Rogue Flat Utility Bench not so tuff

[richr85]

I have owned this for only 11 months. Their advertising states that this equipment is
found on every USMC base however, it did not survive this "old" Marine's basement!
Also, discovered it does not come with a warranty.

[ProtienandIron]

LMAO!

Nice pics.

[keyboardworkout]

Is that a plastic cap that is inserted into the square tube? Do you rest your foot on it while benching?

I have a generic commercial flat bench which the ends of the tubes are covered by welded plates.

[richr85]

LMAO!

Nice pics.

I wish, I was laughing. They actually charged me for another end cap.
I have Body Solid equipment I purchased in the 90's, that I have never had
problems with.

Is that a plastic cap that is inserted into the square tube? Do you rest your foot on it while benching?

Plastic cap. My feet are always firmly planted on the floor.

[ProtienandIron]

Oh my bad, I thought you were just joking. Those things are cents to buy which surprises me that they didn't just send it out as a goodwill gesture.

[richr85]

Oh my bad, I thought you were just joking. Those things are cents to buy which surprises me that they didn't just send it out as a goodwill gesture.

No problem!

They lost me as a customer.

[SDSammy]

How exactly did those break? Were they so loose that they constantly fell out? When they did, did you jam them back in?

Do you really care that much about the end caps that without them, the bench is just not the same and pretty much ruined for you?

[richr85]

[QUOTE=SDSammy;853802623]

How exactly did those break? Were they so loose that they constantly fell out? When they did, did you jam them back in?

Do you really care that much about the end caps that without them, the bench is just not the same and pretty much ruined for you?

Serious post. The end caps never fell out. They looked a little seperated when I got it, but didn't want to pull on it. Temp changes in the basement might have made it worse?
I care about my equipment, like most folks on here

[jprockjr]

No offense man, but IMO you're caring about the little things that don't matter.

Rogue customer service has been really good to me, surprised they didn't just send you a new one for free.

[ExtremistPullup]

I came in expecting a bench broken in half.

[matrix563]

I came in expecting a bench broken in half.

this

i rarely have plastic caps stay on in any of my equipment. cats make it worse and play with the loose pieces and then i have to hunt for them

[Iakovos]

I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand the end caps are a relatively little thing and don't really affect the benches performance much.

On the other hand my OCD side would be fixating on it every time I saw it lol. Even though it's a little thing, fixing the matter by sending free replacements would by of equally little expense to them and like has been mentioned would foster good will over their faulty product, right?

Which leads to another issue, why the heck is the bench not covered by a warranty? I find that kind of ridiculous. I've got two body solid benches, the gfid31 and the gfi21. Both are heavy duty and covered by a lifetime warranty for every part if I'm not mistaken. Powertecs stuff is covered by a lifetime warranty on the frame and one to two years on parts. Rogue is generally thought of as being a step above these companies in both quality and customer service yet here they are afraid to guarantee the quality of their product and refusing to replace something really cheap. It's disappointing.

One more thing on the subject. For some reason rogue refuses to list weight capacities for their benches (and I think racks too). I tried several times to find out if their flat bench could handle 1000 pounds like several bodysolid benches can but they couldn't/wouldn't give a figure. They just said many "heavy benches" were performed on them. What does that actually mean? If the quality is there why not back it up? I just don't get it.

It irritates me because I really wanted that flat bench! It looks pretty sweet lol and I like the measurements too.

[AttyGuy]

One word: Ironmind.

[Iakovos]

One word: Ironmind.

I forgot about that one. With that 4000 pound weight capacity it does seem like the ultimate flat bench. Only thing is that shipped to Canada it's going to cost about $500. I may have to start putting away a twenty here and a twenty there...for a while...lol.

[john-t-b]

No offense but, it's not like a weld broke.

[Kodokan]

mind full of lol at the cap end = broken bench idea.

[nunzo11]

duct tape it and get back to lifting.

[KBKB]

FWIW, I've seen those plastic end caps at my local Ace Hardware. Plastic stuff breaks... just go out and get a new one.

[richr85]

FWIW, I've seen those plastic end caps at my local Ace Hardware. Plastic stuff breaks... just go out and get a new one.

Thanks. I'll look for them. I'm sure the other 3 end caps will go.

Iakovos, thank you for your comments.

I have an old Weider pro 120 that I use for situps and skull crushers. Had this for over 20 years and nothing has ever broke on it.So I am quite surprised about my bench.

[Cleveland33]

I get that plastic end caps will break, but if I spent $200 on a flat bench, I'd be pretty ticked if they did.

[PaulWog]

I have owned this for only 11 months. Their advertising states that this equipment is
found on every USMC base however, it did not survive this "old" Marine's basement!

I've got to say it seems like it never stopped "surviving". Isn't that end-cap just an aesthetic feature?

[kbdub]

I have owned this for only 11 months. Their advertising states that this equipment is
found on every USMC base however, it did not survive this "old" Marine's basement!
Also, discovered it does not come with a warranty.

Rich,

Shoot me an email: kris@roguefitness.com I'll get this taken care of. I'm not sure who you dealt with before, but that is not our standard procedure.

Sorry for the issue.

[OSUDimond]

Rich,

Shoot me an email: kris@roguefitness.com I'll get this taken care of. I'm not sure who you dealt with before, but that is not our standard procedure.

Sorry for the issue.

I love my flat bench I bought from you guys a few weeks ago but every single time I move or slide it the black inserts pop out the sides. Do you have any types of glue you would suggest using to make them stay in place? I have learned how to move it without them falling out but my clients do it constantly and it makes it look like I have crap equipment that falls apart.

[FastCatChamp]

I love my flat bench I bought from you guys a few weeks ago but every single time I move or slide it the black inserts pop out the sides. Do you have any types of glue you would suggest using to make them stay in place? I have learned how to move it without them falling out but my clients do it constantly and it makes it look like I have crap equipment that falls apart.

Same deal on mine although I am the only one using it.

[817boy]

I love my flat bench I bought from you guys a few weeks ago but every single time I move or slide it the black inserts pop out the sides. Do you have any types of glue you would suggest using to make them stay in place? I have learned how to move it without them falling out but my clients do it constantly and it makes it look like I have crap equipment that falls apart.

Go to a hardware store and look for some Heavy Duty Super Glue and one night before you close your studio gym put some on the plastic endcaps w/ some painters tape to hold them in place. Then in the morning take off painters tape (carefully) and you should be good. You might have to do this every now and then but i think it is your best bet (unless you take the endcaps completly off and leave them off).

[daniel327]

I love my flat bench I bought from you guys a few weeks ago but every single time I move or slide it the black inserts pop out the sides. Do you have any types of glue you would suggest using to make them stay in place? I have learned how to move it without them falling out but my clients do it constantly and it makes it look like I have crap equipment that falls apart.

Use a silicon type adhesive.

My favourite brand is Dow Corning Silastic.

I have glued heaps of things with it with great success.

The key is to allow it long enough to cure, which is more than the 24 hours listed on the packet.

[ExtremistPullup]

clear two part epoxy.

[qaz123]

Why not just throw those plastic end caps away they serve no purpose anyway.

[Skidmarx]

Wow what a hunk of junk. I'll give ya 10 bucks for it, get it out of your way.

[Jimbo.]

There is still not a better bench for the money... unless someone else is selling a solid, welded bench for $200 shipped that I don't know about. I have had no issues with mine.