The Soloflex Story
Soloflex revolutioned the home fitness industry with the introduction of the Soloflex Muscle Machine in 1978.
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Would A 30 Year Anniversary Model Soloflex Sell?
Since Soloflex’s are built like a tank, we’ve been having great success selling refurbished Soloflex machines. Once we get them, we go through a thorough process of stripping them down, repainting them, replace any missing or damaged parts and and send them out with all new straps. Just like new. We have barely been able to keep up with the demand. So my question is this…
Is there a market for brand new Soloflex machines? Would relaunching and marketing the Soloflex as the original and the best barbell machine really have broad appeal in 2009? If we did bring it back, what model do you believe is the best? Is it the original with the 90 degree welded mainframe, wood bench and welded lever arm? Or is the latest model of the Soloflex the best? Do you like the bent frame and fully padded bench? Which would you rather buy? Why do you believe one would sell better than the other?
I know many of you have already voiced your opinion about the original, thank you for the input! No matter what we decide, we will always put out the best Soloflex we can. New or refurbished. And yes, they will always be made in the US.
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More Progress with the Prototype
Today we modified the safety to make it adjustable and changed it to round tubing. The adjustments are easy to make, it needs a little more bracing but happy with the way it’s come together so far. We may also change the front vertical safety bar to square tubing for more stability. It’s pretty solid but not good enough yet.
We also changed the back brace to round tubing as it makes a more comfortable step and also allows you to use it for elevated push ups (if there were no plates on the back) and convenient as a hamstring/glute developer. Adding some round tubing generally make the machine better looking, softens it up a bit.
We just drilled out 2 holes for the squat cradle but intend to add more adjustments there, at least 2 or 3 additional locations.
Our next step is to get the connections points correct. This is vital for the feel of the machine and easy assembly. We are thinking that welded ears for the main frame, connected with a heavy bolt through the bottom would be the best. Not unlike the way most heavy duty squat racks are connected. We’ll probably connect the front safety legs the same way.