- Features a 3.0 horsepower motor and lift-assist to easily fold
- Includes grip pulse monitoring and a heart rate chest strap
- Six standard programs, two user-specific programs, and two heart rate programs; speed range is 0.1-12 miles per hour
- LED display tracks your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace
- 350-pound maximum weight capacity; measures 33 by 75 by 58 inches (W x L x H) when assembled; folds to 68 by 43 inches (H x D)
Product Description
The Sole Fitness F80 folding treadmill is equipped with cooling fans, a 6-window LED display, convenient speed/elevation controls in the handles and a high-output 3.0 continuous duty HP motor. Its 6 standard, 2 user-defined and 2 heart rate programs provide all of the options you need to reach your fitness goals.Amazon.com Product Description
Updated with enhanced features for 2009, the Sole F80 treadmill has earned a reputation as one of the best-quality … More >>
I love this machine. It has a great warranty and my family uses it daily. We were so lucky to order in time to get the new 2009 model. The addition of an accessory rack and changes in the console make it well worth the buy.
Rating: 5 / 5
Id strongly suggest against buying this treadmill. There is a very common problem many of them have, that is a serious pain to fix and Sole’s tech support is not very interested in fixing. After anywhere from a week to a few months of use, many of these shut off after a few seconds use and display “Low Speed Error” on the screen. There’s no way for you to fix it personally. You have to wait a few days for them to call you, then you have to wait for them to ship you a part, and usually that doesn’t fix it and you have to wait for a technician. A quick Google search will show you that many, many people have had this problem and Sole was little help.
For over a thousand dollars this is unacceptable. Buyers beware.
Rating: 1 / 5
i had been looking at a certain big name “incline trainer” endorsed by a “biggest loser” celebrity trainer. that machine inclines up to 40% grade. i know incline work can loosen up my lower back. ordering it from the company’s website was easy, of course.
then i began to read reviews, and most of the complaints i found were about that company’s customer service, and the difficulty people were having getting replacements for defective consoles, missing screws, etc. i called my local sears and had no better luck getting help from them.
so i called my local DICK’S and they said they sold SOLE machines. i quickly went online, and all the reviews i found were VERY encouraging. the warranty was VASTLY better. the parts and components were touted as INDUSTRIAL GRADE, the reputation was that SOLE serviced hilton and omni hotels around the world.
we went directly to DICK’S and did not stop at sears for comparison. the rep told us 3 days turnaround time if anything was defective, and that he or one of his coworkers would come to the house if we managed to assemble it wrong. we bought one, muscled it home and inside, ourselves, and assembled it no problem at all. tools, screws, extra lube, etc. everything comes with it. it WAS HEAVY getting it in the s.u.v. and in the house while still in the box. now that i’ve seen the parts, i’d say open it and carry the parts in separately. this machine is a beauty for the price and we’re SO glad we got it. the 15% incline is PLENTY. my eyes were bigger than my stomach and i originally got sucked in by the other company’s marketing and “name.” i don’t think i really need 40% incline.
let me tell you the story what a nightmare it’s been trying to get that other company to CANCEL the “incline trainer” i ordered. i’ve been e-mailing and calling for days now, trying to STOP the shipping, get my visa CREDITED, and get some straight confirmation. instead, they’ve SHIPPED the machine, after three different guys told me it was cancelled, they tell me they COULD turn the truck around UNLESS i wanted to HAGGLE, (they offered to absorb the shipping and give me 50 bucks off) HA!!! NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!…..just CANCEL THE ORDER, and CREDIT MY VISA CARD.
what a bunch of sleazy marketing yo-yos! maybe that company had their values in place back in the day when they invented the original ski machine, but now they’ve got “slickies” on the phone who make pseudo promises they never intend to keep. good luck if you buy from them, and i hope you’re not in a hurry to get going on your program. what a flimsy operation; i have to assume their machine ain’t the quality of our new SOLE, by any stretch.
get the SOLE. the F80 will take anything average folks can dish out. the F85 is for serious triatheletes/marathoners. the warranty is bombproof. the machine is simple, nice looking, and built like a tank. no worries, SOLE can be trusted.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased the Sole F80 from Amazon.com on 12/16/2009 (after doing careful research). It was delivered on 12/23 and I assembled it yesterday on 12/24, as a Christmas present for my wife. The machine will not run. I am getting the “LS” or “Low Speed” error message that a few reviewers have written about. I have left voice mail messages with Sole and I have sent emails as well. I hope that Sole responds prompty and appropriately upon returning to business on 12/28. If this is resolved promptly and sufficiently, I will then judge the machine on its own merits and change my “1-star” rating. Until then, the jury is still out. BTW, assembly was not all that bad, not nearly as bad as some reviewers have reported. But it is HEAVY and was difficult to manuever.
Rating: 1 / 5
We love this machine, it works very good. It is also a great price for what you get. The only beef we have with it was the packaging. The screen didn’t have any protective plastic on it so it is scratched up a bit. We would recommend if you are looking at treadmills that don’t cost a tone of money, this is the one.
Rating: 5 / 5