Woodway Treadmills

*also interested in hearing others opinions.

I like the Woodway at my local gym much more than any other treadmill. My wife and looked into getting a Landice for our home because people really like them. but it was no nearly as good for me as a Woodway. I got spoiled I guess.

My wife and I decided to get an elliptical instead of a treadmill so gave up looking for a used Woodway. We couldn't find one in the heart of things being closed about a year ago but maybe now that things are opening up people will be looking to sell the ones they bought and don't use.

OH...TX wrote:

Also, I can get a good quality Landice L8 for about $1200. Is the Woodway worth the extra cost? For reference, i am looking to put in miles between 5:30-7:30 at 180 pounds.

I don't have one, but I understand that Landices are tanks. If you can get a well maintained L8 for $1200, that's probably a great deal. Keep in mind that L8s are pretty big - so confirm you have space.

I don't know anyone who owns a Landice and is unhappy with it. And when I got my (non-Landice, non-Woodway) treadmill repaired last week, the repair guy commented that he very rarely had calls for Landices - they just don't break.

As for a 180 pound runner training between 8 MPH and 11 MPH, I'm pretty sure the L8 would be sufficient, though it'd be ideal for someone closer to your speed and weight to comment. At that speed/weight combination, you're not maxing out the weight or speed capabilities of it, and it has a 4 CHP motor, which is generally as big a motor as you can find, IME (a few have 4.25 CHP)

I was just researching treadmills as well as our TRUE Z5.4 is finally shorting out after almost 10 years (wife runs 80% of her 70 mile weeks on it during marathon season).. saw the Woodway 4Front.. amazing, but $8-$10k is a damn car. Probably best to join a local gym that has them, it'd be cheaper!!

On a serious note, anyone use the Sole F80? Nordictrack x22?

I know woodway sometimes advertises refurbished models on their instagram account. Give them a call or e-mail. they are pretty easy to deal with.

I dont know about the re sellers. Have had bad luck with them in the past on a non woodway purchases.

I have a Woodway and it's a great machine. Like npurdy1112 said, Woodway sells refurbished units. They don't post them since inventory fluctuates, but if you email them they'll let you know what they have.

https://www.woodway.com/product/used-demo-treadmills/

I got a refurbished Woodway for 5500 3 years ago. No issues at all-Solid. When I return to running outside, I have not lost running fitness on the Woodway and seems pretty accurate with pacing.

On bad weather days, I'm not waisting drive time to/from a gym. To me that is worth the money but of course you get time savings with any TMill.

Landis rocks. Had mine for 12 years. Winter or summer I've done all my speed work on it through about 30 marathon cycles as well as lots of easy and even long runs on snowy/icy days. Love it. If anything goes wrong -- I had only one problem -- they fix it right away at no charge. In my case the board needed to be replaced and they threw in a whole new motor!

Standard Setter wrote:

I was just researching treadmills as well as our TRUE Z5.4 is finally shorting out after almost 10 years (wife runs 80% of her 70 mile weeks on it during marathon season).. saw the Woodway 4Front.. amazing, but $8-$10k is a damn car. Probably best to join a local gym that has them, it'd be cheaper!!

On a serious note, anyone use the Sole F80? Nordictrack x22?

We have the Sole F80 and have had no problems. Others have reported issues with the life of the front rollers being short. $80 part if not under warranty, so not a deal breaker.

Honestly, it doesn’t really stand out one way or another. If we replaced it not sure we would get another Sole treadmill. My wife does 80% of her running on it, so has had a fair amount of use and still looks and sounds new. Just nothing noteworthy about it to differentiate it from others.

What about the Peloton Tread+?

Much cheaper than the Woodway, but is it any good?

No idea on prices but if you've got a chance to get one do it. I bought one new almost 9 years ago. It still works perfectly to this day (no maintenance).