Advantages: Versatile, durable, good weight capacity, multiple bike fitment Disadvantages: Black anodising fades
brought one and fitted it first to her 17" mountain bike, and then moved it to her 19" hybrid without any troubles. It does however need top and bottom rack mounting points on the frame of the bike you intend to fit it to - you probably could get away with using p-clips for the top seat stays, but I'm not sure that would work so well for the bottom stays. The rack however is very unlikely to fit if you have rear disc brakes, as the bottom stays are likely to foul the caliper.
There are only 2 smallish caveats. The rack is relatively heavy, it does change the way the bike handles and behaves. If you don't have a good pedaling technique - most people rock the bike as they pedal - then it can make the bike seem harder work. I did get used to it quickly, and only notice it now when I take the rack off. The other point concerns the black ...
Advantages: Reliable, easy to use Disadvantages: Spinlock safety locks not very secure if not tightened properly
I purchased this about a year ago and was pretty impressed with it. With the set you get a 7kg barbell bar with 2 spinlock safety locks, 2 dumbell bars with 4 spinlock safety locks and plates that go up as: 4 x 5kg, 4 x 2.5kg, 4 x 1.25 and 4 x 0.5kg. The barbell and the dumbells have good grip sections on them however form blisters on your hands if used a lot, therefore I would suggest purchasing some good quality York weightlifting gloves to prevent this.
The spinlock safety locks are good if you tighten them really tight, however they easily gradually unspin if you do not tighten them enough. Also in my opinion the weight of the plates could be in higher weight value, like 4 x 7.5kg just so that people who like to add extra weight can do as it is difficult to get many more than 2 plates on each side especially on the dumbells.
I ...
Advantages: Great rack for the money Disadvantages: Needs more positioning holes
The Powerline Power Rack is a perfectly adequate entry level power rack and robust enough for domestic use. I bought this product about 2 years ago and it has taken some serious punishment in my garage gym and it's still as structurally sound as the day I got it.
It comes with easy-to-assemble instructions and requires nothing more specialist than an adjustable wrench or a socket set to assemble.
When looking for a decent power rack I kept coming back to this one, mainly because of the price and while it is pretty basic in comparison to some of the all-singing-and-dancing commercial alternatives, it still offers the same safety function of its more expensive counterparts.
The rack a chin-up bar incorporated in the design, as standard, and has the option of adding a Lat pulley attachment at an additional cost. I personally didn ...
Product Information for "Bodypower 1 Way Barbell Rack" »
Product details
Long Name
1 Way Barbell Rack
Type
Dumb Bells
Manufacturer
Bodypower
Manufacturer's product description
Frames are available in seven standard colours. Custom colours are also available at an additional charge. Frames are finished two-tone as standard. Main colour choices are:- red. green, granite, yellow, silver, black, brilliant white. We will call you to confirm colour choice before payment is authorised.
