Comments for

Comment on Great Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder for Sale by Shopper

Shopper — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:05:49 +0000

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Great Organizer, May 28, 2009

This review is from: Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder (Sports)

Purchased this to get the weights and bars off the floor. It does a great job. Came in great shape, my teen put it together so it was easy.

If you are looking to keep weight area free from clutter I would purchase this one. I did research and this was the best price and I was very happy with the product quality.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Great Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder for Sale by Erin O.

Erin O. — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:14:03 +0000

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Good product., March 13, 2011

Erin O. -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder (Sports)

Good product. Decent delivery time and package. Get's the job done.

Compact and out of the way. We like that it has two pole holder slots.

Cons: one of the top pole slots for weights is useless on a side note. No matter how you arrange the weights, one top peg can't fit weights because it is too close to any weight you place on the second tier peg on one side (assuming you have 45 & 35 pounds taking up the bottom two pegs). We have 25 pounds and ten pounds on the 2nd tier pegs... so, above the 25's there is no room for even the 2.5 pounders on top. But, it gave us a slot for all the weight collars we have.

I assumed the top two pegs would be used for 5's & 2.5's, but- whatever. We've got a lot of weights around, so that's kind of a bummer. Just an FYI. I'd still get this for the two bar holder slots on the bottom of the weight tree.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Great Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder for Sale by Jeff Lindborg

Jeff Lindborg — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:32 +0000

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

Sturdy tree, all my wieghts don't fit however, February 2, 2009

Jeff Lindborg (Seattle, WA United States) -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Body Solid GOWT Olympic Plate Tree Bar Holder (Sports)

Over all it's a nice, sturdy, pretty good looking unit for storing your weights. However I have one rather significant beef with it. The distance between the top two pipes is about ¼" too short! I have a set of Body Solid rubber coated weights in 45, 35, 25, 10, 5 and 2 ½ pound increments - pretty standard load out. The 45s and 35s on the bottom no problem, then the 25s and 10s, no problem. However, nothing can fit on the top pipe above the 25 pound plates - even the little 2 ½ inch weights hit the 25 pounders below. Rather annoying given both the weights and the tree come from the same manufacturer. It's not the end of the world and I just keep the 2 ½ pounders on the floor since I don't use them much anyway but the purpose of the tree was to get them all nicely stacked. Not sure if the weights are just a pinch larger than normal because of the rubber coating or if the tree itself is a little short - I don't have another set of weights to test against.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment (1)

Comment on Low Price Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms for Sale by Sailor Don "Rower man"

Sailor Don "Rower man" — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:02:46 +0000

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine, December 30, 2008

Sailor Don "Rower man" -

This review is from: Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms (Sports)

After using this exercise machine for about a month (9 total exercise hours), I have found it is basically a good machine for the price. After 4 hours of use, one of the hydraulic shocks developed a "dead spot" at the start of the stroke. I called the Stamina toll free number for customer support. They sent out a replacement shock which seems to be working OK.

The 4 roller wheels on the seat slide are molded plastic. They aren't exactly round so they "rumble" a little bit. It would be nice if they were smooth without mold marks on the running surfaces.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Low Price Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms for Sale by J. F. Thompson "JT"

J. F. Thompson "JT" — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:49:46 +0000

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

Don't waste your money, June 21, 2009

J. F. Thompson "JT" (Glendale, CA USA) -

This review is from: Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms (Sports)

I bought this Stamina 1215 rower two weeks ago. After 10 days of use, the rollers that allow the seat to move up and down the frame as one rows collapsed. Naturally I'd already tossed out all the packing materials and the box. Oh, well. What I did was, I transplanted the arms, and the hydraulic resistance units (think cheap shock absorbers) onto a 20-year old Altero rower - the resistance units for that gave up some time ago, and that company is out of business, but now it's back on the road, using the Stamina's resistance units. Compared to this one, that old Altero is built like a tank. This one is, in my estimation, worth maybe $15. Yes, it's less expensive than the similar Kettler, and which now wish I'd sprung for; but it's also not worth the $279 currently being charged for it, in my estimation. All the parts are cheap and designed to be sold, as opposed to having been designed to be used. The "computer" is a cheapie and its little screen is tough to see. Do yourself a favor: Give this one a pass. It's a horrible piece of crap.
-JFT

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comments (3)

Comment on Low Price Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms for Sale by marquis

marquis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:06 +0000

100 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

Started Good, Now Disappointing, Maybe Dangerous, September 5, 2009

marquis (New England) -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Stamina 1215 Orbital Rowing Machine with Free Motion Arms (Sports)

We just assembled our new Stamina 1215 Orbital Rower. It took about an hour and a half. The machine feels pretty sturdy to me. Is it worth $279? Hard to say, but with everything so overpriced these days, who knows? The acid test is usually how long something lasts, so it will be worth the money if it gives several years of good service. I've done my first half hour of rowing and it's a fairly smooth action and relatively quiet. On some sites, a few people complained that the lowest setting is too tough for beginners, and I agree. But you can set the arms even a little lower than the bottom number, and this helps. I've had two rowing machines in the past and this one is as good or better than they were. I like the ability to set the back of the bar up higher which aids in getting off and on the rower. I was concerned about the 'orbital' action of the arms, but find it's easy to adjust to, and in effect, you can just row as normal and not use the orbital ability at all. I'm giving the unit a 5 for now since it seems to meet my expectations. I'll update later on, whether good or bad, once I've had the chance to use it several weeks.

******Update after 2 weeks of use ****

This is the update I promised after using the rower for a couple of weeks. In my first review I asked myself the question, is the rower worth the money. I answered that by saying it depended how it held up over time. Well. The answer to that question is a resounding NO !!! If I could, I'd rate the unit one star for poor quality control, but Amazon's rating system won't let me go back and change it from the original 5 stars. I read the couple of reviews saying the shocks had broken down after a couple of weeks, and the one that slammed the unit for using plastic parts instead of metal, especially at this price. I chose to ignore those concerns in the face of the other positive reviews. It turns out that was a big mistake. After 2 weeks of use, the plastic rod that's used to attach the circular connecting loop on the end of the shock to the frame, snapped off. This piece is extremely important because it has to take the force of pulling back on the shock every time you row. And Stamina chose to make this piece out of cheap plastic instead of metal and it broke after using the rower a total of seven 30 minute sessions. This is totally unacceptable, not just for the inconvenience of having the rower disabled, but also the injuries it could cause if it breaks while you're intensely rowing. Since other people have shocks that broke after only 2 weeks, it's an obvious design flaw based on trying to save a few pennies using plastic instead of metal in a critical area. I also blame myself for not checking on the warranty. It's only 90 days for parts and labor. As you can imagine, because of this design flaw, I fully expect the other shock, or even the new one, to break after enough stress, and if I'm beyond the 90 days, I will have to pay for shocks for this unit. The shock broke on Thursday the 24th. I called Customer Service at 3:30 Central Time (they're supposed to be open until 5 CST). Nobody answered and nobody returned the call that day. The next day they called and took the info and said I would get a replacement shock in 5 to 7 days. So I'll lose a minimum of a week on my exercise program. Today is Sept. 30th, and I don't have the shock yet, so we'll see how long it takes. It's not very comforting to feel these shocks could let go any time during the heat of an intense rowing session causing injury or damage. I've had two other rowing machines over the years, both of which were used for extended periods of time, and the shocks were never an issue. Stamina has to be aware of the problems with these shocks because of the increasing complaints, and should issue a recall on them, and supply all users with new ones that support the connector with metal and not plastic. Until then I would recommend you avoid this rower completely.

****Another Update****

I've just become aware from the Epinions site that another person has had problems with the shocks on the Stamina stepper also, and is frustrated in having to buy replacement shocks after the warranty runs out. In my opinion, this means there is absolutely no question Stamina is aware their shocks don't last. And of course, it's the customer that has to pay additional money, above the purchase price, to keep the unit going. I can honestly say I will never consider buying a Stamina Products piece of equipment again.

****One Last Update****

I got the replacement shock and have had a few rowing sessions since then. But I began noticing the same problem another reviewer had with the rollers. The seat actually started to rumble, and it was because the plastic rollers were breaking down and getting grooved unevenly. The last two sessions were really annoying to say the least... Read more

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comments (8)

Comment on Cheap Pro Fit Iron Gym with Push Up Pro Combo Workout Pack Lowest Price by J. Robinson

J. Robinson — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:52:30 +0000

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

TVTimeDirect cheated me - took money but did not send..., February 14, 2011

J. Robinson (Nokesville, VA United States) -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Pro Fit Iron Gym with Push Up Pro Combo Workout Pack (Misc.)

I ordered this product in December 2010 twice, so I could give it to two of my sons as Christmas presents. The company only sent the push up part of the combo (push up grips and pull up bar) for each order, and NEVER sent the pull up bars. I contacted the company about it and received no reply.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Cheap Pro Fit Iron Gym with Push Up Pro Combo Workout Pack Lowest Price by D. Fishman "Fish"

D. Fishman "Fish" — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:42:37 +0000

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Good Deal, June 4, 2010

D. Fishman "Fish" (US Virginia) -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Pro Fit Iron Gym with Push Up Pro Combo Workout Pack (Misc.)

Took a while longer to ship than I wanted, but I like the product.
Both of these really give you a good upper body workout and they are very portable. Great deal for the money!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Great PlateMates Hex Pair, 1.25lbs each In Stock by Charles S. Tricou

Charles S. Tricou — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:58:10 +0000

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Indispensable!, April 8, 2011

Charles S. Tricou (State College, PA United States) -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: PlateMates Hex Pair, 1.25lbs each (Misc.)

I wish I had thought of this! These PlateMates (and their 5/8-lb little brothers) enable me to progress in weight in most of my exercises nearly every workout (even if it is only 5/8 or 1.25 lbs). I started out rehabilitating a shoulder injury. Micro-loading makes it a LOT easier to do that for rehab work, but these are also useful for pure strength or bodybuilding exercises, too. Read Rippetoe's book "Starting Strength" for a good discussion on linear progression and micro-loading.

These are pricey, but they are so convenient that you will not regret the purchase. For bi-lateral dumbbell exercises you will need (at a minimum) 2 pairs of the 1-1/4 lb plates, and 2 pairs of the 5/8 lb plates. This will enable you to go up in 1-1/4 lb increments. And if you want to go up in 5/8-lb increments, you will actually need 3 pairs of the 5/8-lb PlateMates. If you have two pairs of 1.25-lb PlateMates and a two pairs of 5/8-lb PlateMates you have the ability to do bi-lateral work starting from 5/8 lb up to 3-3/4 lb using only the plate-mates. Which means you don't need to purchase 3-lb, 8-lb, or 12-lb dumbbells.

These will not work with rubber-covered dumbbells. Good Luck and Happy Lifting!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment

Comment on Great PlateMates Hex Pair, 1.25lbs each In Stock by Ferstmom

Ferstmom — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:36:25 +0000

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

It Fits!, January 9, 2011

Ferstmom -

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: PlateMates Hex Pair, 1.25lbs each (Misc.)

I was very pleased with these magnetic weights. They fit perfectly on my regular iron weights and they stay on while I'm lifting. They are great to add just a little more weight when I'm between 15 and 20 lbs. They don't work on the weights that are covered with rubber!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Comment