 No problem at all... |
| Review Date: March 8, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Y. Coop, Fairfield, CA |
| In the past few weeks I have assembled two Rowing Machines and the Bowflex 5.1 Bench and the instructions for this product are no better, no worse than any other instructions I've viewed recently. In fact, I thought putting the stand together was pretty self-explanatory even without the instructions. I assembled the stand in a little over an hour with a few quick glances at the instruction book because I HATE reading instructions. It did take a little muscle to tighten the screws and bolts, but then, that is why I wanted the Dumbbell Set in the first place. That being said, I think it's a great product, well made and sturdy. I have to admit after reading the other reviews I was put off at the thought of having to struggle to put another piece of equiptment together, but, it was really a breeze! The bench is also an excellent product too. |
Excellent, possibly new instructions?
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| Review Date: August 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Evan, |
I admit it, my biggest reason for having concern about buying this stand, was the concern of putting it together. Not that I have trouble in general, putting thing together, but because I had a lot of reviews, not just here, but on a few sports store websites as well, that said the instructions are horrible and that this stand is very hard to put together.
I'm not for sure if they are now putting new instructions in with this stand, or if people just don't pay attention when putting something together. For anyone concerned about the stand's assembly, here is what came in the package.
3 different sized bolts, 1 size of flathead bolts/screws, each with the nut attached and 4 stacks of washers that work with any of the bolts.
That is it. What I did, I opened the blister pack of hardware and put each type of bolt together. That took about 1 minute, seeing that you can lay the 3 types of bolts beside each other and tell the difference in the longer ones.
Once I did this, one step uses the biggest bolts, all of them. One step uses the medium sized bolts, all of them and one step uses the smallest bolts, all of them. It is that simple. Even better, the instructions and order of assembly starts with the biggest bolts, then medium, then smallest. There is no way to screw that up since the smaller bolts are not long enough to fit the steps requiring the bigger ones.
The one thing I will note is though the allen key is included, be sure to have a pair of small vice-grips or 7/16 socket/adjustable wrench, to hold the nut in place while tightening the bolt.
The only part I found to be the least bit hard was putting the towel stand in. As we start working against gravity and not having enough hands, on this part. I had no idea there is a towel stand, it is the last step, and requires holding a curved bar under the dumbbell holders, while inserting 4 flat head bolts. Still, after a few times of dropping the bolts, you will get it right.
The stand isn't exactly like that one pictured. The one pictured has more of satin silver color to it, but this one has more of a matte gray color, darker colored. Not a big deal, as it really works nicely for what it is supposed to do.
Total time of assembly 45 minutes, included removing everything from box. Just follow those directions and you won't have a bit of problems. One last note, it does include straps to hold the dumbbells down, so if you buy the dumbbells too, don't worry about cutting the shipping restraints, that look just like the straps in the pictures I've seen with the dumbbells on the stand.
Great product so far. |
Very good product horrible directions
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| Review Date: July 15, 2006 |
| Reviewer: James E. White, Ewing, NJ |
| This stand is very sturdy and a space saver. It definitely makes the dumbells easier to manipulate and saves your lower back. It also very attractive piece of equipment. How the directions are horrible. Luckily they have a picture on the front of the instructions and I am good with putting things together. The directions definitely need improvement. |
Excellent Stand
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| Review Date: March 16, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Roger Root, |
Perhaps the company received enough complaints and fixed their instructions. There were three pages, with pictures. Installation was straightforward as long as I followed along with the pictures. I made a few mistakes (like thinking that "left" meant "left while looking forward"), but the picture clearly showed that they meant "left looking at the front of the stand".
When complete, the stand is obviously very strong, and the wheels allow for easy movement. |
bowflex 552 dumbells
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| Review Date: August 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Janice B. Coonce, |
| If you buy this set of dumbbells, one set is all you need. Works well with the table. |
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