Overall solid piece but not the “Rogue tough” of many other pieces. Seams can throw a fit as others mention. I would say “great for home use - commercial could pose long term replacements”. I do like feel in hand, tacky without excessive grip.

Very solid netballs. Overall hold up to plenty of abuse in commercial settings and will serve you well in a home gym!

As with most things Rogue, cheaper options exist. It’s great for what it is and the laser cut outs should inspire plenty of custom pieces.

Cheaper options exist, and this is as baseline, run of the mill as a bench gets. The pad is slick. It will handle the heaviest of benches. In a world of vanilla Rogue didn’t even put a sprinkle in this. Fine for what it does!

Shockingly not really sized for SHW powerlifters without a little under support, but we aren’t the ideal demographic. A fun way to burn some calories but real athletes who use for real purposes probably grow a love the with it. Seem to be near bullet proof!

I’m positive I wouldn’t put new value at a 5, but I picked up at $200 a stack from a YMCA upgrading equipment on condition I could respond and remove within 24 hours of new equipment arrival. This piece falls under “iron workhorse” status. Keep the rails lubed up and it’ll never let you down. Kind of goofy that weight is in 12 lb increments but whatever. One of the reasons the piece was flagged for upgrades is “it’s old, they don’t make parts for it anymore, and it needs service too often”. Yawn. It takes off the shelf bullies, rope or cable that fits the pulleys, off the shelf axle rods work for weight guides (I bent one so I learned). It’s super simple to work on, and there is almost nothing specialized on it. Their new piece had had service more than this old guy ever did.

Local YMCA has it and when I know how long it’s been in use, and the stupidity I’ve personally seen on it - I just have to appreciate the real value of the piece. It’s just an old iron workhorse. No bells and whistles. No BS. If you happen to find someone unloading one swoop in and take it off their hands. They are easy to work on and will handle pretty much anything thrown at them!

Vertical storage on a rack ends up putting the 2.5’s way in the air where dwarven lifters may struggle to reach. This is a simple solution to the problem that doesn’t put anything in your way but keeps it all neat and organized. I’ve appreciated anywhere I went but haven’t made the buy - it’s on my radar!