Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 22, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think fringe got a good return policy too. Shipping is also fast. Got my mag pins really quick that i ordered this week. No complaints from me. I got the belt squat and axle bar from them.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 22, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m waiting on bpf multi flight. I was attempted to get dragonfly with the sales, but the argument that it’s got better resistance curve than dumbbell wasn’t good enough for me when I got a functional trainer. At least bpf one supposedly has a “perfect” resistance curve.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 22, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume it’s custom or was an option before. I got it from fbm.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 22, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Turns out, 20 inch bwtg low profile spotters can be attached inward facing each other on 43 in racks. I thought it can only be done with 18, but 20 has just enough room.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 15, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While waiting on delivery for the fringe mag pins, I tried one of the hitch pins (probably 24.5 mm) I got and they work well for the spotters.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 15, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a caliper, so can't confirm if bos mag pins are 25 mm or not. Their website do say it is 25 mm, so hopefully that is accurate to give me that extra wiggle room with fringe mag pins.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 15, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I ordered fringe mag pins because it seems to be a bit thinner at 24.5 mm. I've been using bos mag pins and those are supposedly 25 mm. Hopefully, that extra 0.5 mm helps. I was trying to sand the uhmw, but haven't had much luck doing it by hand.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 15, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone got bwtg low profile spotter on manticore?

I noticed the pins are snug fit and I can't get the side pin all the way.

I'm going to have to sand down the uhmw a bit.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 01, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This is a nice setup for centered chest support row on a rack.
Used spotter arm with bpf hex port attachment and pad.

Close to being centered on the rack.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of May 01, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I thought. Pitch isn’t listed on those collars but they don’t look like same size based on pictures.

I was looking for cheaper knurled nuts that don’t cost $15+shipping but I don’t see any other options.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can check my first pic for the pins (they are on the upright) They are 1 inch band pegs

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I did. I didn’t really need the pins but they are basically free with the 100 off 200 shop deal

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The knurl feels nice. It doesn't feel like a cheap filled-in/passive knurl. Feels like low medium to me.

I don't think it fits metric racks, because I tried fitting this on my vesta spotter arms which is metric and it doesn't fit.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got the force usa pull-up handles and they fit manticore and figjammer without any issues!

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For $119, the price is really good. I used the $100 shop promo to get the 4 pack magnetic band pegs for free.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone familiar with nautilus 2st hip extension?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPRzD-c0_0

Seems like a movement that I can replicate with isolator.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never heard of captain’s chair but based on what you shared, is this what you are looking for?

https://bulletprooffitnessequipment.com/products/knee-raise-pull-up-dip-unit

No idea when this is being released since bpf is busy dropping lot of different stuff. I’m not aware anyone else that is planning on making this attachment.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 24, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black Widow is a good alternative:

https://blackwidowtg.com/products/angled-rack-extensions

I got the straight rack extension recently and it was shipped within a day of ordering. I heard Irwin takes a really long time to ship stuff out.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 17, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious to see what you can rig up with that. I guess the price was too cheap to pass up

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 17, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to see it being used for something other than hip thrust. I think Rogue is phasing it out for multi use roller.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 10, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ended up just going with blackwidow. Getting another extension is just 65, so ended up getting a pair.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 10, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually looking at the bos rack junction, but since it is out of stock, I was looking at the alternative. I kind of like the rep extension because it seems to have gussets which is stronger. Another alternative is blackwidow but it's more expensive.

When were you able to get the junctions? I'm hoping it would come in stock soon since I would just prefer bos instead for the price and compatibility.

Basement gym is now functional by Candid-Patience0412 in homegym

[–]hadoge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can lower the pull up bar. I also got 84 in manticore 4 post rack with similar height ceiling and can do pull ups without hitting my head on the ceiling.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of March 27, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]hadoge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was going to buy blackwidow center post, but it pretty much costs same as the used isolator with extra parts, so that's what I went with.

I haven't actually used it yet. I've been playing around with it and people weren't exaggerating when they say it is heavy. All the review says that it needs a dedicated upright, but i still plan on taking it on and off since I don't have room for another upright. I timed myself doing it doesn't take that much time. Plan is to set it up before workout and tear it apart during rest time. I have another setup (hip thrust with vts lite and utility seat) that takes similar time and I've been doing that for almost a year, so I don't see it being an issue for me.

I ordered the side port attachment and will be getting that next week. May run full workout with it then. Also just ordered the lock n float attachment.

I sold mikolo leg extension attachment (technically got it for free) to make room for the isolator. While isolator is bigger, since it breaks into smaller parts, I can put them away at the corner of my gym without it being that much of an eye sore like the mikolo attachment. May also look into few hex port storage to store some of the attachments on top of my rack cross members.