Buying budget treadmills/bikes.

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Hey mmo-c.

I'm looking at buying a treadmill or exercise bike for a budget of only £60 - this budget is literally my limit, I can't afford anymore.
I was wondering if for this price I would be better off getting a treadmill or an exercise bike, as I know almost nothing about the quality of these pieces of equipment when you have a budget like this.

Just looking for advice on what I should buy, and if any of you have any recommendations.

[Xevan]

The cheapest treadmill I've even seen was $600, brand new. If you find anything on a budget like that, I'd go for the bike. Less electronics to deal with incase something does break down.

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The cheapest treadmill I've even seen was $600, brand new. If you find anything on a budget like that, I'd go for the bike. Less electronics to deal with incase something does break down.

I've seen a load of treadmills (mostly non electronic) for as cheap as £15, brand new from retailers.

[Gracin]

Honestly you can build you a bike stand out of lumber for under $20 and find an old yard sale bike for even less.

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Honestly you can build you a bike stand out of lumber for under $20 and find an old yard sale bike for even less.

I'm not interested in that, which is why I'm looking to buy one.

[koodledrum]

since i'm guessing you're based in the UK check Argos to see what they have - but i doubt you'll find anything under £60 in there.

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since i'm guessing you're based in the UK check Argos to see what they have - but i doubt you'll find anything under £60 in there.

There are some there, but thank you for the suggestion anyway! I was just wondering what all the nonsense about mechanical vs magnetic and things like that mean, so I don't go ahead and buy something worse than another item at the same price.