repairability ratings on treadmills?

[bob627]

i really can't seem to find this, on most sights. is there a repairabilty score or ease of maintence score on the reviews?

i'd like to keep something for a while and i'm not that adverse to maintenace, but really this never seems covered during reviews. 

[Matthew - Guru Team]

That's a great question. Some treadmills will come with a statement saying "maintenance free" but that's just gimmicky. Really all treadmills will need maintenance at some point whether that is lubricating the the deck or tightening the belt, or other maintenance. NordicTrack, Sole, ProForm, Horizon, and Bowflex are all very easy and simple to perform routine maintenance. Obviously it's still a task you're going to have to complete but all of these brands make it very simple to do those tasks. 

This is not something we currently talk about in our reviews but I appreciate your feedback and will see if we can incorporate it a little bit better, thanks!