Product Description

Updated with enhanced features for 2009, the Sole F80 treadmill has earned a reputation as one of the best-quality treadmills in its price range thanks to its unbeatable combination of high-quality components and user-friendliness. The treadmill boasts a strong 3.0-horsepower, continuous-duty motor, which delivers challenging speeds of up to 12 miles per hour and inclines of up to 15 percent. At the same time, the F80's Cushion Flex Whisper Deck is built to protect your joints from excessive pounding, with the ability to reduce impact up to 40 percent compared to running on asphalt. And when you're not using the treadmill, it folds into a compact footprint and locks securely in place, thereby saving a ton of storage space.

The F80 is equipped with a host of user-friendly features, including six preset workout programs, two customizable programs, and two heart rate programs, along with a red display that tracks your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace. There's even a 1/4-mile digital track that you can follow as you run and a peak-and-valley graph that corresponds to individual programs. Other details include a large stop switch for safety; a low-profile running hood; armrest cooling fans; speed and incline controls on the armrests; a wireless chest strap that measures your heart rate; and a 20-by-55-inch running deck. The F80 treadmill, which offers a user capacity of up to 335 pounds, carries the following warranties: lifetime on the motor, deck, and frame; five years on the electronics, belt, and rollers; and two years on the labor. 

Customer Reviews

I have owned this treadmill for about a year and I love it. It is sturdy and has all the features you could ever use and more. It has a super quiet motor and the fans are great. There are buttons on the handrails that allow you to raise and lower the deck and to increase or decrease the speed. This is a great feature but it also has a negative side to it. Occasionally, while running it is easy to accidentally hit one of these buttons and change the settings.

As others have said you need to pay for the inside delivery service unless you have 2 - 3 big and strong family members that will be at home when it arrives. The two delivery guys were barely were able to get it in my old 1950's house. They struggled and struggled to try and turn a corner into the den. Finally they gave up and just broke it apart in the living room and took it piece by piece into the den. I did assemble it myself and it was no trouble at all, though the instructions were not all that great. As has been said here you do need to be careful with the wires that run through the handles.

My only complaint so far would be that I would expect a better instruction manual from a $1600 treadmill. It is only about 25 pages and doesn't have that much information at all on how to use the various settings.

Overall, I would highly recommend this treadmill.

I love my F80. I ordered it actually from Dick's Sporting Goods after going to see it in the store and thought it was pretty sturdy and small. The price and shipping deal was the same as Amazon's. In any case, it was delivered today. I assembled it myself. It took about 1.5 hours, but wasn't too bad. Instructions aren't super clear, but clear enough. I turned it on and ran my usual hour. It's smooth, quiet, stable, easy to use, speeds up nicely, inclines well. I could hear the TV well. I had a great little workout. It folds nicely and as an added bonus rolls on wheels when fully folded so I can tuck into the corner of the room, no problem! By the by, I'm 5'2", female, and in my late 30's. I'm planning on running on it everyday at least 5 miles. I consider this investment in my health well worth it.

I just purchased one of these through the Sole online purchase system. I had an excellent experience with prompt delivery, great support from the carrier, ease of assembly and the treadmill works perfectly. I had the carrier bring the box into my house; it is very, very big and heavy-think 3 grown men to move it around. It unpacks easily and I set it up by myself. The only tricky part was in mounting the back console. The problem for one person is that it is moderately heavy and you need to align it with the uprights while at the same time making sure you don't pinch the control wires while at the same time inserting the bolts. I was able to do it but it would have been very easy if I had some to hold it up while I positioned it and put in the bolts.

As far as functioning, the machine is perfect. Smooth, quiet and enough electronics to make it easy to do the exercise program you want to do. I am middle aged trying to stay healthy, not at all a conditioned runner. I would say this is the perfect machine for a middle aged person trying to stay fit. I can't comment on the suitability for a runner since I am not one.

Bottom line, if you have narrowed down your choices to include this machine, you can pick this one without any reservations. You will not go wrong.

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