“This bar is very well built. Assembly is a snap. I must say also that it looks good too. It’s great having the ability to make quick weight changes. There are only two downsides to this system. It’s more aggravating adjusting the adder weights with the bar than with the individual dumbbells. More importantly is the feel of the movement due to the strange balance of the weight stack. It takes some getting used to but is well worth it.”
“Been wanting to add this to my home gym for quite a while now. Goes in and out of stock frequently, but finally pulled the trigger on it.
It is of high quality and looks like it will last a lifetime. Huge space saver! Going to order the straight bar unit next. Some minor complaints are that sometimes the bar wants to rotate and less balanced than a traditional plate bar. Also, loading the extra weights is a little tricky as you need to have both blocks of weight perfectly aligned. Also if the surface they are sitting on is soft (like thick carpet) it's hard to get the pins inserted. I figured out a way to load the blocks of weights while the bar is on my squat/bench stand.....I just rotate the bar upside-down and that allows me to load up the bar while on the bench stand. This is very important because once I load the bar past 135 pounds on the floor, I can't put it up on the bench stand to do Bench press or squats, but once loaded with my "upside-down" load method I can just lay underneath the bar and do heavy (over 135, up to 195) bench press for reps.”
