Despite multiple confirmations order would be delivered finally advised it could not be fulfilled after continuing to follow up. Can’t recommend ordering from online store with any confidence.
I just wanted to give a massive thank you to verve. When times were tough in the current crisis we are going through, they pulled through with premium quality and delivered their products as promised in a very quick time frame. I couldn't recommend them enough, and will definately be purchasing from them again so keep building up my home gym. Thank you Verve!
The delivery team was incredible. We had just had a new driveway put in so they could not drive their truck up to the garage. Instead without a word of complaint they unboxed the elliptical and carried it in. Once installed, they checked every detail to make sure the unit was working, perfectly. Could not be more pleased. Thank you Verve Fitness !
Have been stocking my gym full of Verve kit! We recently recieved their belt squat, which has been a massive assist in helping our athletes who struggle with barbell squating.
Can't rate their customer service high enough!
This thing is very solid!
All went together quite easily actually!
Got that 75x75 11 gauge steel and nice powder coat finish.
Some blemishes in the coating but nothing that I’d be worried about.
The welds all look very decent so I don’t think this is a Titan ( USA rogue competitor ) copy.
So for the commercial package it comes with the standard pull up bar , multi grip bar , j hooks , pin and pipe safeties, 4x weight plate holders , the laser cut name plate and 4 band pegs.
As well as some safety split pins to put at the back of the pipes if you were worried about them sliding out.
Westside spacing in the bench area which I’ve already benefited from as my previous rack just didn’t suit my bench style / height.
Have given it a few sessions but nothing crazy as I strained my groin the week after ordering so haven’t given it a squat test but when racking for some heavier RDL’s the thing didn’t budge.
The knurling on the pull up bars is pretty nice and not slippery so it isn’t just a for show knurl you may see on cheaper bars etc.
It’s a little inconsistent on the multi grip bar though I felt the knurling more aggressive in one hand or that just may have been my level of calluses on each hand being different haha.
The weight plate holders I’ll have to move around as I seem to knock the rear ones when benching but generally can have at least 2 plates either side so not a massive issue and they secured quite well and don’t seem to sag even with over 100kg on each horn at some times.
I got the dip attachment as well as the safety spotter arms which are both solid also.
They’re the only two attachments they had at the time and I’m hoping that they have some more things soon like strap safeties really but I may even look into getting some from rogue if I was to have a nicer barbell at this time I would have done so.
The J hooks are solid but I feel an aggressive knurled bar would chew the plastic quite quickly.
One negative to those also is the inner lip of the J hook probably needs some plastic for how I like to set up to squat I pull the bar back into the hook but I can break that habit.
I did mention sandwich J cups and maybe down the track they’d implement those.
I wouldn’t have minded some numbering on the uprights but that would just be a bonus.
It uses the 5/8” hardware which is roughly
15mm off of the top of my head so it is compatible with the rogue monster lite accessories that we can buy from Rogue Aus if you’re inclined to do so. Like I said above I may take advantage of this if I bought a nicer barbell prior to Verve releasing their own.
I can just deadlift inside the rack also as the bottom crossmembers have enough clearance when a 20kg plate is on.
My plates I think are that 450mm diameter can cross check that if anyone needs to know.
Only thing is when taking the plates off it would sit on those crossmembers and potentially damage your knurling or scuff the rack ( not a huge issue ).
The customer service at Verve is top notch.
This was actually the second rack they sent me as the boxes from my initial order got damaged badly in transit and they organised it to be picked up and sent back at their cost after the new one arrived so I wasn’t without for very long.
I dealt with Raffi and he was an absolute legend.
So feel free to mention that I’ve written up a review.
As he wanted as much feedback as possible to ensure they’re a company that can keep delivering for us Aussies who have sort of missed out with strong and affordable equipment in Australia for a little while.