Horizon Treadmills Reviews

Horizon treadmills are known for having low price tags. Most of these machines are entry level units.

Are They For You?

If you’re looking for cheap treadmills that would look good in your home, then this brand can provide you that. Horizon models may be priced like a budget treadmill but they are far from looking like one. But don’t let their excellent designs fool you. No matter how good they look, they are still budget treadmills, and budget treadmills are not for serious runners.

The Company behind the Brand

Horizon Fitness is a division of Johnson Tech, Inc. Johnson Tech is also the producer of the brands Vision, Cateye, and Matrix. They had been manufacturing fitness equipment for both home and commercial use for the last 25 years. In 1995, their production facility conformed to the ISO9001 standards for design, development, production, installation and servicing.

Currently, Horizon treadmills are being manufactured in China. This is one way for the company to keep their expenses low in order to maintain their price advantage over their competitors.

Price Range

As I’ve mentioned above, Horizons are sold for very low prices. Their machines range from $700 to $1,400. And with prices like these, I believe most people can afford them.

Weakness

Since treadmills from this brand are built in China, their quality and durability are definitely weaknesses. China made products have a reputation for being both low priced and low quality.

Recommendation

If you're looking for a budget treadmill, then Horizon treadmills are worth checking out (especially their latest models). The quality, features and power of their machines has improve dramatically these last few years. But I still don't think it would be good enough for serious runners since these are still entry level treadmills.(See our best buy treadmills page if you want a treadmill for hardcore runner)

Where to Buy

If you’re going to buy Horizon Treadmills, I suggest you get them from Amazon.com or directly through Horizonfitness.com. They offer some of the best prices on the net.

But before you buy, please read our reviews on individual Horizon treadmills below. It will help you better choose the fitness equipment that suits you best.

Horizon Elite Series Treadmills

The Elite Series is the mid-priced version of the Horizon series above. Treadmills here comes with longer warranties, better features, and improved specs.

Horizon Elite 1.1T Treadmill
Cost:$899.00
Motor Size: 1.75hp continuous duty
Maximum Speed: 10mph
Running Surface Size: 55in x 20in 2-ply
Heart Rate: yes
Folding: yes
Others: This is actually the only Elite model being sold below $1,000.

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Horizon ct 7.0 (t 93)
I bought Horizon ct7.0 for $1000. (reg $2200) ha! at Canadian Tire. Hard to put together, bolt wouldnt go in -weld in hole.Started it up & ipod dock doesnt ...

horizon performance seires (PST8)
I bought this treadmill roughly about 4 years ago. I used it quite alot to start with but now that I am trying to use it again, I am having problems with ...

Horizon treadmills- Dont Buy one
They stink, mine breaks every six months and requires a new circuit board to fix it. Horizon has been good about sending new ones during the warranty period ...

Mother board from hell - horrible running machine Not rated yet
Stay the F away from these machines. I as well as many other posters just have a heavy piece of metal sitting in their room now due to burnt out circuit ...

T-62 4 years old Not rated yet
My T-62 is 4 years old, has about 300 hours on it. I like everything about it EXCEPT!!! The self program mode has never worked from day one. With only ...

Elite 4.0T Not rated yet
Not a bad treadmill. I have had it for about 5+ yrs now & it has worked well. I trained for two half marathons using it & everything went well. It is by ...

motor is smoking Not rated yet
Running for 5 min on the new machine and started smoking and sparking what the f... I am not that fat only 225 def should have done some more searching ...

Would not do it again Not rated yet
I purchased a Horizon 7.1 treadmill and from the day it was set up it started breaking down. small pieces of black plastic (presumably a roller or guide ...

review for model RCT7.6 not listed here Not rated yet
Overall, its not a bad treadmill; however, having said that it is not perfect either. It gets pretty temperamental when you run at an incline, it will ...

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I bought treadmill online from horizon website. Assembled it and plugged it. Does not turn on at all. The new equipment out of the box, does not turn on....

Horizon Quantum II Not rated yet
Circuit board disaster!! This machine eats circuit boards. I bought this machine 7 years ago. I put about 30 miles on it and the circuit board went ...

Love my Horizon Elite 4.0T treadmill! Not rated yet
I bought this treadmill about 5 years ago based on a recommendation from someone I know and trust who has been in the fitness equipment industry for several ...

Lube for the mill Not rated yet
I did not know that the treadmill needed to be lube. Not only that once I lube the machine it still give indication to be lube I wasted $16.00 for the ...

motherboard Not rated yet
hi, i just wanted to ask where can we buy the motherboard of our Horizon Elite 4.1T Treadmill. and how much does it cost? thanks!

you can email me at ...

Yup, heavy duty JUNK Not rated yet
We bought a TSC5 about 7 years ago for $1500. Used once in a while by two old people, no running and not over 3.3mph.

At first it was great then in ...

Quantum II Not rated yet
I've had my treadmill for 8 years and the motherboard finally began to smoke. I can't even begin to guess how many miles it has on it. This year alone ...

52t Not rated yet
Mine burst into flames just after the warranty ran out on the electrical- 2yrs -I have arthritis and use it many times a day. The dealer didnt get anyone ...

I wish I would of checked this site before buying a Horizon Not rated yet
I wish I would of checked out this site about Horizon Treadmills - They suck. Bought the T-50, have a technician working on it now - no idea what the ...

Purchased an Elite 3.3T $1800 + on sale Not rated yet
So far the worst feature I feel with the treadmill I purchased are the heart rate grips. It takes anywhere from 30 seconds plus to get a near accurate ...

Do not buy Horizon treadmills especially from Canadian tires Not rated yet
I bought a Horizon C5 treadmill three months ago. The retailer Canadian Tires had no idea about the treadmill and did not have any ideas or help to offer ...

Owner Not rated yet
Bought the T54HR on 7/05, have replaced the board 3 times, twice on Horizon and once on me. Guess what? I need another one. Average on a year, not good....

Horizon Elite 4.1T treadmill Not rated yet
I have been using the 4.1T for about four years and I have had no troubles. I started out at 253lbs (good stress test for the mill)at 4 times a week and ...

Horizon Fitness CST3 Review Not rated yet
I bought this treadmill for our home thinking that it would be a good machine that would last a while. It is very loud. It seems very wabbly even with ...

Horizon 620 T Not rated yet
This machine is pure junk. I run 10 Kms a day but only weigh 145lbs. After three months the running deck broke; about a month later the mother board went;...

Never Again Not rated yet
In January 2006 I purchased a CST4.5 treadmill from Dick's for $999.99 + $199.99 4 year "no sweat" extended warrenty. In September of 2008 the treadmill ...

Not a reliable machine Not rated yet
Within 3 mos. of me buying this the motor went bad. They replaced it and installed it, but the motor still sounded funny. It worked though, so I went ...

Horizon Fitness Elite 3.1T Not rated yet
I love it! It is reliable, has great features, it is quiet and I love the fold up option.

Horizon Ti 32 and Ti 52 Not rated yet
In 18 months I have had three Ti32 running decks and 1 Ti52 (which I was upgraded to) running deck colapse on me. I also had an electrical problem with ...

Machine does not work Not rated yet
We have a Horizon machine but after a year, one of its sensors went bad. It is the one which detects the load on the belt. When you're on the belt it does ...

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