One post did not have the holes drilled out. I had to do it

I ordered The Big Bar from BaseBlocks. The quality was poor: the metal itself was thin and warped and some parts were rusted. As a result, pieces would not fit into one another and it was impossible to assemble. Additionally, BaseBlocks refuses (by company policy) to refund shipping costs. And shipping the return was about half as much as the equipment itself. The only thing saving this from a 1 star is the friendly customer service I received from processing my return. That being said, avoid this company at all costs.

Awful product. Not as stable or as easy to set up as advertised. Do not recommend at all.

Not the quality I expected. Very tight tolerances on bolt holes/fit. Instructions were useless; parts weren’t identified or labeled. I’m fairly mechanical so I figured it out but there was no effort by the seller to create a proper assembly manual. Really disappointed. The actual pull up bar is 1. 5 or 2. 0 inch thick. I’ve come to use a 1 inch bar for years. Weird.

I really want to love this because it is a good addition to the core workouts. The roller pads are what I have an issue with due to its poor quality. I saw multiple reviews on YouTube from customers and their item looks much better than from what I purchased. The pads look like they have a pebbled-texture leather look to it and look great, while mine looks like nylon that cinches over the foam like a stuffed sleeping bag. The stitching is terrible.

My only concern is that the diameter of the pull up bar is quite large. Otherwise, quite happy. Thanks.

Hardware is cheap. Some of the bolts cracked just from me hand tightening them. It wobbles some even with me getting them as tight as they will go before cracking. One tube was bent and I had to hammer it out so it would fit together for assembly. If it was a couple hundred dollars cheaper, I could it having these cheap quality issues. But it is too expensive to be so cheaply made.

Great bars, do you offer a 'connector' or stabilizer bar/clamp that locks into both sides and is adjustable, to stabilize the unit?

Well built and sturdy!

Great quality easy to assemble. Great strength training.

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Never got my resistance bands

Love it going to buy more ty v m RCD 🐕

They are well made, soft for grip and pretty stylish just laying around. I would say I’m not ready for use yet though. Push ups are great but any other variation of upper body workout I just don’t have the strength yet. I hope I can get to that point soon to do all types of calisthenics with them!

Just what I needed with low ceilings

Putting it together I had a devil of a time lining up the holes and getting the clips through. It took me, maybe, twenty minutes to finally get it set up in the higher position, and I thought, there's no way I'm going to put putting it up and down in the course of a workout. I need to work with it both ways, decide the setting I want and keep it there permanently. I put it in the middle of my floor and hung from it in the up position, preparing to do a pullup. But when I put my full weight on it, it scared me because it felt a little tippy. This may be because I have a rug in the middle of my living room, but it's a pretty flat rug. At any rate, that's the space I have, and I'm not sure I would feel any more secure with it on bare floor. So any exercise that requires putting my full weight on it is out. Then I put it on the lower setting. This took another fifteen minutes or so lining up the holes and getting the clips in. In this position, I lay on the rug and did assisted rows. This seems like a good exercise for me, a good addition to my routine which consists of Pilates, pushups and band exercises. Adding pulling to the pushing. But, given the tippy-ness at the higher setting, rows and maybe single bar dips is all I'll be doing with it. So, it's not a bad thing to have but seems to promise more than it does and expensive for what it really delivers, at least for me.

Overall, I'd recommend this pull-up bar, but it isn't perfect. I like the simple but high quality materials and the fact that you don't need to drill anything into your walls. With that, I do wish it was slightly more stable for exercises like muscle ups. I understand the bar is primarily designed for pull-ups, so you won't have a problem there, but I found that even the most strict muscle ups are dicey without weighing down the platform with weights. To me this is a minor concern and easily fixable, but my biggest critique is that I wish the bar was thinner, or at least came with an option to choose a smaller diameter. While I understand the intention with the thicker bar is to build grip strength, when you're trying to progress to a new exercise sometimes you don't want grip strength to be an added barrier. So far this isn't a deal breaker but as a guy with average-sized hands, I think this is something that a lot of people would appreciate, so please consider offering an attachment with a thinner, more standard bar diameter. Otherwise it's working as expected after a month using it 3-4 times weekly - great product and I look forward to future improvements!

This bar works very well for my needs. I use it to build up to regular pull ups. It was easy to put together, well made and sturdy.

It needs a tad more padding for the pressure placed on your knees unlike the Rogue model I have. Also, it is a very tight fit to get your feet under the ankle pad. The ankle pad stem could be a tad long to accommodate larger feet but other a nice piece for a home gym

Its nice to have something sturdy and strong baseblock trainer good for many exercises