Smooth 9.25X Treadmill Review - Compare all the Smooth Treadmills

The Smooth 9.25X treadmill is the premium version of the 9.25 HR. In addition to heart rate control and a extra long 20"x 62" treadbelt, you also get an upgraded 3.5 hp motor with a lifetime warranty. It is also equipped with a premium sound system, an extra cushion 4-ply belt and double roller bearings.

It comes with a premium console that not only displays the standard functions, but also shows what level your heart rate it at (warm-up, fat burning, aerobic or athletic condition zone). This treadmill is worth looking at.

The Smooth 9.25X is an awesome treadmill for the home and an excellent value when priced below $3,000. It's specification matches up with treadmills that are considerably more money. And we think the console and display is the best the market has to offer.

Besides the lifetime warranty, there are some excellent features to point out. The Smooth Sound System rocks. The speakers that are attractively molded to the console. They take any audio input like MP3. The advantage of these speakers is that the sound apex is pointed directly at you. Therefore you don't have to have the sound blasting.

The 4-ply belt not only gives you extra cushioning, but extends the life of the treadbelt. The double roller bearings will increase the wear of the bearings up to 300%.

Smooth sells direct and online, so you save money cutting out the middleman. Since they sell on the Internet the price is not inflated with retail and overhead costs. And unless you live in PA or NJ you don't have to pay taxes.

Smooth has an excellent reputation for customer service and fulfillment. They were to the first to sell high-end fitness equipment online. When you buy a Smooth you get the whole package, which is very improtant when you are spending this kind of money.

Smooth 9.25X Treadmill Details

3.0 HP Continuous Duty Motor

Continuous duty horsepower ratings are the amount of power a motor will produce "continuously" at a given RPM (revolutions per minute). Continuous duty HP is the "working power" of a treadmill motor, providing constant power to the drive belt. The higher the continuous output, the less strain on the motor, resulting in longer life. Our motors are built for endurance and reliability and are backed with an industry leading Lifetime warranty.

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM Circuit Board)

PWM is and advanced electronics technology that is found on premium treadmills. This technology provides the following advantages:

SILENT

Because the DC voltage is much more "pure," PWM circuit boards do not require a choke and capacitor to filter out electrical "hum." With the electrical "hum" practically eliminated, the treadmill is dramatically more quiet than a treadmill with a SCR board. PURE VOLTAGE, MORE POWER

Both PWM and SCR control boards take AC power (alternating current) and "rectify" it into DC (direct current) voltage. AC voltage is a constant change of positive/negative current 60 times a second. That's where we get the term "60 cycle." In other words, the current is "chopped" 60 times per second. PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) boards will "chop" it 1200 times per second, or 20 times faster with pure DC voltage. Because of the "pure" DC voltage, the motor is "seeing" stronger current. The result is higher "pure" voltage with less amp draw.

LOW AMP DRAW

PWM allows much more tolerance to heavy weight users due to a lower amp draw. Amp draw is what throws a breaker in your home when too much energy is demanded.

LOWER COST

PWM circuit boards are expensive to produce. But the real savings comes from NOT purchasing a choke and capacitor, as well as a larger flywheel.

SMALLER FLYWHEEL

Since the motor is receiving and outputting more pure energy, it does not have to rely on a large flywheel to keep the treadbelt moving. Smaller flywheels can be utilized.

UNIQUE LOWER CIRCUIT BOARD

Smooth Fitness has designed a unique lower circuit board for the Smooth 7.1 that is much smaller and more reliable than any other on the market today. All circuits and diodes are enclosed in a steel casing preventing dust and dirt as well as heat from causing a failure.

Frame

Smooth Fitness Uni-Weld frame is used by many of the top treadmill manufacturers, including Life Fitness, Precor, and Trotter, and of course, Smooth Fitness.

WELDED vs. BOLTED FRAMES

In a bolted frame, the size/diameter of the holes that need to be drilled on the frame are always larger than the diameter of the bolt. This leaves room for movement, especially over a long period of treadmill usage, and leads to frame fatigue and failure.

STEEL vs. ALUMINUM FRAMES

Steel is a typically less expensive than the extruded aluminum used in some competitor frames. Aluminum is more expensive, and costs more to weld. It is very rare for either a steel or aluminum frame to fail, and most manufacturer's have never replaced a frame under warranty.

Elevation

Elevation mechanisms come in many different forms. The most effective and durable elevation assemblies are worm-gear actuator driven electronic elevation motors.

Worm-gear electronic elevation systems use a separate, powerful motor to elevate the treadmill while in use. Typical elevation motors will have a thrust value from 400 to 1000 pounds, therefore pushing up the deck without any hesitation while exercising.

Most manufacturers mount their actuators backwards, in essence pushing up the deck, which is exactly the opposite of what an actuator is designed to do. Our Smooth 9.25 treadmill features a patented actuator elevation system, which pulls the treadmill up. Therefore, our machines have approximately 2000 lbs. of pulling capacity, which is why they operate so quietly. They will last forever!

Rollers

2.5" diameter rollers with a rust resistant steel finish and high quality Japanese bearings press sealed into each end. Hardened,1.9 Carbon steel wall construction. The longer length on the tube places LESS stress on the bearing, extending the life. Only the Smooth 9.25 treadmills have rubber sleeves on both the front and rear roller, which allow for less tightening of the treadbelt, and thus much longer wear on the belt, deck and roller bearing.

Rollers are packed with double bearings to extend the life of both the bearings and rollers up to 300%

Belt

4-Ply quality belt, adding extra cushioning to reduce impact and stress. 100% Polyester low friction sole backing with Black PVC non-slip beam top. Black PVC (poly vinyl chloride) is the industry standard for all treadmill belts. High wear and tensile strength help keep this belt a top performer for several years. The 100% Polyester backing is "whisper weaved" for very low friction, and thus a very quiet belt in use.

Smooth 9.25X treadbelts are unique in that we use a proprietary, non-slip tread pattern, which does not TRAP dirt into the square grooves that an ordinary treadbelt would have. Easy to clean and more durable, our treadbelts have a higher quality look and feel.

The 20-degree seamless diagonally fused belt is incorporated to help reduce noise. A belt with a perpendicular or straight across splice causes excessive noise when the belt crosses over the rollers on each end, creating a "thumping" noise.

This is the highest quality 4ply belt in the industry. The belt is pre-lubricated with silicon and will not need additional lubricating at delivery.

Deck

1" Thick, high-compression pressboard made out of particulate and fibered Douglas Fir wood. The laminate black top, also known as a phenolic deck coating, is a micro-screen, lubricate trapping laminate. Phenolic decks have a micro-screen that acts as a net for the silicon lubricant, thus making the silicon "catch" within the "micro-valleys" that are created by the micro-screen. Our decks are reversible and laminated with wax on both ends.

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