The Epic T60 treadmill: putting new limits on economy

The Epic T60 treadmill is made exclusively for Costco, the discount retailer. It has useful and desirable features for the home gym and general fitness training, but is often discounted for well under $1000.

Icon Health and Fitness, Inc., which uses the Epic brand name on select models, is the world’s largest manufacturer of quality treadmills for training, weight loss and personal fitness, as well as other weight training and fitness equipment. fitness, and markets products like the Epic t60 treadmills specifically for large retailers like Costco.

Strong machine, low price

The Epic t60 incorporates the best of Icon’s treadmill designs. Designed for use in a home gym with the larger user in mind, the t60 features an adjustable padded platform with a large surface area and is capable of supporting weights up to 350 lbs.

Equipped with a powerful motor and power incline, the t60 is suitable for light and intense weight loss and fitness regimens, as well as general sports training.

Additionally, feedback and readout displays track time, distance, calories burned, speed, and pulse measured through the pulse sensor grips. Heart rate is measured and displayed using an optional chest pulse sensor.

The Epic t60 offers customizable, pre-programmed workout programs and iFit.com, the interactive training technology found on most Icon exercise equipment.

With the optional chest sensor, iFit will control the speed and incline of the treadmill in response to your heart rate, providing a coach-guided workout online or on CD.
Your home stereo, computer, portable device and VCR can all be connected to the Epic t60 to keep you entertained while you work out.

And, like many of Icon’s treadmills, the Epic t60 folds up after use.

While the motor has a 12-year warranty, parts and labor on everything else only have a 90-day warranty, a concern expressed by TreadmillDoctor, which doesn’t sell treadmills but rates the Epic t60 as a ‘winner’ for Costco.

Costco offers ‘threshold delivery,’ not curbside, and its return policy applies to all 400 of its stores.