Body Solid (BFMC10B) Total Body Workout Exercise Machine, Vertical Climber, Maxi Climber, Max Jacobs

Best Fitness Vertical Climber is the best climber I’ve tried.
To start, this is the third vertical climber I bought this month, the other two (Maxi-climber and Relife) were returned for poor construction / manufacturing. Maxi climber has poor wheel composition and break apart due to friction heat and none existent customer support (#1 complaint by customer reviews) ; Relife climber slides friction bind during heavy use and just seem to be getting worse. Best Fitness vertical climber wheels are like roller skates, hard rubber adhered to sealed metal bearings (but have issues, see cons). To be fair for this review, the people using this were within the equipments use specifications; I am 53y/o, 6’2″ and weigh 225 lbs and my wife is 5’3″ and weighs in the mid hundreds. I am very aggressive in my workouts and my wife works out in moderation and these machines are used daily from 10-30 minutes.Pros:Overall construction appears much better then the other two. Assetically, the appearance almost looks like something that might go in a gym. Larger and thicker tubing. Nicely painted. Heavy duty leg foot pads. Less bending to make adjustments and put in storage position.Upper handgrip adjustments are at chest level and easy to change.Sliding mechanism (shuttle) is smooth and inside the square tube.The foot pads are a little larger, smooth (can use barefooted) and parallel with the ground, no slipping around. (The competitor’s are bent forward and even with sharp spikes, I slipped forward during my workout and had to continuously adjust.)Additionally, the footpad construction is very sturdy and won’t break apart as I have read in other reviews.The two side slide shuttles are linked by a chain (not a cable) and not readily accessible by my grandchildren’s little fingers.Double upper handle grips that allow for long reach and lower reverse grip for pull down movement.The angle is not so steep that you feel (or hit as I have) your chin on the upper handles. (Also a CON)It easily folds up with one pin mid support, not at the bottom like the others.The main square tubes are constructed close enough to not get in the way and have you spread your legs unnaturally.***Great customer service, answered their phone immediately and addressed my issue without question. (I address the issue later in the review)Cons:The workout angle is a little shallower then the others and actually bothered my knees because they moved forward more versus upwards. I adjusted the support bar between the two legs up 8″ and narrowed the stance and increased the angle, problem solved. I’ll drill new holes in the rear leg to make this safe and hold the angle. This should be a change to the product to allow different angles for different body movements.Step timer / counter is mounted in front at waist level and unreadable during use. It could be mounted at an angle behind handle bars that would allow visual access during the workout.Upper adjustment handgrip bars could be 6″ longer to reduce loose movement (sloppiness) when fully extended.Main issue so far is the shuttle wheel construction, on day two of use during a 30 minute workout, one of the internal shuttle wheels separated from the bearing and started grinding against the tubing wall. There is a lot of twisting stress and friction put on these moving parts while working out. Additional wheels at 90 degrees should be added at these pressure points to assist in alleviating this stress. (As a plus, more wheels are being shipped and hopefully fix the issue for good.)Overall, great machine for ther price and I would recommend others to buy.

Save yourself. Came damaged. Besides that, it not even worth $100