Customer Reviews:
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 junk August 24, 2010
jeff
this thing is a piece of junk within fifteen minutes of getting this thing out of the box and using it, the tubing snapped. DONT EVER BUY THIS PRODUCT!
 Very good but not infallible August 7, 2010
George Hayward (Northridge, CA United States)
I've used this expander for several years and have found it superior to other expanders using tubing, both from a durability and safety standpoint. The tubes eventually weaken and break, however, and not necessarily with any forewarning. Fortunately, the sleeve has prevented the broken tube from snapping against my body or face on both occasions. I've found no listing for replacement tubes, so apparently replacement of the expander is necessary.
 Nice, but not reliable May 8, 2010
Bill
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For the first month or so that I had this product, I was very impressed. The exercise felt good and productive. I had the old spring version in the 80's, and I liked that I wasn't getting rust on my shirt when I used this product. A week ago, I would have given this product a great review.
An hour or so ago, an end clip let go, and I've spent the past hour or so trying to get the thing fixed. I've ended up with something that might work for a little while, but I'm not happy with the result.
If you are well off enough to buy several of these products and dispose of bad bands as they break, you should be happy with this product. If you're looking for one product that will give you reliable service for a long time, you should look elsewhere.
Shoddy equipment May 2, 2010
Aaron C. Simmons
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this product as a lower impact regimine to add to my chest routine. First, the website touted to provide routines listed only 1 exercise for the chest... a bench press type exercise. I was disappointed, but moved forward. In the first set, 2 endcaps popped off and the resulting snap of the elastic tubing placed 2 large welts on my ribcage. In both cases the skin was broken and the swelling in the intercostal spaces made breathing deep uncomfortable for about a week. I will never use this poorly made product again. The chance of injury is too great for what promises to be a very minimal gain. My advice: Look elsewhere.
Cheap and Broken on First Use April 13, 2010
Tom Hathoot (Denver)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not sure how others had good luck... file this in the category "you get what you pay for." I took the advice of others here and bought one of these for $15 to do some simple exercising at my desk. As the trainer's review suggested I started with 3 bands... "POP" first time using it one of the bands popped out of the cheap, poorly engineered plastic end. Replaced that band with one of the two others only to have them also pop out after my 3rd or 4th time using. Called the company for replacement bands. Was told to try to push them back in -- which is impossible. Told me I had to send back to Amazon for replacement. That's what I'm trying to fugure out how to do now. Save yourself the headache. Find something that's worth the money.
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