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I saw these dumbells at Target the other day. I’ve seen similar things at the NordicTrack store that had more weight and cost more, but these ones seemed interesting. Each dumbell can weigh between 2.5 and 12.5 pounds, depending on the weights that are added. Instead of adding plates and attaching a holder, they are all in one. At $59.99, however, they aren’t that great of a price.
I found the knob that you move to change the weight of the dumbell to be difficult to budge and one of the units at the store was damaged, so this isn’t something that I would recommend purchasing. Even more disturbing, I can find no evidence of their existence at Amazon.com or at the Reebok Store. It looks like Target got the last of them just in time for the New Year’s Resolutioners, hoping to get rid of them quickly.
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June 26th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
I too was looking all over the web for more information, but couldn’t find much beyond a link to this page. $60 isn’t cheap, but this is pretty cheap when compared to similar products.
September 2nd, 2006 at 9:47 pm
$48 bucks (Target), and the pins work fine. Got them on Sept. 2 and used them off and on all day. No problems. I weighed all of the plates to check accuracy. All were low by at least 1/8 ounce but none more than 3/8 ounce. Annoying but close enough not to make any difference in a workout. I like having smaller increment weights than the 5-25 pound units and also half the price.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
I got a pair from Target and the pin gets stuck on one of them and on the other one it is still difficult to change plates etc. Would not recommend it to anyone.
March 29th, 2007 at 7:54 am
I also saw them at Target on sale for $48. I didn’t buy b/c wanted to shop around. I found them on Sports Authority website for $80! So Target looked like a bargain but what I’m reading here about the changing of the plates doesn’t sound good.
March 29th, 2007 at 7:56 am
P.S. GNC.com has them for $60.
May 14th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Bought two sets of these (25lbs/set; not the more common twin set pack) @ Target for our 14-year old for Christmas. one set was found to be defective(wouldn’t release plates) once product out of retail cardboard packaging. Then something came loose inside & it worked… but only for a while. They have cheap, brittle plastic guides for the removable weight plates.
Target wouldn’t refund/exchange(beyond 30 days!) & sent me to Reebok, who guarantees for 1 or 2 years, but says not their product, in spite of the name, “Reebok Speed Pac”! They shoved me off to WeiderCare & Icon Fitness, who stated the same, “Not our product” line.
10 phone calls with 3 hours of mostly being on hold, and still no recourse from Target, Reebok, WeiderCare, Icon Fitness, or anyone associated with this product.
What gives when a weightlifting product is defective on arrival, and no one will claim responsibility?
Maybe I’ll just find matched-weight pairs of rocks down by the river, and tell my kid to switch rocks when he wants to “move up” in exercise weights. Heck, we could even color code them with spray paint. Wonder if I could start selling them in sets, on the sidewalk in front of a Target store?
May 14th, 2007 at 9:48 am
J.R.
Wow, I’m sorry you had such a bad experience. Thanks for sharing it with everyone so they’ll know what to avoid in the future.
Laura
April 16th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I like this set very well but have grown past the amount of weight & need to know if reebok makes the same kind with bigger or more weight per piece. Perticullarly looking for 10lbs per pc.can anyone point me in the right direction please?
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Well, I wanted a set for my birthday and when I got them I realized they weighed 12.5 lbs each but when I glanced at them in the store, I could’ve sworn they went up to 45 lbs. 🙁 go figure. Well the knobber on mine works fine, Sux to be u Monti, I guess thats what you get for not checking their functionality at the store.
At Target, was there a set that weighed more than 12.5 lbs per dumbell? I can’t believe that I was that far off…strange.
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Oh yeah, I’m almost wondering if I can buy plates that weigh more for my set but im wondering if that would compromise the safety of the product and if the pins could hold more weight. I already am a little paranoid of one of these falling off and knocking my patella clean off. Ah, the cynicism from this forum is catchy.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Well i bought a pair @ GNC for only 30 bucks each and they all work great. no problem with the knobby thing. just wondering though how to add more weights…
April 4th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Wow. Not sure why so many people have a beef with this product (Reebok Speed Pac 25)..?
I am a certified personal trainer in the Los Angeles area and bought a set to use with my female clients which I train outside our gym (at their homes).
I have a “high end set” of Bowflex adj. weights that go up to 52.5 pounds (cost $500) which are awesome for taking outside the gym, but better suited for my male clients, a bit over-kill for my female clients, not to mention.. a lot of extra weigh to lug, when I don’t need it.
For the $50 bucks I paid for this Reebok Speed Pac 25 weight-set, I think it’s a fair price and a decent value. The set I purchased works fine and the weight range (2.5 to 12.5) is perfect for training the average female client. With this weight-set, I can have my clients complete almost every exercise from Bicep Curls, Shoulder Press, Lateral Raise, Fly, Row, Chest Press etc.
Not sure how the person could have made the mistake thinking the set went up to 45 lbs..? The weight set would have to be “a lot” bigger, not to mention be a lot more $$$. The person with the 14 year-old, well to be honest, a 14 year old shouldn’t really be lifting weight, I don’t think it’s safe or healthy, weight bearing exercises like push-ups or pull up are a safer bet while bones are still growing.
If you want a perfect set, spend $500 and buy a pair of Bowflex adj. weights or purchase indiv. dumbbells which can get costly and take up a lot of room. If you want a decent set that will serve you well with a little care.. I think these are OK. Well that’s my two cents.. take it for what it is worth..
Markus The Fitness Underground-Los Angeles
July 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I was looking for an adjustable dumbell set to go with my universal gym. I don’t have a lot of time and my old dumbell set took too long to change weights which is why I like the universal. Saw the bowflex set online but it was pretty pricey. I mentioned them to my wife who came back from Target one day with a set of 25lb EACH (total 50lbs)for about $120. One of the dumbells started sticking after a few workouts. We exchanged it and the new seems to work fine.