Creative Fitness Door Gym Extension Bars
January 28, 2010 by admin
Filed under 6 Pack Abs
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Don't be limited by wide doorways when installing your Creative Fitness door gym. Instead, turn to this pair of extension bars, which let you use your door gym on door openings from 32 to 45 inches wide. The extensions are easy to install: simply remove the existing end plugs and foam from the door gym, then slide the extensions on. Once they're installed, you can twist and lock the extensions into the desired position within your doorway. more info
John Elliot on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 2:58 am
Extensions work great
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I don’t really understand all the poor reviews for these extensions. I was quite nervous buying them given the poor feedback, but I decided to give them a shot as they weren’t too expensive. I’m really glad I did!
The extensions work great on my door (36″ wide), and I’m amazed by how stable the whole bar is once its up. There is no movement at all when doing pull ups, but the bar is still really easy to put up and take down. I did notice that the extensions felt a little loose when I first put them on, but after twisting them around a few times they locked on tight. (There is a string inside the extension which I assume is meant to wrap round the main bar once the extension is attached – hence the need to twist the extensions on.)
The instructions about how to attach the extensions aren’t very clear which is the only reason I’m giving 4 stars.
Publius-1776 on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 9:04 am
Very Poorly constructed
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought the Creative Fitness Door gym because it was the only pullup bar that would fit a large door frame — with the addition of these extender bars.
However, the extenders secure to the main bar by a thread (LITERALLY) inside and you are supposed to twist them until the thread weaves and tightens around the bar. As you can guess, BOTH the threads broke on the bars after I bought them.
While the CF Door Gym is a good product, don’t buy it if your door is bigger than the recommended width and you are planning to use these extenders.
R.S. on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 5:19 pm
Worked for me…
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I do not know what problems the previous people had, but I followed the directions precisely and had no trouble, whatsoever. It takes a little finesse to get the extender threads in, but after that, worked like a charm.
Shay Davis on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 8:50 pm
Hmmm
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I actually don’t even use these and can’t really figure out just exactly how they work anyway.
V. Ford on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 3:47 am
Save your money
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
If you need these extensions, the door gym is probably not going to work with your door. I used it for a few weeks then it broke. Not recommended.
Just a reviewer on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 5:28 am
Not the most elegant solution, but it works.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I bought these and am using it successfully on the Door Gym.
But the thing is, I had to remove the foam on the outer part of the original Door Gym.
Since I’ve had these for a few years with on and off usage, at least I can attest to the fact that it lasts pretty long, but I wish there had been a more elegant solution to allow the original configuration when I might no longer need the extensions.
Bert on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 11:55 pm
Thanks O. Ivy!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Ok, I really would like to thank O. Ivy for his DIY alternative. Screw spending $20 on extenders! I did exactly as he said, bought 2) 13″x 1/2″ black pipes, put them in the hole, and electrically taped them together when the orginal bar ended and the home bought bar protruded. However, I found a much better solution to the nickels. Instead, I used 3/4″ white rubber chair leg tips to go over the exposed end of the bar. Works great!!!! Don’t buy the extenders! The bars, tape, and rubber tips cost only $5.34! Thanks again Ivy. Do it yourself is the way to go.
O. Ivy on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 12:10 pm
Cheap, DIY alternative that actually WORKS!!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I was really excited to get the door gym, but when I first put it up I noticed that my door frame was just slightly too wide. If the door gym was about an inch or two longer on either side I would have been set. So I purchased these extension bars and, guess what, the previous reviews are right – these extension bars are worthless. I junked them and instead made my own extension bars that have worked out GREAT! I purchased two 1/2″ by 12″ steel tubes from my local hardware store (plumbing section) and slid them into each end after removing the end caps. They slide in perfectly and stop when they hit a set of screws. To tighten the fit and to make them just a little bit longer, I used electrical tape and taped three nickels to each end and slid them again again (nickel side first). Perfect! Then I just put the end caps on the the exposed threaded end of the steel tube (the end caps go OVER the steel tube) and slid the piece of foam back over the exposed steel. You would never even be able to tell that these were extended!
The bottom line is that if you door is too wide for the door gym (which again is an AWESOME product), don’t stress, but also don’t buy these. 1/2″ steel tubing works great, can be had for under five bucks and can be as long or as short as you need them to be.