Woah, mine are fixed. They were broke after a house move and sitting in storage for months. One wheel wouldn't turn no matter how much violence I used. I prised the dumbbell out of the cradle by pulling from the end which did work until the whole thing popped out. From there I removed all the weight plates by pressing the black button, brushed down all the parts of dust, and applied general purpose lubricant to the button, the teeth of the metal cog, and down into the centre of the cog. Spun it round a bit so it settled in, put it back together, and it all works smoothly now! I assumed the movers had abused/dropped it and the mechanism was destroyed but no, it must just have seized somehow.
Thank you. Mine were stuck on 50lbs and wouldnt turn. I lined up the arrows, lifted slightly, then with both hands push down firmly. I heard a click and it was fixed
I bought mine when they were $300 (early 2020, just before pandemic.) They have definitely been worth that for me. But I have no experience with less expensive options, so I can't say if it is worth paying more for Bowflex. For me, it was pretty important to have small increments between settings. If the others are comparable (or if that doesn't matter to you), then it's mostly a question of how durable they will be and how easy they are to adjust. The Bowflex have been very reliable for me, but I am careful with them. They must not be dropped. If you read through the comments on this video, some people definitely have had problems with the Bowflex, but it's probably a pretty small fraction of the number out there. This video has over a quarter million views, so they must have sold many millions.
Three years later and this dude is still fucking delivering god teir info. The business might be going out and unable to help but you fixed it in 5 min.
Kinda funny how searching on google for "adjustable dumbell turn" just gives you lots of results of how to fix them. Bro I don't even have them yet I was browsing to see if I should get ones and all I see is videos on how they break 💀💀💀💀
Thanks for the video. Mine got stuck after setting them down. First time in like 10 years. After getting them unstuck, I used some spray lube up inside of them and now seem to be fine.
Hi Chris, just got the new bowflex dumbells that are 90lb, it seems that the 20lb plate gets stuck while selecting other weight, the plate is still attached although it's a lower weight when it should still be attached to the base. Any fix on this or recco?
Hi Syed. Is this happening with both dumbbells or just one? If it's both, then my first suggestion would be to weigh the dumbbells in each of the settings. Is the weight really wrong? It isn't obvious what combination of the plates is used for each setting (and since I have the 552s, I'm not sure exactly what you are describing with your 1090s.) If it is just one that does this, then something is definitely wrong and you may be able to figure it out by comparing the good one with the bad one. The rings that choose which plates to retain or release for each setting are pretty robust, but can be broken if you drop the dumbbells. I really doubt that you have broken your brand new dumbbells already, though. And when they do break, they would tend to fail to pick up the plate rather than the other way around as you describe.
Super helpful! Thank you. When I opened the box, I thought they were trash because they wouldn't move. Watching this helped me get it right somehow and they move freely now.
@@khalidqureshi3168 Yeah they work great! I can't even understand now how I ever had a problem with them. There's something very powerful about adopting the right mental model when approaching a complex object like this.
@@khalidqureshi3168 Yes they work perfectly! I can't even understand now how I ever had trouble with them. I guess adopting the right mental model made a huge difference.
