Phoenix 99403 Power Stand II :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Very Happy - Assembly Suggestions

2008-06-27
I read all the reviews for many products before I bought this one as I find them very helpful. This is a great piece of equipment for me. I can see though if you are a large person that it may be to tight for you. I am 5-10 - 155 and have plenty of room to use it. As far as assembly, i did have to use a rubber hammer to get one of the top handles in as one other writter indicated they had to as well. Two suggestions not in these reviews, the grips for the bars came already on the dip handles but not on the chin bar. I made the mistake of putting the grips on the chin bar before I put the chin bar on the tower assembly, huge mistake they must go on after the chin bar is on the tower assembly as it will not fit through the holes with the grips on. Second, I received two screws that were to short by jsut a little, I recognized this as I counted the parts before assembly and had two odd screws and was two short of one type. I could have easily gone to Home Depot and purchased two for pennies but was able to find a place in assembly to use them by excluding the washers I was able to make them fit. Overall I am very pleased with my piece of equipment.

Very Pleased

2008-06-22
I received the Power Stand in less than a week! The quality was better than I expected. It fits well in my exercise room and I am glad I added this piece. Assembly (for someone like me with too many thumbs) went well. Lay out the parts and you should have no problem following the instructions with a ratchet and a wrench. I made two mistakes with bolt size use, but they were easily corrected, and I put the pull up bars in wrong, but corrected that (with the use of a rubber mallet to get them off). Bottom line: this tower is very usefull, well made, compact in size, fairly easy to assemble, and a good value ($123 delivered).Phoenix 99403 Power Stand II

Decent quality for the price.

2008-05-17
The assembled stand is actually a fairly decent product for the price. You're getting something that is sturdy and compact enough that it doesn't take up too much space. You can put it in a corner, or against a wall and not worry about it taking up an entire room.

The problem is with the assembly. The instructions that come with it are next to useless, and the way the hardware is just tossed in to a bag together with no labeling can create a problem if you're not used to putting things like this together.

Overall, I would recommend this to someone that is looking for a decent and cheap stand, if you don't mind the headache of actually putting it together.

Solid piece of equipment

2008-03-11
This is a great addition to any home gym. The assembly went smoothly. The tower is built more for a man's frame - a little wider than my wife would like. However we've both been using it since the day it arrived!

Good value

2008-02-09
I assembled it last night. Overall it appears to be a good value compared to the other powerstands. I like the fact that it is tall enough for me, fits against a wall or in a corner, and is affordable. The only problem was that it was tougher than expected to put together. I am glad I bought it.

Great product great price

2008-07-23
This product is excellent. Its very sturdy. It is manufactured well. All the parts were there. Nice little neat instruction\construction manual. Only minor defect was aesthetic and i have touch up paint for that. I chose it because of the option of doing the close grip pull-ups i have another pull-up bar for wide grip. If working out is something your serious about doing you cant beat this product.

Good Product

2008-07-22
This product works as intended. I thought that the assembly was easy enough with all required nuts and bolts. It is made from lightweight tubing which appears to be very strong. Because it is lightweight it moves a little during use but still remains stable. Considering the cost and construction,
I think this equipment is a good choice for any home gym.

Good, not ideal

2008-07-16
As previous reviews reflect, the assembly instructions are very poor. Still, my wife and I were eventually able to get it all put together correctly and neither of us are very talented at product assembly. In terms of the features, the narrow width of the side bars makes things feel a bit clostrophobic. Also, I'm not a big fan of the angles of the pull up bars. The bars for palm forward pull-ups are further apart than I would like. The bars more medially positioned face forward, requiring palms to face one another during pull-ups in which hands are directly over the head. I'm sure I'll get used to it, but it just isn't how I'm used to doing pull ups. I'm 6'4" tall, and this machine will work fine for me, but is definitely on the smaller side. My wife is under 5" tall, and this machine will not be particularly useable for her. I'm still pleased overall with the purchase.

Very happy with the product!

2008-07-12
Well, I am very happy with this product. Only problem was the first order...a part was missing from the box....but Amazon quickly resent the item and I was able to get the part from that box and Amazon had UPS come back and get the box with the missing part.
Excellent customer service from Amazon!!! Thoroughly happy with the product and customer service I received!
Thank you Amazon!!!

Great customer service!

2008-07-09
I'm very happy with the Power Stand, but more importantly I'm even happier with the customer service. My shipping box arrived torn and repackaged probably by the shipper due to the heavy weight of the item. Unfortunately, one of the main support bars was missing. I phoned Phoenix directly, as the paperwork requests, and they took my information and promptly shipped a replacement part. Excellent!