Looking for a new bench

[candt]

Ive been looking at Dicks, and Dunhams, and Play it Again Sports, and so far I like the Fitness Gear Deluxe Olympic bench. Seems solid, and Ive had good experience with the Fitness Gear brand. My workout buddy and I have been using a Fitness Gear bench ($100 model) for the past 3 years with positive results. The only complaint was the bar that the bench pad rests on. Its cheap, and needs to be replaced. We replaced it with a piece of round stock, and its a great bench. Well, he moved far away, so I need to find my own bench. The Fitness Gear bench I am looking at is $180. I would like to have something with low row and lat pull downs if possible but not required. Do you have any suggestions? I will spend some money if I have to.

[AaronCF]

www.ironmaster.com

[Jabari_james]

Go with the IRONMASTER Super Bench...No other bench even comes close to the versatility of the Super Bench - ONLY $229.00 + $35.00 shipping cost= $264.00- Regardless of price - with its easy-adjustment to so many angles while having the seat remain perpendicular to the bench (in a choice of three different heights) regardless of angle, and its adaptation to so many different attachments and accessories?

www.ironmaster.com

[candt]

Does the ironmaster super bench have a place to rack the bar? From the pictures it looks like it does not. The lat pull down attachment looks very expensive.

I have a few questions about the Fitness Gear Ultimate Smith machine at Dicks Sporting Goods. Is this a quality piece of equipment? From the reviews I have read on here it sounds pretty good. Does it have linear bearings, or plastic bushings? Does it come with the bench? From the setup at the store, it looks like there is no where to lock your knees when doing lat pulldowns, which would be an issue. Or was I just not seeing it?

[AaronCF]

The superbench is meant to be used in a rack...

like this...

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ptec/sprbig.jpg