Purchase new bench?

[The Flush]

I am pleased with my Titan flat bench. It does what it is supposed to do. I lift with my son, me in the rack and him outside (with spotter arms) so we move the bench frequently. The wheels help, but are not a necessity. It is a great value.

[Bean438]

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What about this? It’s local.

[simplesimon]

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What about this? It’s local.

Will probably work.

[Kyle Stevens]

The titan bench is well worth the money. Very stable and comfortable, my only knock is I feel that the surface is a bit slick for my taste. I think it just needs to be broken in a bit.

[Bean438]

Talk about overload. I have 8 benches in mind ranging from 220 to 516 dollars. All with Rip’s specs.
Differences are name brand, place of origin, and color/ pad gripiness.

The 220 bench is China made and yellow. Most expensive is a rogue monster cut down to 17”.

[Bean438]

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[Greg Ruhl]

I've lifted on a Rogue bench and the difference in the covering is *massively* different than your typical vinyl/leatherette covered bench. The Rogue is super-grippy, more than even my rough burlap covered bench at home. I don't know about the other brands but just be aware that the material covering the bench can make a large difference (just like having a bench with good dimensions).

[Bean438]

My elitefts bench was ordered with their “gripper” padding, which is either identical, or very similar to the rogue.
This bench also has The advantage of being a tripod,design which helps with an uneven floor. A bolt together bench or 4 leg bench like rogue is a no go on uneven surface.
Add to the fact that rogue for reasons unknown don’t produce a proper height bench (why else would you need such a bench, especially the monster bench). Rogue will cut down your bench to whatever height you want (not a well known fact) but I didn’t want to pay rogue to make the bench the way it should have been made.
Rogue is also in my opinion overpriced and I believe this is because Crossfit is “cool” right now.
I will. Say that rogue was prompt and curtious when it came to correspondence, but at the end of the day elitefts is providing me with a proper bench, with a nice grippy pad, and at a cost I’m happy with.

[Kevin.Imel]

Which EliteFTS bench did you go for, out of curiosity.

[Bean438]

I bought the Scholastic dumbbell flatbench, bolt together model.
White frame and a black “gripper” pad.
Unfortunately Santa won’t be able to deliver it for Christmas, but elite said they are shipping around 3-4 weeks.