Putting a treadmill together

[Slydragon]

Ok in about 2 weeks me and the wife are getting one and today we went to price them. The only place that sets them up is Sears but it cost 200 damn bucks (WTF!!)

Is there somewhere else that does it for a decent price? I'm ready to post a ad on craiglist and pay someone 75 to do it but the problem with that is I want someone to know what the they are doing and not say "Done, BTW you have some extra screws left"

I don't want to do it, I hate putting cheap furniture together. I don't have the patient for that. Any takers?

[PM5K]

I'd do it, can't be that hard.

[tlongII]

Send me $75 and I'll do it.

[Slydragon]

I may just pm u pm5k in about 2 weeks.

[Das Texan]

its easy.


anyone that can read and follow instructions should be ok.


well knowledge of how to turn a screw or two would be helpful too.


But any real man should be able to do that.

[BlackSwordsMan]

mouse needs money

[Bender]

use PM5K... he has had favorable reviews regarding his household handyman services on spurstalk in the past...

well, at least from the women here...

edit: the place I got mine from provided delivery & set-up included in the price. It was a long time ago though.

[mrsmaalox]

The sidewalk is free

[Slydragon]

its easy.


anyone that can read and follow instructions should be ok.


well knowledge of how to turn a screw or two would be helpful too.


But any real man should be able to do that.

Thank you for that helpful input.

[robino2001]

Ours wasn't too bad to put together but there were a couple of quite heavy parts that were difficult/awkward to deal with. Took probably an hour and required an extra person at a few parts. Consider it your first real workout

[Dex]

So you got a treadmill but you are too lazy to put together?

This is not a good start to your Iron Man career.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

So you got a treadmill but you are too lazy to put together?

This is not a good start to your Iron Man career.

Yeah. This thread reminds me when Barkley revealed he was training for a Triathlon this year. I need to see if that is on Youtube. That was hilarious. They were ragging on him all night long after he revealed that.

[Slydragon]

So you got a treadmill but you are too lazy to put together?

This is not a good start to your Iron Man career.

Did u miss my first post I hate putting anything together....handyman is not really my thing.

Could I do it yea but I rather avoid the headache.

[PM5K]

Yeah I'm sure you could do it, it's just a matter of wanting to or not. I know a few people that don't like to put things together, and I'm probably included but for 75 bucks I'd do it anyway.

I have some in-laws that hate putting things together so I've done my fair share of assembly.

[Shelly]

Syldragon--we bought ours at 's Sporting Good and for delivery and assembly it was an extra $118, plus with their rewards card, we got a $50 gift certificate back. We just got it at Thanksgiving.

[Slydragon]

Syldragon--we bought ours at 's Sporting Good and for delivery and assembly it was an extra $118, plus with their rewards card, we got a $50 gift certificate back. We just got it at Thanksgiving.

Thanks S y, we will stop by and look. We budgeted 100 for delivery and assembly.

Pm5k if I call you to do it you get the whole 100 we budgeted for that. Ill let you know.

Ill try to help with the heavy stuff if the wife's not home, just had surgery and I have a 25 pound limit imposed by the doc.

[Shelly]

I don't know what brand you're looking at, but we got the Sole F80. From the reviews I've read, you can't go wrong with Sole.

[lefty]

Ill do it for 250 bucks

[Slydragon]

I don't know what brand you're looking at, but we got the Sole F80. From the reviews I've read, you can't go wrong with Sole.

How much did it cost?

[Thompson]

I've thought about getting one, I just don't know how much I'd have to spend to get a good one. I have long legs, so I'd probably have to get one with a longer tread.

I can't run on the sidewalk, concrete gives me shinsplints. I've heard of special shoes that are made for it, but does anyone here have any experience with them? Do they actually work well?

[robino2001]

I've thought about getting one, I just don't know how much I'd have to spend to get a good one. I have long legs, so I'd probably have to get one with a longer tread.

I can't run on the sidewalk, concrete gives me shinsplints. I've heard of special shoes that are made for it, but does anyone here have any experience with them? Do they actually work well?

Used ours 40-50 minutes 5-6 days a week to help lose well over 100 lbs in ~1.5 year. Used Nike running shoes which helped a bit with the shins/legs (found them to be the most comfortable). The Nike plus stuff is a great motivator as well if you're into that kinda thing. Walked at first, etc... slowly worked into it. Once I got better conditioned/in-shape, it's (obviously) been much easier to run on trails/sidewalks/asphalt. I'm relatively tall (6' 2") and as far as I know, we have a normal length treadmill. Spent ~$500 I think at Sears.

I blew my knee out last year playing indoor soccer... that along with having a kid derailed a lot of my running but I'm wanting to get out and actually do some organized 5k's... wife is doing the couch-to-5k stuff to try and get to a point where she can go with me.

[Sportcamper]

LMAO@ Purchasing an exercise machine but too lazy to set it up…

[Sportcamper]

The only actual assembly that is usually required is to fasten the console to the frame, perhaps bolt on some stabilizing bars, and add the handgrips...

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Set...ome&id=3529047

[bus driver]

extra screws - $75
no screws left - $200
to lazy to put it together yourself - priceless

[PM5K]

I've put together two, the more expensive one was more difficult to setup.

Anyhow, you know how to reach me.