Product Description

FlyBar 2006 ChinUp/SitUp bar comes with high quality chrome stell & longer foam grips that fit any hand or leg sizes. The FlyBar 2006 Chin Up / SitUp Bar is a great addition to your at home training program. Not only is the bar perfect for chin-ups, it can also be used as a foot anchor for sit-ups and crunches. The FlyBar 2006 Chin-Up bar will adjust to fit most standard width doorframes. The bar easily supports up to 250 pounds of weight when mounted properly. Comfortable foam grips are secured to the bar to minimize hand fatigue. Includes mounting hardware. Features: Easy to install and an effective way to build strength in the chest and arms Includes screw in installation brackets for use in any doorway Fits doorways up to 32" (81cm) Durable chrome plated, cold rolled steel bar.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99917 in Sports & Outdoors

Customer Reviews

Quality manufacture but flawed design
When I removed the chin-up bar from the package, I was impressed with the quality of the manufacture. It was easy to install, and after I installed it, and used it the first time, I was pretty pleased.
However, as was noted in another review, each time I used it, I had to retighten it to prevent the bar from rotating when I was using it. Retightening is done by rotating one end relative to the other, which causes the bar to lengthen and press the padded ends more firmly into the mounting sockets. After several times of doing this, I realized that the bar was getting loose because pressure from the chin-up bar was causing my doorframe to expand. The casing (trim around the doorframe) is separating at the corners, and the frame itself is widening where the chin-up bar is installed.
I think that any design with round ends that is kept from rotating merely by pressure against the door frame would be subject to the same problem. I have noticed other designs that have square-sided ends that would seem to be less prone to rotation during use and would not require such heavy pressure to prevent rotation.
One more thing--I don't think the sit-up feature is very practical. It takes a very long time to unscrew the bar enough to be able to remove it from the mounting sockets, and then one has to spend additional time to screw it back onto the plastic buttons provided for sit-up mounting.

Good buy for at-home use
Easy to install - This took less than 5 minutes to put in and put to use.

Comfortable to use - This is a sturdy bar and doesn't rotate during use like some of the others reviewed on this site.

Some slight negatives - The hand grips are a little difficult to adjust (but they probably should be). You occasionally need to hand-tighten the bar between uses.

Great Equipment
This Chin-Up/Sit-up Bar works great. I've had it for a week now and it's easier than lifting weights. I keep it mounted to my closet door and do a handful of chin-ups everytime I stand up to walk around my room. I weigh 240 lbs. and it shows no signs of weakness. I'd recommend this for anyone who is too lazy to pick up weights, but still wants to do strength training for the chest and arms.