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 enlarge | Brand: Bowflex
Category: Sports
List Price: $1,999.00
Buy New: $1,327.99
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Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 556
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 275
Dimensions (in): 126 x 39.5 x 20
Model: Bowflex 7 Series Treadmill
UPC: 708447153845
EAN: 0708447153845
ASIN: B000BGMFHO
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 Great product! April 2, 2006
40 out of 55 found this review helpful
I ordered my Treadmill on March 7th, and it was scheduled to be delivered between April 7th, and April 25th. However, I received mine on March 30th, and I was pleasantly surprised. Two men had to bring it into my livingroom (delivered by Eagle Global Logistics). One of the delivery guys kept flirting with me, and although it was a bit flatting, I was also a bit unhappy about it (what kind of delivery guy keeps flirting?!? especially when I'm non-responsive). At any rate, I can't say that I was happy about Eagle logistics, especially considering that his shoes were very filthy and left three very large dark spots on my light beige carpet -- then decided to take off his shoes (I don't mean to be nitpicky and maybe I am a bit compulsive, but I keep everything in my home squicky clean and I like it that way!!).
I am a female, about 5'4" and 115Lbs, not big and muscular either. However, I've assembled the entire thing alone. Who needs a man?!?! haha. It was very heavy, but I managed to take it out of the box and push it right unto the spot where I wanted it, and even placed the mat underneath it. The mat is not very durable. While I was pushing the treadmill, it ripped on the side, very easily. Therefore, you have to be careful with the mat because it will rip! After I placed the bottom part of the treamill into place, I began assembling the handrails and the top part, which wasn't very difficult to do or figure out. You will need a good screwdriver, but for certain screws, it is good to also use the screwdriver enclosed. I used it to further tighten the screws, with a dish cloth on the other end in order to make it comfortable for my hands, and be able to add more pressure.
The only thing that was not automatically intuitive, was adding the red magnetic activation button in the right place. For a moment, I was trying to figure out where it needed to go, and the instructions did not provide for that small little detail, so I spent ten minutes wondering if I had assembled it wrong. Once you turn on the machine, it will say "Safe Out" and none of the buttons will work -- until you put the safety red button into the bottom part of the machine. Right between the heatrate monitor handles, there are three "dent" looking holes, you should place the red magnetic activation buttom into the middle one (and the magnet will keep it in place). Now you're set!
The machine is far more quieter than expected. My first concern was the noise, since my brother's $3.5K treadmill makes enough noise to wake me up in the mornings, I was concerned that this machine would make enough noise to wake my neighbors at 5:30 am, which is when I like to do my running. However, I was extremely happy to find out that the machine makes only half the noise my brother's machine makes. It is very quiet compared to most machines, especially the ones I've used at many health clubs. This treadmill is also very long (maybe longer than useful for me), but it's great for tall people. It is thinner and not as wide as most machines, or my brother's machine, but since I'm petite, I am not concerned about falling sideways.
The screen is not colorful and fancy as many healthclub machines, but it is definitely sturdy, stylish, and strong. It has enough power for a good run, but of course, does not replace going for a real run. Nevertheless, it works very well if you're home, and you're just doing a quick run throughout the day. It serves my purpose, especially when I'm too tired to drive to the gym (and when I drive to the gym I always do a full work-out since I'm already there).
All the buttons are very intuitively easy to use and I like the fact that the fan's right in the middle instead of the sides. Side fans usually don't send out enough air (or miss you completely), but this one is in the middle, so whether you're running close, or far from the center of the machine, you'd still get air. Side fans make you run in a certain position, and if you're not right on target, they miss you completely.
All in all, I love my machine and I don't write a lot of reviews, but I had to write one for this. I haven't had a problem with it so far, but I can guess that if I had to put it back into the box (which is almost completely mutilated), I'd be pretty annoyed. It is a 300lbs machine (almost three times my weight), and it was time consuming to assemble and put it in place -- since I did it solo. The instructions do recomment that two people assemble it, though... and it would be much easier too. Enjoy your machine!
Great machine March 23, 2006
129 out of 134 found this review helpful
I read consumer reports looking for the best treadmill for someone other than a serious distance runner. This was the recommended machine. Its a bit pricey and you do have to do assemble it when it arrives, but its a great machine. It even has a built in fan. One caution, make sure to assemble it in the room where you want it to be and don't expect to be able to move it between rooms because when assembled its too wide for standard doorways.
Great machine, so far... March 20, 2006
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
4/11/06
update:
...so good... the machine is holding up well. one precaution i would make is before using the heart monitor handle sensors, make sure you discharge any built up static electricity you generated while running* by touching the side handlebars first -- you wouldn't want to end up with fried electronics like the guy above.
*my wife only walks and appears to have no problem with static.
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3/19/06
received bowflex 7 last week - right on time. it's 300 lbs, so try to have delivered as close to where you're going to set it up. ass'y took about an hour - mostly from being careful, not because of difficulty. all tools provided but i would use a straight phillips head screwdriver instead of the "L" one provided.
solid construction. fairly intuitive. already loving it. hope it lasts.
Great Treadmill, and more info March 15, 2006
147 out of 152 found this review helpful
Got mine treadmill delivered yesterday, the company it shipped from was Nautilus, and the company that delivered it was Eagle Global Logistics.
I had made the mistake of ordering an Image treadmill from Walmart (DO NOT DO THIS), so I have some comparisions.
The Bowflex has much better build quality, packaging, assembly instructions, user manual. It's a sturdy machine.
There is some assembly required, but it's actually fairly easy to do. I think I had mine put together out of the box in less than 45 minutes. By comparsion the Image treadmill took a couple of hours to assemble. All tools required for assembly ship with the treadmill - although you'll probably want your own phillips heads screwdriver. There are only about 30 bolts/screws you have to use.
Everything just feels solid on this machine. The control panel is not the best in the world, but you get used to it fairly quickly.
The folding mechanism is dead simple and you don't even have to lift very strongly to fold it up.
However, to actually move it when it's folded isn't nearly as easy as the Image treadmill. The wheels are on the front instead of the back of the main motor assembly, so you have to pull the whole weight towards you instead of pushing it away from you. Putting it back down after rolling it somewhere feels like a dangerous affair. It's a trivial concern as I don't really plan on moving the treadmill around a lot.
Questions for those who may have used it by now March 14, 2006
1 out of 17 found this review helpful
I too am thinking about ordering this based on the recent Consumer reports rating. I wondered a few things:
When ordering this from amazon, did you have to assemble? And who did the treadmill actually come from (what company?)
Also what is you opinion so far on the treadmill.
Thanks a bunch.
John
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