Gold\'s Gym Cross Trainer 600 Treadmill Review and Price Comparison

Your Gold\'s Gym Cross Trainer 600 Treadmill Buying Guide
Summary of What The Experts Say

Experts have not reviewed the Gold's Gym 600 treadmill yet.

Summary of What The Users Say

The 6 users so far that have reviewed the Golds Gym 600 have been extremely impressed with the machine - all users gave it a rating of 5 out of 5. Specifically, users have commented positively on the cross training poles, the quiet sound, the preprogrammed programs and the price.

What You Should Do

Even though users have been extremely positive about the Gold's Gym 600, experts have not chimed in their thoughts. In other words, basing your buying decision on users whose time on the machine is still relatively limited is a risky idea. There’s just no way at this point in estimating how well the Gold's Gym 600 treadmill would hold up in the long run. [Click To See Rest of Review][Close Reviews]

If you look closely at what the Gold's Gym 600 offers, it almost sounds too good to be true. For one, you get a lot of extras that even some higher end treadmills don't give you like fans, 12 workout programs, a very high weight capacity at 350 pounds, the ability to fold, a belt that is very large for the price (20”x 55”) and crosstraining arm poles to train your upper body - all found in a single $600 machine.

Personally, it's a little hard to believe so I'm offering a healthy dose of skepticism by letting you know of some potential problems that I see:

1. The motor is 1.75 CHP which is not sufficient for running. With Gold's Gym being a product of ICON, I have doubts as to whether the motor rating is jacked up to rate higher than it really is.

2. The machine weights 195 pounds but yet it has a weight capacity of 350? That's a little out of proportion.

3. None of the user reviews have anyone mentioning how the machine felt when they ran on it. If the users mainly used it for walking or jogging, this treadmill would probably be a good choice and would probably justify the 5 star rating.

4. It's funny how all 6 users have reported using the product "every day". Reviews sound fishy?

5. The longest use is 4 months so far so you don't know how well it's going to work a few years down the road.

6. The warranty for parts and labor is a measly 90 days. Labor is usually standard at one year so if the length of the warranty is any indication of quality, we have a problem here.

Verdict: There's no way at this point to determine how the machine will hold up in the medium or long term but judging from the parent company's history, you should be doubtful. Finally, since it’s a lower end treadmill and it only has a motor only at 1.75CHP, you should only use the Gold’s Gym 600 for walking or if you’re a risk taker, jogging. If you decide to regularly run on it, don't expect the treadmill to live past its one year anniversary.

There is currently insufficient information to determine a meta score for the Gold’s Gym 600 treadmill.



Notes:

1. This meta review was first published on October 25th, 2007.
2. For a list of resources used to construct this meta review, click here.

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