tldr; Canadian import everyone loves. Great accessories included, $199 shipping cap to Canada. Competes with Rogue at lower price.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Bells of Steel Manticore Power Rack
“First of all, I live in Canada. Which means that If I wanted to buy from REP, I would have to pay about 20-30% of the order as shipping. Bells of Steel has a 199$ maximum shipping policy, which is great. Secondly, my ceiling is low and has some awkward spaces full of pipes and cables. But I really, REALLY, didn't want a 72" rack. I'm 5'10" and it would have been a bit too tight for my taste. The modularity of the Manticore rack is what pulled me in first. The fact that I could build an 84" rack while using the 72" pull-down system and install the cross-members at the height I wanted was a godsend. Bells of Steel made it really easy to buy individual racks pieces on their website. Finally, I contacted their support to validate the doability of my project before buying everything. And their support was truly phenomenal. The nice lady I chatted with asked questions, validated things and even sent me pictures of their showroom to help me visualize things. And, what can I say, I like to buy from a company that engages with its customers and treat them like human beings. Now that I have used it a couple of times, the quality of the rack and flooring is truly great. I could not, however, compare it to REP or Rogue as I have never used any of their products. I hope this answers your questions!”
“Offtopic how do you like BoS rollers for manticore? How big is lip comparing to barbell? I'm in EU and options are limited Rogue, Strengthshop or this soon actually. I like flat rollers and both Strengthshop and Rogue have return which I hate.”
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