Bells of Steel Blitz
Bells of Steel's flagship curved-belt manual treadmill - explicitly positioned by the brand for commercial conditioning ("walk, jog, sprint, or sled push"), not desk walking. A 17° fixed deck curve over 200 ball bearings drives an aluminum-slat-on-rubber belt, with a 6-level magnetic resistance lever on the console (levels 1-3 walking/jogging/running, level 4 walking-only, levels 5-6 sled push/pull). At $4,999.99 DTC-only via bellsofsteel.us (dropped from $5,557.99 as of 2026-06-24), it's the brand's premium curved machine; the cheaper Dreadmill sits at the other end of the lineup. For desk walking it is a non-starter regardless of price: the rails and console mount on tall uprights, a geometry that is functionally unusable under a desk.
Warranty
5-year frame / 1-year parts on the Blitz Manual specifically (per TreadmillReviewGuru's review summary). The brand-wide warranty page advertises limited-lifetime on welded frames + barbells, but per-SKU practice tracks the more conservative 5yr figure for treadmills. Buyer pays return shipping; labor cost on buyer. No registration requirement.
Motor
Self-generated curved belt with magnetic-resistance loading. No motor. Speed is controlled by foot position on the 17° curve; resistance via a 6-level lever on the right side of the console. Aluminum slats encased in rubber ride on 200 ball bearings (brand body copy claims this is double the typical 100-bearing curved-belt construction).
Price
$4,999.99 USD direct from bellsofsteel.us (dropped from $5,557.99 as of 2026-06-24, per the brand collections page); no active sale. Freight-only ship method (355 lb unit). OOS-but-live as of 2026-06-24 brand-wide - every Bells of Steel manual treadmill (Blitz, Blitz Mountain Climber, Dreadmill, Wooden Residential) is simultaneously "Unavailable" on bellsofsteel.us/collections/treadmills, likely a freight/tariff timing gap rather than a discontinuation.
Stars
Capacity
Not published on the brand page or in the Shopify JSON. The class guess for commercial-grade curved treadmills is 400 lb, but no primary source confirms it.
Incline
Not a settable percentage - the 17° figure is the fixed deck curve angle, not an adjustable incline mechanism. Falls into the curved-belt class for which adjustable incline doesn't exist as a concept.
Horsepower
Self-generated curved belt with magnetic-resistance loading. No motor. Speed is controlled by foot position on the 17° curve; resistance via a 6-level lever on the right side of the console. Aluminum slats encased in rubber ride on 200 ball bearings (brand body copy claims this is double the typical 100-bearing curved-belt construction).
Viability
Hard sink to the bottom of the comparison table. Same disqualifier pattern as Sunny SF-X7110 from the manual-treadmills guide: the side rails span the full deck length and the console (with the magnetic-resistance lever) mounts to the front uprights, so removing the rails removes the controls. Brand's own four-mode framing ("walk, jog, sprint, or sled push") with padded front handles designed as a sled-push brace point makes clear the rails are the primary contact surface in the marketed use case. Step-up height for curved-belt machines runs 9-11" - heavily disqualifies for under-desk geometry on its own.
Lacks incline. Sports medicine recommends 3% for knee health. Why it matters + workaround.
Product Identity
- Name: Bells of Steel Blitz Magnetic Resistance Manual Treadmill
- Model number / SKU: MN-TRDML (Shopify SKU)
- Shopify product ID: 7818643538117
- Brand URL: https://bellsofsteel.us/products/blitz-manual-treadmill (US storefront; .com mirror for CAD)
- ASIN: NONE - DTC-only via bellsofsteel.us / bellsofsteel.com
- Release date: 2024-04-19 (Shopify created_at)
Drive geometry + control layout
- Curved-belt class (17° fixed deck curve; the "incline" is the deck profile, not a settable %).
- 6 magnetic-resistance levels via a lever on the right side of the console; brand grades them: levels 1-3 walking/jogging/running, level 4 walking-only, levels 5-6 sled push/pull only. The fact that walking-friendly is graded as one of six modes is the buy-signal flag - even the brand frames this as a conditioning workout, not a sustained desk-walking surface.
- Side rails span the full deck length (upper / lower / back grip positions); console + lever mount to the front uprights. Padded foam front handles are designed as a sled-push brace point in the brand's own marketed use case. Functionally not removable for desk use (same disqualifier pattern as Sunny SF-X7110 per /walk/guide/manual-treadmills).
- Slat-on-bearing + magnetic-resistance maintenance profile: no belt lubrication required.
Specs
- SKU: MN-TRDML
- Price: $5,557.99 USD, with no active sale
- Weight: 355 lb (161,025 g)
- Freight-only shipping (large and heavy)
- Material: aluminum slats encased in rubber over steel frame, 200 ball bearings
What We Could Not Confirm
- Dimensions (L×W×H) - Shopify JSON has no dim metafield; brand narrative mentions the 17° curve but no LxWxH. Estimate ~64-72"L × ~34"W from 355 lb unit weight + sibling Dreadmill class.
- Max weight - not on the brand page or Shopify JSON; class guess ~400 lb.
- Belt running surface (L×W) - narrative mentions 200 ball bearings + slat design but no measurements.
- Step-up height - typical curved-belt class is 9-11" off the floor.
- Decibels - not measured.
- Trustpilot rating - profile exists (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/bellsofsteel.com) but Trustpilot returned an error when fetched, so no score was captured.
Why It Is Not A Desk Walker
The /walk/guide/manual-treadmills page already encodes the brand-level deterrent: "Do not buy gym-focused brands like AssaultRunner or Bells of Steel for a walking desk. Rail removal is complex and the belt resistance is too intense for slow-speed use." The Blitz fits this category exactly: gym-curved, sled-push positioned, console-on-uprights rail layout, 17° steep curve.
Sibling pricing context
Lineup as of 2026-05-24: Dreadmill $1,999.99 (on sale), Wooden Residential $2,249.99, Blitz Mountain Climber $2,896.99 (on sale), Blitz Manual $5,557.99.
Independent reviewer notes
TreadmillReviewGuru, Garage Gym Reviews, TreadmillReviews.com all cover the Blitz favorably as a sled-push / conditioning machine. Those positive scores don't translate to desk-walking fitness.
Availability (2026-05-24)
OOS-but-live: brand page renders with full copy, images, Shopify JSON metadata, and price; the variant is just unavailable to add to cart. All four BoS manual treadmills (Dreadmill, Blitz Manual, Blitz Mountain Climber, Wooden Residential) are simultaneously unavailable - likely a category-wide freight/tariff timing gap, not a discontinuation.
Full specs
 Bells of Steel Blitz Check price | |
|---|---|
| Price (US) | $4999.99 |
| Unit weight | 355 lb |
| Shock absorption | No |
| App | No |
| Warranty | 5 yr |