I'd budget around £150 2nd hand, maybe double that figure if new
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mikeleeds
15 Aug 16#1
But you don't need such a fancy bar, of course --- it all depends what you are wanting to do and how seriously you take it. £800 is for a top notch bar (and certainly unnecessary to spend so much for most people) but even then it's not much more then 2-3 years of gym membership fees - plus those bars have lifetime guarantees.
msharif911
15 Aug 161#2
TBH honest these are going to sit in someones bedroom and the bench will be uiseful for tying shoelaces on. After that, in the garage and 5 years later up on Gumtree.
weldermike
15 Aug 16#3
Ok, for beginners but you will need to upgrade if you get serious, good deal.
TygerrTygerr
15 Aug 16#4
It doesn't appear to fold, so that won't work either. Even in a garage it'll drive you mad, they take up far more space than people imagine.
anthony69
15 Aug 161#5
What do you expect for this price.
HottyHotty
15 Aug 16#6
The amount of weight is fine, but I'd say it's worth the small extra cost in the short term to go with cast iron. They last longer and take up far less room. MSE Ebay local is a great place to find them cheap.
StonehamPark
15 Aug 161#7
I bought this 18 months ago.
From being an absolute beginner, you'll grow out of it in 6 weeks and it'll become redundant.
The 30kg was immediately too light, so I bought 60kg of Cast Iron (bar has a weight limit of 70-80kg?). Again, redundant after another 6-8 weeks.
- I wouldn't trust the bar (or frame) with more than 60kg, both feel far too unstable.
Low-weight issue aside, the frame feels really poor. It's quite rickety. As mentioned above, I wouldn't trust 60+kg above my head on this frame.
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For anyone considering this (including absolute beginners), check eBay and Gumtree for second hand kits (bench, bar and iron weights). You could probably pick up a half-decent, 100kg set-up for somewhere between £50-£100.
I know that's a lot more than the £39.99 here, but the majority of buyers won't have any use for the bench, bars or weights after 6-12 weeks.
Hope that helps.
Edit: Also, the bar is extremely short, so grip options are limited to just the one.
Frequently caught my hand between the bar and frame. Crap piece of kit tbh.
londonguy
15 Aug 16#8
yep waste of time this .
i have a kettler fitmaster machine and it has 65kg on it good for most exercises apart from benching needs more weight .
so 30kg is a waste of time .
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From being an absolute beginner, you'll grow out of it in 6 weeks and it'll become redundant.
The 30kg was immediately too light, so I bought 60kg of Cast Iron (bar has a weight limit of 70-80kg?). Again, redundant after another 6-8 weeks.
- I wouldn't trust the bar (or frame) with more than 60kg, both feel far too unstable.
Low-weight issue aside, the frame feels really poor. It's quite rickety. As mentioned above, I wouldn't trust 60+kg above my head on this frame.
---
For anyone considering this (including absolute beginners), check eBay and Gumtree for second hand kits (bench, bar and iron weights). You could probably pick up a half-decent, 100kg set-up for somewhere between £50-£100.
I know that's a lot more than the £39.99 here, but the majority of buyers won't have any use for the bench, bars or weights after 6-12 weeks.
Hope that helps.
Edit: Also, the bar is extremely short, so grip options are limited to just the one.
Frequently caught my hand between the bar and frame. Crap piece of kit tbh.
i have a kettler fitmaster machine and it has 65kg on it good for most exercises apart from benching needs more weight .
so 30kg is a waste of time .