Runn Smart Treadmill Sensor - Retrofit Smart Treadmill Sensor, Bluetooth & ANT+, Black

After reading the reviews, I was expecting a frustrating setup process. I saw complaints about the reflective stickers not staying on, connection issues, compatibility problems, and the device feeling cheaply made. I was fully prepared to spend time tinkering and dialing everything in. To my surprise, everything just worked. I cleaned my treadmill belt with isopropyl alcohol, applied the reflective stickers, and mounted the sensor where it seemed appropriate without overthinking it. I figured I'd have to make adjustments over time, but I really haven't. It's been about a month and roughly 120 miles of running, and the system has been flawless. The stickers are still firmly attached, the sensor has been reliable, and it connects seamlessly to both my Garmin watch and my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Maybe I got lucky, but I wanted to leave a review because most of the feedback I read beforehand made me nervous. My experience has been the exact opposite. If anything changes over the long term, I'll come back and update this review, but after about 120 miles I'm very happy with the purchase.

I just got it and used it once so it's too soon to say if I'll have the issues some others did. I'll update this if I change my mind but so far so good. It connected as a foot pod to my Garmin vivoactive, but the Garmin started behaving badly with it connected (weird heart rate readings and inconsistent reporting of speed). Based on experience I suspect that's the Garmin and I have more troubleshooting to do there, but just reporting for anyone wanting that. It works great with the peloton app and other Bluetooth apps. so far using the stickers worked fine attached to the bumpy rubber treads of my curved manual treadmill. It did not seem to mind the speed not being steady like with a motor, and I'm just ignoring the incline stuff. Tracked pretty well with the reported treadmill speed and my own sense of exertion.

I don't write Amazon reviews. But this device is so lame I felt compelled to save others from frustration. This device did not work for me at all. I have a Commercial 1750 treadmill and followed the directions to the letter. It would not capture anything from my treadmill no matter how/where I mounted the device. Luckily, you can calibrate it for issues like this. Unfortunately, their software will not run on an Android device unless it's ancient. I have a Samsung S24 Ultra, which came out 2 years ago as of this writing, and that device is too new for their software to run. I reached out to support about it, but I didn't hear anything back from them. The build quality isn't great. It feels like a child's toy, made of the cheapest/flimsiest plastic. In my case it was a complete waste of money. I wouldn't recommend buying this device, especially if you're an android user. No idea if it's a better experience with iOS.

Bluetooth is always broadcasting even when it is switched "off"... my phones, laptops, and neighbors can see it when scanning. How's that for privacy. There's no way to fully shut it down. Incline data is useless. Cadence is a little off sometimes, sometimes it's wayyyy off (230 steps per minute is ridiculous), and sometimes there's no reading. Speed reading is exactly the same as my treadmill so either both are accurate or both are wrong. Underwhelming for its price.

UPDATED REVIEW. - ADDED ONE STAR. I finally got it working. I don't know if perhaps NPE updated their app, but I got app to connect. Sadly my RUNN device still won't fully charge and after it being attached to my treadmill for a 10 minute walk, it drained from 50% to 20%. I don't anticipate it lasting beyond a 30 minute walk. Be prepared to recalibrate. Once I did it was impressively accurate, albeit, delayed in catching up to my few speed and incline changes. It played very well with the Peloton App, and I was able to finally see metrics during my walking class, I previously had no access to. These metrics which will live in my Peloton account (distance, KJ, output, speed, incline, elevation). The device also didn't hinder my AppleWatch from connecting to the Peloton class so I was still able to track my Heart Rate Zones without issue. That was also impressive. (My setup: NordicTrack Elite 1000 treadmill. I use an Ipad to run the Peloton app, and my Iphone for the RUNN app, I cast the Ipad to my television where the Peloton class was playing for full screen view and to hear the Peloton class loudly - the setup worked extremely well). Its a wonderful idea and could be a perfect device, as there is nothing else on the market like it, they just need to work out some serious issues. Like the charging, and basic issues, like the horrible stickers that don't stay put, they also should improve the quality of the device itself, rather than flimsy plastic. Would I purchase this again, or recommend it, YES, if the device cost far less, like $25. The price point is currently way too high for what you get. So I would not recommend purchasing it. Invest instead in a treadmill with Bluetooth FTMS support that can link to your Peloton classes. ORIGINAL REVIEW: PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS. Would give 0 stars if I could. I purchased this as a way to get more statistical information out of my Peloton walks on my NordicTrak Elite 1000 treadmill. This device does not work at all. Complete waste of money. Issues: - Will not charge fully, there are 3 dots on the device that glow when its turned on, only one of them ever glow on mine. - Will not connect to their app via Bluetooth to complete setup, literally set the device on top of my phone and left it there for 30 minutes, it simply will not connect via Bluetooth. I uninstalled and reinstalled the, I made sure my Iphone was updated. It doesn't connect. Useless. Mounting the device is impossible: - Tried several methods to get the stickers to stay on (cleaned treadmill, sticking them on duct tape, sticked them directly to the treadmill, nothing works). Even when they did stick for a second, when I turned on the treadmill on its lowest setting, they all flew off. I would have to paint white lines on my treadmill. - The device doesn't fit properly on my treadmill (NordicTrak Elite 1000), I had to get creative to get it to stay properly on the side of my treadmill (I saw a video where some one used a piece of wood so it was high enough to track the treadmill, but that won't work for my treadmill, I finally figured it out, combination of piece of plastic and lots of duct tape to get it mounted on my treadmill). - The device itself is made of extremely cheap plastic, I had to put it on the highest setting in its cradle so it would be high enough to track the markers that won't stick to my treadmill belt, and the device kept falling down to the lowest physical setting onto the treadmill or it would sit tilted in its cradle, so the only other option was to gently duct tape it into the cradle so it stays seated. For the price of this product, I shouldn't have to do this. -Durability, nope, I expected it to feel a bit more durable, if you drop this thing once, or if it falls out of the cradle seat onto the floor, It will break, its extremely flimsy cheap plastic. SUPPORT: And the worse part, I cannot find any type of support or help for the product. Please do not purchase this.