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F85
Foldable electric treadmill with LCD display
Premium · top third of home fitness equipment
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI panel · Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Perplexity ranks this product at #6.0 on average
Owners praise the sturdy build, spacious deck, and integrated streaming features, but are deeply divided by poor customer service responsiveness and technical glitches that undermine the premium…
The juries split — Divided. Check both sides before you commit.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Home Fitness Equipment.
The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
The Sole F85 delivers solid hardware—a sturdy frame and spacious deck appeal to serious home users—but inconsistent customer service and recurring technical issues justify buyer hesitation at its $2000–$4000 price point. The 3.9/5 rating reflects this split: owners value the build quality and streaming integration, yet many feel let down by support responsiveness and reliability concerns.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Perplexity ranks this product at #6.0 on average Averaging across the AI panel, F85 sits around #6.0 this snapshot.
Gemini
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Grok
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GPT
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Claude
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Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 397 buyer ratings of the F85 from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
397 ratings · 7 written
across 2 retailers
What owners single out
Customer service failures directly overlap with the reliability issues buyers report—extended downtime due to parts delays and unresponsive support mirrors the startup glitches and mirroring problems some users…
In their words
“July 4, 2025 I finally made a decision! Upon continuous research for (not exaggerating) at least five years, I chose the Sole F85! I previously owned a Nordictrack that lasted many years. I run 3-4 miles at least five days a week. The integrated Kinomap works flawlessly! I had and have a subscription to said app, and it was an easy set up for this 67 year young female! I also seamlessly paired my ”
verified purchase · soletreadmills.com
“UPDATED 3/3/2026: Went from 2 stars to 1 star based on customer service. The promised repair date from Sole has passed. I was just told by Sole that the parts are still pending. Its been over a month and its going to be at least another 2 weeks. They don't seem to care about resolving my issue. I would not do this again.”
TCR1 · verified purchase · dickssportinggoods.com
as of June 25 · 397 buyer ratings?
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Carbon T7ProFormSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- C2WalkingPadSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- EXP 7iNordicTrackSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- 810 TreadmillSchwinnSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Treadmill 10BowflexSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Pro 9000ProFormSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- TR150XTERRA FitnessSole leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
Alternatives by price · Same field?
Same field, less money.
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #6 across 1 intent tracked (slipped 3 this week).
- FootprintStrongest in Best Treadmills for Home (#6).
- TraitsMost often described as “folding”.
- Closest rivalCarbon T7 (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
- MakerBy Sole — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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