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South Africa, Pretoria
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Review on Adjustable Foldable Weight Bench For Full-Body Workout At Home - FLYBIRD Red/Waist Version by Chris Budenski

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Servicable bench, with some definite issues

For the price, this is an ok bench, that will hopefully last me through the pandemic. I originally bought the larger Flybird bench, but at 21" high, it was unusable, so I returned it and bough this one instead. Neither is great - a combo of the two could be great (for the price, at least). This one is 17" high, and so is good for me at 5'10", and my wife, at 5'8".The adjustment for back and seat angle are pretty clumsy (especially the seat, which is downright annoying). Importantly, the feet are NOT 15" wide, as stated in the listing (picture w/ dimensions). Maybe they would be if I got the bevelled rubber ends. But mine are square and thin, and the feet with rubber ends measure 12-3/8". Which makes this a pretty unstable bench - I would not be comfortable without my feet on the ground (decline press, etc.). 15" feet would have solved that, I think.Furthermore: the lumbar pad is completely pointless. In flat position, it is dead even with the rest of the back, providing zero additional support. Which is ok (if lame), except the extra gap makes certain exercises slightly awkward.Other minor concerns: 1) The bracket that supports the seat seems quite flimsy - so far it is holding up though. 2) In flat position, if I sit on the head-end of the bench, it dips down, and the middle pivot of the bench rises up a 1/2" or so with a clunk (yes, I have the pin in the main pivot) - annoying but I can deal with that. 3) The back and seat are too small - totally usable, but not ideal.Overall, this thing is definitely doing the trick so far though. Hopefully it will hold up for a while.

Pros
  • ‎FLYBIRD
Cons
  • May not have enough back support for some exercises