i've had it for several years and I've used it a couple times per week and it doesn't show any significant signs of wear. I'm using it on rubber flooring not concrete, but I do weigh 250 pounds so there's a decent load on this thing when I'm doing ab rollouts.It might just be an inexpensive little piece of plastic, but it's built well enough for what it is for. It doesn't need to be fancy and it certainly doesn't need to be expensive in order to get the job done. If you don't want to spend any money, planks and hanging knee raises are free... but if you're looking to add just a little bit of variety to your core workout, this wheel is a great way to do it.

I absolutely love these plates. These were the plates that got me hooked on collecting vintage iron. I saw a random picture of some Atlas 45 and absolutely had to have them. The hunt for them led me down a rabbit hole that I still have not reached the bottom of... all the mythology, mystique, and essence of legendary lifters who preceded us are wrapped up in the cold hard physicality of the old iron they wielded. Atlas plates from the 1970sare the evolution of the 1950s Gagnon (pronounced "gone yo") set that preceded them. They typically run around $1000 for a pair of 45s, even more if they have excellent original paint. They were originally released in three colors: French blue, a sparkling teal, and black. The casting quality is extremely high, with crisp letters and smooth contours around the hub and rim. The plates are labeled with Atlas Barbell down to the smallest change plates.

I bought this rack primarily because it was the only fully functional rack with short enough uprights to fit into my basement with its low ceilings. This cage is obviously not as robustly built as those from bigger name producers, and the lack of 3x3 posts means hole spacing is farther apart to maintain structural integrity. When I do pullups the cage wiggles quite a bit (I weigh about 250 most of the time), but that is dampened down considerably by adding some aftermarket rack storage attachments at the base of the front posts and loading them with heavy plates. I hung 150 lb. of plates at the bottom of each front post, and this made the rack wobble a lot less when loaded for heavy squats. There is still a considerable tremor in the back posts when re-racking anything over 405 lb. but overall the rack has held up very well across several years of hard use. I've put 500+ lb. on it for squats and it gets the job done. I didn't like the J cups that came with the rack (too long and pointed) so some aftermarket hooks with a shallower cup made unracking squats much more comfortable. The cable system is smooth and the adjustments to change levels on the front pulleys are a simple quick-change knob. If I eventually move out of this basement, I might change the rack out for one that has 3x3 posts but for now, I'm content with this rack and the price certainly can't be beat.