Another nicely built piece from Surplus Strength. This is a huge upgrade over your normal Spud Inc style pulleys. You don't get as much momentum when using a loading pin and weights, but it's still present. If you're looking at this, the lower UPS, loading pin, etc it ends up being quite a costly piece.

If you own an Upper UPS, this thing is almost a necessity as it opens up lower pulling movements. The overall system is somewhat expensive, but all pieces are very well built. This is a pretty simplistic design overall so it's quick to set up or take down as needed.

TechnoGym makes some very high end commercial grade gym equipment, they also offer some items that are not as nice. This weight tree falls into the high end for me and the price reflects that. Mine is an off-white color and offers a ton of room for plate storage. I currently have a 459kg calibrated set and a decent amount of other plates on mine. The biggest downside to these is the price. Retails for $2500 which is insane for a pretty basic plate tree. I bought mine off a reseller who purchased from a gym closeout for $250, so for me it was a great deal for a great tree, but wouldn't recommend otherwise.

I don't own one but have used them at gyms I've been to. They are priced extremely well and Titan doesn't charge shipping, so they're very appealing to a lot of people, especially this model being rackable. That being said, I've seen multiple of these across multiple gyms with the same issues. They tend to oxidize more than other logs and with these extended rackable sleeves and poor welds they're more likely to bend/break in these areas. For home use as long as you're aware it shouldn't be as much of an issue, but it speaks to the build quality.

Take this review with a grain of salt b/c I bought mine after it had been discontinued. For a stretch of 1-2 years Titex made a big splash on the IPF scene with their black bars and black and colored calibrated plates. However they didn't catch on and quietly closed down shop. That being said, the comp bar is above average if you're able to get a decent price on it. The black finish will show wear/chalk/skin more than bright zinc/stainless/bare bars, but some like how it's different than what you typically see.

I was sent one of these for free. I could see a lot of use cases for it, but if you have a pretty decent gym you'll likely find you won't use it at all (as was my case). For this reason I'm lowering my score on performance. I will say for the price it's built very well.

Currently my preferred leg roller due to its size (longer than other brands) and its construction (single injection molded hard foam). It also mounts via a single post that hand screws down for no extra slop. They also allow you to buy colored covers to help match gym aesthetics. The only real downside is this thing can spin a lot more freely than other rollers, so that could be a pro or a con depending on your own preferences.

Build quality on this is TBD. But for $230 you get a very whippy deadlift bar that has some unique knurling patterns to cater to our sumo pulling friends. What concerns me is the low tensile strength (130k) and how that might impact the usability of this bar in the long run.