I bought one bottle of LifeSpan because I was about to finish the silicone lubricant that came with my original Horizon treadmill purchase. I am happy to testify that this is as good as the one that was originally supplied and it's a lot less expensive than ordering from the manufacturer.
The following may helpful information for any shopping for treadmill lubricant:
- 4 fl. oz (118 ml), should be good for 6 applications if not more - 100% silicone (claim on the label, probably close to true) - spray nozzle (better than the Horizon-supplied squeeze bottle) - recommended application is 1 oz after every 40 hours but my treadmill has a mileage-based schedule - no smell
I can't think of anything negative to say about this product. If you have a treadmill that needs a silicone-based lubricant, this product should be adequate.
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How to make your pad's last longer and never wear out.
The secret is this; prior to using them, rub the pads down with rubbing alcohol. Make sure they are soaked and then rub your skin down with it to. May take a few minutes for them to work, so be patient. You will never have to buy another set of pads.
I've been wanting some of these for a long time but I had never purchased because I didn't think I would utilize them. They are $19.99 at Wal-Mart. So when I was placing a different order I realized I was $5 short of getting free shipping. What an opportunity to get a set of Ab Straps. So I look at it as getting them free because I didn't have to pay shipping or tax. The way I use them is I've put up two heavy duty hooks in the support beam on my back porch. I'm sure I look silly to the cars passing by and my neighbors, but I don't care. They do give you a much different Ab workout than doing the standard crunches. I am very happy with my purchase.
I ordered this product from Amazon last November. It's been an overall bad experience so far.
First of all, when the unit arrived at my house, the box looked like it had been dropped from an airplane. It was covered with black grime and there were several holes. I should have refused shipment at that time, but I was excited to start my exercise program and did not want to wait another 2 weeks. So I did a quick inspection and since most of the parts were metal I figured it was OK and accepted the box.
This turned out to be a bad decision as even though most of the parts were metal, there were some plastic parts and they had been damaged (strictly cosmetic). I figured I could easily call Nautilus and have them replaced, so I started assembling the machine. Unfortunately Nautilus refused to supply a replacement part and told me I should send the machine back to Amazon. Obviously this was not happening after I had already assembled the machine.
The assembly took about 2.5 hours (and I am fairly mechanically inclined.) Some of the parts did not go together easily.
The electronic display looks nice, but has some minor design flaws. The worst one of these in my opinion is the heart rate monitor. It takes about 20-30 seconds to get an accurate reading. The heart rate strap does not look very comfortable. The workouts are divided into 40 segments. For some reason the unit is unable to divide the time properly unless the workout is a multiple of 10 minutes. So you wind up getting extra intervals at the end of the workout. Also, the workout routinely tells you to increase or decrease your stride, which I find odd for a machine that has a fixed stride.
Overall the machine does not feel very solid, I am 280 lbs and the machine sometimes sways from side to side while I am working out, especially while drinking water or wiping sweat off my brow. The machine also makes a loud grinding noise while I'm using it. Maybe my expectations were too high for a product priced at $650, but I would be surprised if this product lasts until the warranty is up.
Update 2/4/10 - The plastic bushing that attaches the pedal to the drive shaft has broken, the machine is now in an unusable state and I am going to have to call Nautilus customer service tomorrow. Will report my experience here. Downgraded rating to one star pending speedy and successful resolution.
Update 4/20/10 - Nautilus was unable to replace the plastic bushing that came apart and had to ship me a whole new machine. I had to escalate to their consumer relations dept. to get them to actually send someone out to set up the new machine (they originally told me assembly and disposal would be my responsibility which I found completely unacceptable). The entire process took about six weeks, during which I was unable to use the machine. So far the new machine has been OK, with no mechanical issues. Upgraded rating to 3 stars since Nautilus eventually handled the problem to my satisfaction, although the amount of time it took and the overall inconvenience I was caused makes it unlikely that I will buy any exercise equipment from them again.
