Treadmill with Auto Incline, BORGUSI Heavy Duty Treadmill for Home, Wide Belt

Robust basic machine for good value
These comments are for the model CTM5104 treadmill. The treadmill arrived well-packaged and in good condition. The box was extra-thick cardboard, with lots of styrofoam and plywood side panel pieces for extra rigidity. The FedEx driver said she was worried about delivery due to the bulk and weight, but she knew she’d have help when she saw that a signature was required.Assembly was trivial and only required a few screws to secure the folding sections in place. The only separate pieces were the two plastic base panels. Tools are included but I used my own.I didn’t measure the actual incline before testing the functionality of the unit, but after testing the speed and incline functions, I returned the incline to what the display said was zero. I then noticed that the actual incline seemed higher than zero, and the incline piston had about an inch of unused travel, with no obstructions under the unit, and space apparently available for further decline. I measured the incline geometrically using a carpenter’s level and a metric tape measure to get the standard rise-over-run numbers to calculate the slope (incline). The actual incline was 6.1%. This is too much incline for a “zero” setting. To compensate, I place a 2.25-inch high block of wood under the back corners. This block must be long enough to accommodate the forward and backward motion during incline and decline. With this block, and with the incline display at zero, the actual incline was 1.1%, which is acceptable. With or without the block under the back corners, the total range of inclination measured 7.7% across the full display range of 0-15%. (As expected from the math, without the wood block, the actual inclination ranged from 6.1% to 13.8%, i.e., a 7.7% differential. With the block, it ranged from 1.1% to 8.8%.) Also, the actual inclination wasn’t linear with the displayed scale, i.e., a 0 to 5% display changed the slope 3% (from 1.1% to 4.1%), 10-15% changed it 2.5%, and 10-15% changed it 2.2%. This might only be an issue if you are using two different treadmills and you want to use the exact same inclination on both.My wife and I use this treadmill for walking, for which the 20-inch wide belt and 48-inch length are perfectly adequate. I like having the convenience of speed and incline controls on the hand arms. The pulse sensor is okay but as the manual states, it’s not a medical device; the reading seems to depend a bit on which part of my hand is in contact with the sensors and how tightly I grip the handle.The display is pretty nice, with large numbers for speed and elapsed time. On the lower left, it shows inclination while it’s being adjusted, and then shows pulse rate continuously. The lower right shows calories and distance, alternating every 5 seconds. I wish there was a way to select distance for continuous display.The treadmill has been functioning well. We wanted a treadmill with all the basic functions, with no requirement to connect it to the Internet, and this one serves nicely. It arrived with the belt tension and position just fine, so no pre-use adjustments were needed. The unit looks nice, and seems to be very sturdy and robust. The 3 HP motor may be more than we need, but I wanted to have power to spare and not have the motor strain under any use conditions, which will probably give greater lifetime without problems. So other than the incline peculiarity, we are very pleased with this treadmill.

Happy! 4.8 stars
I ended up picking this treadmill for the automatic incline and the length of the deck/belt. I am 5’9 and the length is great with room to run comfortably. The incline goes to 20% which is perfect! Speed & incline change are quick and quiet. I was concerned how sturdy it would be but it’s actually great I can run with with my phone and glasses on a towel on the console and nothing moves. Only thing I don’t love is the water bottle holder wish it was a hole on the console.The dial in the middle is how you start, pause and stop. Holding it down for a couple seconds is how it stop it, clicking it once starts it and pauses. The dial rotates through miles, calories, timing and mph. Rotating the dial only changes the speed. The heart rate/pulse monitor is on the hand rails and you need to hold it for 30 seconds ish to get a some what accurate reading but I wouldn’t rely on it’s accuracy.When I first turned it on the belt was noisy. We applied the belt lubricant that came with it and it got better. Second time I got on it was better but a little belt noise, third time I got on the noise was gone.Set up took 10 minutes. Only thing to attach is the handle bars which clip in easy and putting on the water bottle holder.Overall quality is great 👍🏼