Customer Reviews

Harbinger 360114 Super Heavy Resistance Cable (Black)

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I am only 5'4", 117 lbs, 60-years old. I am not some super work-out enthusiast. I only use a cable for 3 sets of 30 neck strengthening exercises twice daily. I have never broken a cable before in 3 years of daily use. I purchased these Harbinger Cables because I wanted more resistance than I was getting with my GO-Fit 20 lb. cable, which is still in one piece! The "Harbinger Cable Super Heavy 30-72lb of Resistance", placed through the included "heavy duty woven door jam attachment" split in half within 3 months of use. Harbinger replaced this cable under their warranty; unfortunately, 3 months later, the replacement is now in 2 pieces, and Harbinger says they don't have anything better than these for me to try. If this "little old" lady's exercises break Harbinger's "best" cables within 3 months, then how quickly will Harbinger Cables show their defects to you stronger & younger users?!

I wanted to give this a good review because in theory it is a great replacement for free weights (for most exercises), and is portable enough to bring on travel. However, after less than a month of using the band it broke! The rubber band itself snapped at the handle (it is attached to the handle by a plug that is inserted in the end of the hollow band to make the band wider than an opening in the handle). I attempted to fix it, but there is no way to get the band back into the handle and make it hold.

I have 2 of the Harbinger cables, heavy and super heavy. I love that I can use the resistance for positive and negative resistance. Also they can be used with an infinate number of angles to keep surprising the muscles and keeping the workouts fresh. My only compaints are that some ads say they are adjustable, I don't know how; and that the descriptions of "Heavy" and "Super Heavy" are misleading. I could use more resistance on the super heavy one I have or, at least, a shorter length that would create more resistance over the pulled distance.

I usually don't bother to spend the time to write reviews, however, the large welt on my chest is making me write this. The rubber band broke at the handle like another user and the band came flying back at me. Fortunately, it only smacked my chest and not my face. Now, when I go to the beach it will look like I've been through some BDSM whipping ritual. STAY AWAY. You've been warned.

PS I ordered the strongest one they had. Super Heavy capable of 30-72lbs of resistance. I only used it about 4-5 times and had it less than a month.

These resistance cables are very durable and the handles are well designed but do hurt your wrists a bit after prolonged use. Well worth the money!

EDIT: They broke and they weren't even used much. The piece connecting the rubber to the handle snapped off. I tied it so it's still useable, but the resistance isn't quite the same. I guess you get what you pay for!

My second cable just broke in less than 3 months. I bought both bands from Big5. The first time I didn't save my receipt and the store wouldn't honor any warranty. I didn't save my receipt but was sure I only had the band 3 or 4 months. So I bought a second cable and saved my receipt this time. Low and behold, it broke less than 3 months after purchase. I bought the super heavy band. I will call the company today and inquire about the warranty but will start looking for an alternative brand unfortunately. One of the selling features of this band was the big stirrup handle. The back of my hands don't get pinched when doing curls like other brands have done. Bummer.

After only five workouts the band broke at one of the handles. This could result in a lawsuit since the band barely missed my eye while I was doing tricep pushdowns. I will be alerting the media and legal avenues to this dangerous product.

WHAT A WACK JOB! WHO CARES IF CAT HAIR OR DUST COLLECTS ON THESE. KEEP YOUR HOUSE CLEAN!!! IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU NOT CRYING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY COLLECT. THESE BANDS ARE AWESOME AND THE HANDLES ARE GREAT. THE REVIEW THAT WAS GIVEN WITH ONE STAR WAS OBVIOULSY AN IDIOT. THESE BANDS ARE GREAT!!!

The rubber that the band is made of collects dirt very easily. I have a cat and the first time I used it , it became covered in hair. To compound the problem, it is very hard to clean.