I barely squeezed another hundred miles out of the damned thing when a small crease developed in the treadmill’s belt. It was tolerable but I have little idea how the thing formed. Since the last repair, I tightened the belt a quarter turn on each side because I encountered a couple slips.
A slip (what I call it, I don’t know what the correct term is, I will ask the tech) is when you’re running at a good clip and you feel the belt push forward too much. You experience a bit of a jerk in the shins or knee. Then you have a slight loss of balance. These slips can be scary. Having been thrown off by a treadmill a couple times, the experience is somewhat painful and embarrassing. The safety key popping out only lessens the severity.
Anyway, the crease grew worse and noisy. I couldn’t flatten the problem. My attempts to loosen the belt made it worse. Now the belt is pulled to one side. Somara, the Internet-search guru (or Minister of Information in the Maggi Republic) discovered that the belt is kaput, time for a new one.
The service call was put in. After a little shuffle via ProForm chat support, the process was similar to being transferred through phone queues five times yet it didn’t bother me, chat support doesn’t have annoying hold music.
Let’s see how quickly the repair is implemented and completed. Last Summer, the motor gave out on July 23. The treadmill wasn’t operational again until September 30. I am seriously looking into joining my employer’s gym as a Plan B if the price is reasonable; I recall it was a few bucks a paycheck automatically withdrawn. I need to do something. I cannot achieve my personal goal of driving down my BMI 0.1/week on diet alone. Exercise is an awesome element.