and can not be static. For example it shows the distance, then the incline, then the calories and this just repeats over and over again and you do not have an option to keep it static. All I wanted was to run a 5km distance and track how long I have to go, yet there is a 30 second lag before it shows me the distance travelled (for 5 odd seconds) before it loops through to the next piece of useless information that is not relevant. Really I am just asking to see speed and time and it cant even show those basic functions.

In summary, this treadmill has a pretty good hardware but unfortunately the interface and display and (lack) of functions really lets it down. Had I known this or did a trial I would not purchase and spend a few hundred more to getting something decent as that will make it more enjoyable and easier to track.