Customer Reviews

Altus Athletic 9-Foot Adjustable Weighted Jump Rope with DVD

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I bought this jump rope to add some variety to my cardio workouts. The cord snapped on me the second week I had it. It has done this twice since then. Being rather tall this rope is almost too short to be usable now. I am not very impressed with this product. The bearings actually cut the cord...I don't recommend this jump rope if you are serious about using it regularly but it's probably fine if you are not going to use it a lot.

Not much to say about a jump rope, the handles are weighted and can be adjusted, the end bearings are smooth and cord length can also be easily adjusted. Overall I'm satisfied with the product and for those who like to bring some of their own equipment to the gym, I recommend hanging the rope rather than folding it because it will kink.

The ball bearings in the handles are supposed to prevent the rope from twisting, however, after very little time jumping the rope twist and makes it more difficult to keep jumping.

Handles are also kind of bulky!

I was very happy with this product at first. Fast forward a month later, and the cable snapped. As another review mentioned, the ball bearings do seem to eat away at the ends of the cable. But mine snapped somewhere in the middle. The "key" it came with to adjust the cable length is also awful and eats away at the plastic. So now it's rendered useless. I can't even buy a replacement cable for it at this point, because the key no longer works. And this is after having only adjusted the cable length once, soon after having bought the product. I must also mention that the adjustability can be annoying, as there are many loose parts inside that need to be stacked perfectly in order to finally screw the thing back together and not have things shaking inside.

When it was working, it was great. Comfortable handles, adjustable weights, etc. But I won't buy this product again, because it is not durable.

I haven't actually successfully used this product because I can't get it adjusted correctly to my height. The rope is very thick and awkward, as well as the handles. They are not as ergonomic or comfortable as I had imagined.