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AssaultRunner Pro
Buy Now · $3,499.00The AssaultRunner Pro is a self-powered curved treadmill, the mid-tier model in Assault Fitness’s manual treadmill line between the entry-level Classic and the range-topping Elite. Like other curved manual treadmills it has no motor: the runner’s own stride drives a heavy, contoured TPU slat belt across a curved deck, so there is no fixed top speed to keep up with and no motor to service. A solid steel curved base and reinforced “wing-foil” steel uprights support a 350 lb max user weight, and a 13.45-inch step-on height is notably lower than most curved-treadmill rivals, making it one of the better fits for basement gyms with limited ceiling clearance. It runs on 4 AA batteries rather than wall power, driving a large, UV-resistant LCD console that tracks time, calories, speed, RPM, heart rate, watts and distance, with Bluetooth and ANT+ connectivity to the Assault Fitness app and similar platforms. Built-in transport wheels and a rear handle help with repositioning it, though at 280 lb it remains a two-person job through doorways and stairs. The 150,000-mile belt and 7-year frame warranty back a machine reviewers and long-term gym owners alike describe as needing essentially no maintenance beyond periodic battery changes.
| Type | Curved, self-powered (non-motorized) treadmill |
|---|---|
| Frame | Powder-coated steel curved base with reinforced steel uprights |
| Power | 4 AA batteries (no wall outlet required) |
| Console | Backlit LCD -- time, calories, speed, RPM, heart rate, watts, distance |
| Transport | Built-in transport handle and two wheels |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth + ANT+ (Assault Fitness app and compatible platforms) |
| Manufacturer | Assault Fitness |
| Belt warranty | 150,000 miles |
| Frame warranty | 7 years |
| Parts warranty | 3 years |
| Step on height | 13.45" |
| Max user weight | 350 lb |
| Running surface | 17" W x 62" L, black TPU contoured slat belt (62 slats) |
| Assembled weight | 280 lb |
| Bearings and guides | 100 precision ball bearings, 12 roller guides |
| Assembled dimensions | 69.7" L x 33.1" W x 64" H |
How it compares
| AssaultRunner Pro | 7.0 AT Treadmill | TrueForm Runner | AssaultRunner Classic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GymRadar rating | 4.72/5 | 4.67/5 | 4.45/5 | 4.22/5 |
| Price | $3,499.00 | $1,099.00 | $5,995.00 | $2,799.00 |
| Type | Curved, self-powered (non-motorized) treadmill | Curved, non-motorized (manual) treadmill | ||
| Frame | Powder-coated steel curved base with reinforced steel uprights | Fully-welded 7-gauge steel, 106 sealed steel ball bearings | ||
| Power | 4 AA batteries (no wall outlet required) | 4 AA batteries -- no electricity required | ||
| Console | Backlit LCD -- time, calories, speed, RPM, heart rate, watts, distance | Hi-contrast, UV-resistant LCD; tracks time, speed, RPM, heart rate, distance, calories, watts | ||
| Transport | Built-in transport handle and two wheels | |||
| Connectivity | Bluetooth + ANT+ (Assault Fitness app and compatible platforms) | Bluetooth (Apple Watch/Galaxy Watch via Apple GymKit); Zwift, Peloton, Kinomap app support | Bluetooth & ANT+ dual-band wireless | |
| Manufacturer | Assault Fitness | Horizon Fitness | TrueForm (Samsara Fitness) | Assault Fitness |
| Belt warranty | 150,000 miles | |||
| Frame warranty | 7 years | |||
| Parts warranty | 3 years | 3 years | ||
| Step on height | 13.45" | 8 5/8" | ||
| Max user weight | 350 lb | 325 lb | 350 lbs (158.8 kg) | |
| Running surface | 17" W x 62" L, black TPU contoured slat belt (62 slats) | 20" W x 60" L deck, 1.6mm silicone belt | 17" W x 62" L, black TPU belt, 62 slats | |
| Assembled weight | 280 lb | 277 lb | 280 lbs (127 kg) | |
| Bearings and guides | 100 precision ball bearings, 12 roller guides | |||
| Assembled dimensions | 69.7" L x 33.1" W x 64" H | 76" L x 35" W x 67" H | 69.7"L x 33.1"W x 64"H |
Reviews by source
| Expert | 4.72/5 | 6 reviews | |
| Youtube | 4.7/5 | 4 reviews | |
| 4.0/5 | 8 reviews |
The AssaultRunner Pro is the default recommendation in curved manual treadmills, and the evidence supports it: Garage Gym Reviews calls it “one of the best value non-motorized treadmills for home gyms on the market,” TreadmillReviewGuru scores it 84/100, and a gym owner who has run two of them daily in small-group training for three years reports zero maintenance beyond one battery swap. Functionality is the standout dimension — the steep curve plus a heavier slat belt that carries its own momentum makes the Pro genuinely easier to get up to speed on than the shallower TrueForm Trainer, which is why three independent reviewers land on the same counterintuitive verdict: the heavier machine is the more beginner-friendly one. Value is the weakest dimension, and it got weaker — Assault now lists the Pro at $3,499 (showing sold out at the time of research), roughly $500 above the $2,999 that every expert review in the corpus was written against, while street prices have historically dipped near $2,550. GymRadar owners score it 4.83 on both Performance and Build Quality but only 4.50 on Value, and that is the honest shape of this machine: buy it on a sale, not at list.
- +Functionality: the steeper curve and heavier TPU slat belt sustain momentum, making the Pro easier to accelerate and more beginner-friendly than lighter or shallower curved decks — an independently repeated finding from BarBend, TreadmillReviewGuru and TreadmillReviews.com
- +Durability: three years of daily personal-training and small-group use with zero maintenance beyond one battery change, per gym owner Jordan Schaeffer Fitness, backing Garage Gym Reviews' "extremely popular and durable" and the 150,000-mile belt rating
- +Versatility: it handles steady walking and LISS fine despite the common warning to the contrary — an r/homegym owner says holding a steady pace is actually easier than on a motorized belt, and a GymRadar owner walks on it watching podcasts
- +Build quality: 7-year frame warranty on the current manufacturer page, corroborated by IronCompany and Garage Gym Reviews (older reviews still print the superseded 5-year figure), over a powder-coated steel frame with 100 ball bearings and 12 roller guides
- +Functionality: a 13.45-inch step-on height (published only by IronCompany) makes it fit rooms that rule out taller curved treadmills — Reddit basement-gym buyers cite the TruGrit's 18 inches as the dealbreaker the Pro avoids
- −Value: Assault now lists it at $3,499 and the page was sold out at the time of research, about $500 above the $2,999 MSRP every expert review still quotes; GymRadar owners score Value 4.50 against 4.83 for both Performance and Build Quality
- −Build quality: plastic is the one real quality complaint in the corpus — Garage Gym Reviews warns the plastic shell may crack, Garage Gym Lab found a loose plastic arm connector on the sibling Elite, and a GymRadar owner had a speed sensor fail at three months and had to disassemble the machine to rewire the replacement
- −Versatility: no incline or decline adjustment and no way to set a target speed, so structured pace work is on you — and Reddit's r/strydrunning reports footpods like Stryd do not support manual curved treadmills and read about a minute per mile off on this one
- −Functionality: 280 pounds with a wide base and little to grab makes relocation a project; transport wheels handle flat floors, but Reddit owners describe stairs and awkward doorways as the real obstacle, and every expert review lists the weight under cons
- −Value: amenities are bare — no fan, minimal console, and the cup holder that every expert review lists as missing exists only as a separately sold Assault accessory, not as included equipment
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