SHIWEI Gymnastic Bar, Gymnastics Kip Bar for 3' to 5' Height Adjustable, Horizontal Bar for Kids Ages 3-12 Gymnastic Training

Easy to assemble sturdy

My gymnast is growing quickly, so I needed a sturdy bar to grow with her. She asked Santa for a pink one and he delivered! :-)Her teenage brother also swings from it and it expands very tall to accommodate both.

It's weird that a few of the "reviews" use the exact same picture. Must be a very popular rug I'm unaware of.Regardless, the kit came with all the fasteners and hardware for assembly so that was good. The instructions are abysmal but it isn't an overly complex assembly (15 minutes or so).I'm not convinced the 4 bolts (I think 1/2" but didn't measure) that attach the two uprights to the base square tube steel are sufficient. The uprights have a gusset plate on the outside of the base square tube which has elongated holes/slots, but they are not utilized. It seems to me that a bar with weight in the middle from a swinging child would pull on the top of those uprights creating a moment at the connection point to the base rails. A couple through bolts or something on the lower outside plate seems like a really good idea (I have no structural background whatsoever but I know what a lever does). Even having the plates on the inside of the frame would help keep the uprights a little more stable, but we shall see.The powder coating appears to be pretty good quality, and the thread o lets for the bolts were clean and free of burrs/overspray.The cross members lie flat on the ground so be sure to fit them up prior to installing the through bolts and washers. I don't like using provided hardware because it's typically poor quality and will round off bolt heads, so I used an impact and a box end to tighten the through bolts once they were fit up and finger tight. This turned out not to be a great idea, even with gentle use of the impact. It's apparently very easy to pull the washer and cap nut into the square tube which tells me that the wall thickness leaves something to be desired. The washers provided are all flat washers, so I'll be adding either loctite, nylock nuts or lock washers ASAP to avoid loosening after a few uses.All in all, the description appears to be mostly accurate and I didn't know this was even on my to-do list until the wife informed me on Christmas Eve.There are a couple pros to the setup, but I still am very unconvinced that this will last very long without stripping the bolts out on the uprights due to what I consider a very poor design. I'll probably add my own horizontal thru bolts to give support on the horizontal face of the uprights flanges so hopefully that helps (and doesn't compromise the wall stability of the square tube).If you made it this far, and you absolutely must have a home gymnastics bar, I think there have to be much safer and structurally sound options that probably don't come in a box with a single page of gibberish instructions. If you don't care about your kid's safety or need an insurance claim, this is a good bet!

Super easy to assembly and very sturdy. Everyone who plays on it is 115 pounds and under and seems to be stable. We use a gymnastics pad underneath.

This bar is really good it is perfect for my 8yr old that does gymnastics she can practice all her routines and tricks.

The bar I originally got for a child but it is very well built and sturdy. It’s good for children that are very active.

Gymnastics bar seems ok but the one bolt at the bottom is not staying in. It makes the bar move and seems unstable. Not sure how to make this work so the bar can be used properly. Granddaughter is upset she can’t use it like she wants and needs too.

The bar is nice and sturdy. Assembly was easy, took about 10min right out of the box. It will be nice for our daughter to practice her gymnastics. One thing that could make this bar better is if we can fold it for easy storage. Currently we will have to disassemble if we want to store it, otherwise it takes quite some space