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Older entries, 2026-08-18 to 2026-09-03. Each entry is dated and links its sources; nothing is backfilled. For this week's news, start at The Floor.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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Gym Monster 2
Price changeSpeediance

Speediance's Gym Monster 2 rises $192 to $3,464

The Gym Monster 2 now shows $3,464.00 against a $3,849.00 regular price on Speediance's own product page, up from the $3,272.00 that same page carried on August 19. The base package also displayed "Sold Out" when checked on September 3, while a machine-readable feed on the same domain still reported it available — so treat stock as unconfirmed in either direction until the page settles. Shipping guidance is unchanged: "Typically, customers in the US can expect to receive their order within 7-10 days." If you were weighing the Gym Monster 2 against a cabled functional trainer, the price gap just widened by $192.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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Price changeMikolo

Mikolo drops the preorder on its BB02 curl bar and lists it at $109.99

Mikolo had the 4 ft EZ Curl Barbell BB02 on a preorder window running from late August into mid-September. As of September 2 it is a plain priced listing at $109.99 with no preorder, deposit or ship-date language left on it. The listing describes it as fitting Mikolo L1-L4 machines, so confirm that against your own rack before treating it as a general-purpose curl bar. The companion PT00 storage tree, whose early-September window has now opened, still shows no price.

Price change

Six HomeGymCon machines now carry retail prices — four of them still cannot be bought

A price check across six manufacturer sites turned up live retail listings for machines that had only show-floor announcements until now: the Bells of Steel Pandemonium Squat at $1,749.99, the ATX Power Smith Rack PSR-780 at $3,799, the PRx Profile PRO Ark at $3,699.99, the Temple of Gainz Quadsend leg press and hack squat at $4,199.99, the WM Fabrication Quadfather leg extension at $4,300, and the Q-ROPE at $630. Four of those are list prices rather than buyable ones. The Pandemonium, the PSR-780 and the Profile PRO Ark all read sold out or unavailable, and the Quadfather is reserve-and-quote with a 50 percent deposit and a roughly 8 to 12 week lead time. Only the Quadsend, showing a single unit in stock, and the Q-ROPE could be bought outright on the day of the check. None of the six brands published a launch date, so read these as verified on September 2, not as releases that happened that day.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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Multifly
CoverageDialed Motion

Garage Gym Reviews gets hands-on with Dialed Motion's Multifly prototype

Cooper Mitchell of Garage Gym Reviews called the Multifly the standout product at Home Gym Con for the second straight year and put it through pec-fly, rear-delt, multi-hip and forearm/wrist patterns on camera. Dialed Motion's founders confirmed the head unit runs about 35 lb, folds flat via a magnetic-hinge backpad for storage, and mounts to any standard 3x3-in upright rather than a proprietary bench. They would not commit to self-manufacturing versus partnering with a brand like REP, guessed a price "right around" $1,000 (possibly split into attachment packages), and targeted a release around late 2027. Coop noted the parallel to Dialed Motion's REP-partnered Leg Developer, where he and others felt the shipped version regressed from the original prototype.

Monday, August 24, 2026

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GSFR100 Smith / Trainer / Rack
DropBody-Solid

Body-Solid's GSFR100 goes live at $5,500 — the first real price against the Force USA C20

The GSFR100 combo Smith machine, dual functional trainer and rack has a live official product page for the first time since its July 2026 blog teaser, priced at $5,500.

That undercuts the Force USA C20's $6,499 preorder price by nearly $1,000 for a comparable dual-stack, Smith-plus-cable all-in-one footprint.

Body-Solid's page confirms the previously-announced specs: dual 210 lb stacks at 2:1, 600 lb Smith bar capacity and an In-Home Lifetime Warranty.

P9 3D Smith Machine
DropRitFit

RitFit's P9 3D Smith Machine goes live at $2,099.99

The P9 3D Smith Machine — a HomeGymCon show name that had been absent from RitFit's own site since it was first flagged in August — is now live on ritfitsports.com at $2,099.99 (reg. $2,399.99), shipping in 2-3 days.

It's a dual 99 lb-stack, 2x2-in frame all-in-one with both 1:1 and 2:1 cable ratios, positioned as a lower-cost entry into the 3D-Smith category below RitFit's own M3 Pro.

This resolves one of the three long-open RitFit naming mismatches; 'Mega Multi-Functional Smith Machine' and 'Seal 2-in-1 Linear Row' remain absent from the site.

Hybrid Rower
DropChisel Fit

Chisel Fit's Hybrid Rower opens preorder at $1,995

Chisel Fit's Hybrid Rower — a HomeGymCon prototype that shipped with no published specs — now has an official product page with a name ("Dynamic Angle Motion" rower), a full feature list and open preorder pricing: $1,995 with a $500 deposit, regular price $2,995. This is the first price and confirmed detail on the machine since its HomeGymCon debut.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

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GFT100 Functional Trainer
Price changeBody-Solid

Body-Solid's GFT100 Functional Trainer gets a live page and a $2,895 price

The GFT100, which Body-Solid teased on its blog on August 17 with no page or price, is now live on its official site at bodysolid.com/body-solid-functional-trainer for $2,895.00.

This resolves a watchlist item we've tracked since the blog announcement. Body-Solid's still-unreleased GSFR100 rack/Smith combo remains blog-only with no product page or price.

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Air Rhino
AnnouncementRogue Fitness

Rogue tells reviewer the rack-mounted Air Rhino is the same unit plus clamps

In a teardown review published August 20, Gluck's Gym reported that Rogue staff at Home Gym Con said the rack-mounted and standalone Air Rhino are the same machine — the rack version is the standalone unit plus a set of clamps Rogue is still making. Rogue also told the reviewer it is developing a raised cable-point attachment, similar to one it already offers for the Monster Rhino, to improve low rows and reduce cable rubbing, and that the clamps would additionally enable weighted pull-ups.

That cuts against Garage Gym Reviews, which in its July 22 review wanted exactly these accessories — dip handles, low-row foot plates, rack pinning — but predicted "I don't think we'll see much of that forthcoming."

Neither account is on Rogue's site, and no price or date was given, so treat the clamps as reported-from-the-floor rather than announced. One fit caveat buyers can check today: the Air Rhino is sized for a 49-in Monster rack but will not fit if crossmember hardware is already mounted inside.

REP x Dialed Motion Leg Developer
Price changeREP / Dialed Motion

REP x Dialed Motion Leg Developer gets its first price: $799.99

REP's cable-driven leg developer attachment has carried a "Price Coming Soon" placeholder and a blank ship-date field since it first went live in mid-August. As of today the official product page lists a price of $799.99, though the ship-date field is still empty.

It's a bench-attachment take on leg extension, seated curl, prone curl, preacher curl and pushdowns for owners who already have a compatible bench and cable stack.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Last month
DelayMikolo

Mikolo pushes BB02 curl bar ship window to mid-September

Mikolo's BB02 4-ft EZ curl bar preorder, previously listed shipping "Late August," now shows a ship window of "Mid-September" on the official site. No price has been posted yet. The companion PT00 storage tree preorder is unchanged at "Early September."

Price changeREP Fitness

REP posts prices on two bench leg attachments opened for preorder last week

REP Fitness has revealed pricing for two attachments that opened for preorder August 17 with no price captured at the time: the Adjustable Bench Leg Roller Attachment 2.0 at $169.99, and the Leg Extension & Leg Curl Bench Attachment at $549.99 (currently on sale). Neither is confirmed to be the previously teased "Central Leg Roller" two-upright design, whose original July/August ship window has passed with no dedicated product page — treat these as separate, now-priced items until REP confirms the naming.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

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APEX Adjustable Bench Ecosystem
CoverageAPEX Fitness

Strength and Steel Reviews tests and ranks all 10 Apex Bench attachments

YouTube channel Strength and Steel Reviews published a full-lineup test of the APEX Adjustable Bench's attachment ecosystem, checking every function Apex advertises on its own product pages rather than just the headline use of each attachment.

Ranked best to worst: Nordic Max, Barrett Belt Squat, Stryker Pad, Leg Trainer, Power Tower, Matrix, Ab Trainer, Dip Attachment, Hybrid Board, and Landmine.

The review also confirmed base-bench specs (105 lb bench weight, ~48 lb felt lift weight, 1,000 lb rated capacity, 11-gauge steel, 17-inch IPF-compliant height, 1-inch pad gap, ladder-style FID adjustment) and relayed an unconfirmed claim from co-owner Logan that an Ironmaster-style attachment storage organizer is in development.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Strive Air Bike (VPR)
DropREP

REP Strive Air Bike is in stock and shipping at $1,299.99

REP's Strive Air Bike featuring VPR is now purchasable on its product page at $1,299.99, shipping in 24-48 hours, with 25 reviews averaging 4.8 stars.

REP's new-products page still labeled it Coming Soon as recently as August 19, so this is the first confirmed availability since the June 30 launch announcement.

Buyers comparing it against fixed-fan bikes like the Rogue Echo can now order rather than waitlist.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

2 months ago
GFT100 Functional Trainer
AnnouncementBody-Solid

Body-Solid Announces GFT100 Functional Trainer

Body-Solid's official blog published a post on August 17, 2026 introducing the GFT100 functional trainer, a separate model from the still-unreleased GSFR100 rack/Smith combo already on our watchlist. No price, specs or ship date have been confirmed yet, and no live product page exists on bodysolid.com as of this run.

Price changeMikolo

Mikolo HR02 Elite Smith Machine In Stock at $2,399.99

Mikolo's site now shows the HR02 "Elite" Smith machine in stock at $2,399.99, sitting below the previously-tracked Anubis 2.0 SM03 "Ultimate" at $2,999.99. An HR03 "Standard" tier is also listed, though its price wasn't shown. Together they clarify Mikolo's tiered Smith-machine lineup.

Nighthawk Adjustable Bench
DropREP

REP Nighthawk Adjustable Bench Spotted Live, Reviewed by Jungle Gym

REP Fitness's adjustable-weight-benches collection now lists a new "Nighthawk" model alongside the AB-3000 2.0, AB-3100, BlackWing and AB-5200 2.0. Jungle Gym (YouTube) published a hands-on review on August 17, 2026 calling it their best overall adjustable bench pick.

Price and full specs weren't captured in this pass, so check REP's product page directly before buying.