Where to buy a Ceiling/rafter mounted chin up bar....

Fingers Mcginty

I've searched the net and quite like the look of this one but it's in the states

http://www.amazon.com/Joist-Mount-Chin-Up-Bar/dp/B001C10JUM

Cheers Fingers

Mellor

Where do you want it for? It might cause a bit on bouncing in the floor above, plus there wil need to be a hole cut in plasterboard. A small joist won't take the extra weight too well.

Fingers Mcginty

It will be mounted in a detached garage

Kite Runner

give mick in irish lifting a shout or the shop in camden st, fighting fight. he has a new model in the shop would seem to be exactly what you are looking for

Fingers Mcginty

They only have wall mounted ones

rubadub

I have 2 loops of rope on my chinup bar now. I slot an old broom handle into them and do chinups on it like a trapeze bar. The wood feels FAR better than the foam/rubber/smooth metal/knurled metal that I have used in the past. People seem to invariably prefer wooden rings over plastic or metal so I am surprised wooden chinup bars are not more popular.

like this below but my bar is closer to the chinup bar so does not move much. If you go fast it will start to swing. You could have 4 superficial bits of wood nailed into the joist on both sides to stop the bar being able to swing as it is trapped between them, the straps/rope would still be bearing the load. Some might even like the swinging since it forces you to be slow & controlled if you want to keep it steady.



I have done this before with adjustable straps which I would strongly advise over rope as you can get the bar perfectly level very easily. My straps were got from this shop
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Handy-Straps/Med-Duty-tie-down-Straps-/_i.html?_fsub=13455392&_sid=123266481&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322


I also use a tricep bar for neutral grips pullups

squod

Fingers Mcginty wrote: »

They only have wall mounted ones

Could probably knock something up from timber that would be free standing. Something that would take an iron gym door pull-up bar perhaps.