Rep Fitness Pegasus Attachment Review (2024)

Gluck September 2024

The Rep Fitness Pegasus rack attachment is an upgrade over any other option on the market but there's also nothing else quite like it out there. It would be easy to think of it as a lat pulldown seat that doubles as an adjustable pad for rows, but the removable leg rollers open up allow for even more possibilities. From preacher curls to nordics, the list of exercises you can do with the Pegasus is long enough to make it one of the most versatile attachments there is. It's also compatible with other manufacturer’s racks but even with all that we think there’s a missed opportunity that would’ve made it even better.

Rep Fitness Pegasus Attachment

What Is The Rep Fitness Pegasus Attachment?

Before we dive into details, let’s break down exactly what the Pegasus is. The strength of this rack attachment is that Rep has combined a few traditional products into one without sacrificing any of the functionality in the process. They’ve essentially taken a lat pulldown seat and figured out a way to angle the pad so it also functions like a chest row pad like Sorinex’s Bulldog Pad, Bell’s of Steel’s Seal Row Pad, or one of the dozens of other options out there. Rep then added even more functionality to the Pegasus by making the leg rollers fully removable. The leg rollers can be attached to a rack and can be used entirely on their own. This allows for exercises like Bulgarian split squats and Nordic curls among others. Now take all that and wrap it in a polished and well done product and you’ve got the Pegasus.

Rep Pegasus As A Chest Row Pad

In fairness to the Pegasus it can do a lot more than chest supported rows but what exactly do we call an adjustable pad like this? Rep has designed the arm with dual pivot points (potentially inspired by the Infinity Arm by Exponent Edge) allowing the pad and seat to be angled independently. This opens up a ton of options. Sure you can use it for rows, flys, spider curls, and quite a few other exercises like you would with a typical adjustable row pad but what about reverse nordics, or hip thrusts? Afterall, the Pegaus can be mounted anywhere along your rack. With 7 seat angle adjustments and 4 seat heights possible the Pegasus pad offers a total of 28 different positions to experiment with. Sure not every exercise worked perfectly (we went overboard and tested dozens of movements) but it does illustrate the product's versatility since we were able to bring it well beyond its intended design.

Rep Pegasus As A Leg Roller Attachment

Talking about versatility that goes beyond the intended design, the removable roller pads are what made us rethink what you can do with the Pegasus. They can be attached to any rack with 1” holes and work entirely on their own. That feature opens up a lot of possibilities like using them for bulgarian split squats, as a brace for nordic curls, or even to hold your feet during core exercises.

The rollers are big, the padding is fantastic, and the cover material is the same high quality Clean Grip vinyl Rep Fitness uses on all their benches. We love these rollers and they’re a great example of how far Rep’s come because the decline attachment and standalone leg rollers from Rep are, at best, generic imports. The Pegasus pad and vinyl is of such high quality that Rep needs to put it on everything. Just throw some washers on the rollers and Rep Fitness really doesn’t have to tweak much to create a double sided leg roller for the Athena Functional Trainer for example. Granted, that might be pushing the envelope of what this was truly designed for but we know people will come up with a lot more ways to use the Pegasus.

 When attached to the Pegasus the rollers can be adjusted to 6 different heights with just a single pop pin. There’s even a handle to make the process of adjusting and removing them as easy as possible. With the handle and rollers removed you’ve got more space for exercises where you’re facing the Pegasus (like rows). While we didn’t find that the Pegasus felt cramped or that your face was positioned too closely to the uprights, that is a common complaint with other row pads like the Bells of Steel Seal Row pad and being able to remove the rollers is a nice touch.

Rep Pegasus As A Lat Pulldown Seat

It’s crazy to think this product is first and foremost, a seat, and we managed to get this far without talking about lat pulldowns. Afterall, that was probably the original idea behind the Pegasus and we are glad to say it holds up to expectations.

We have to point out that there is some slight movement in the rollers and seat even when everything is tightened down and that’s due to the tolerances of the pop pins and roller tube. During use it’s not a problem, the Pegasus is solid and stable. But it's a balancing act: If you want the product to be easily and quickly adjustable you need to have some play between components and we think Rep’s done a good job balancing it all out.

 As mentioned earlier the seat is highly adjustable. The height of the seat can be changed without having to remove it from the rack which makes it very easy to switch between users of different heights. That’s important because the Pegasus weighs almost 50lb and even though it’s well balanced, making it easy to install and remove from the rack, it’s not exactly light. Luckily Rep has made the experience as effortless as possible by including a knurled handle, a lip under seat, and even a spot to store the included mag pin. Those features are just a few examples of the attention to detail and time Rep has spent engineering the Pegasus.

Rep Pegasus Compatibility

Another great feature of the Pegasus is that Rep Fitness designed it to fit on both metric and customary power racks. So yes, it fit’s on Rep’s PR-5000, their 3x3 inch with 1-inch holes and 2 inch hole spacing but it will work with other manufacturer’s racks as well. There will also be a future version coming for the PR-4000, which is a rack with ⅝-inch holes.

Typical imported equipment like the Pegasus is built to metric specs so the tubing, hole spacing, and every other measurement is a little bit smaller than its American counterpart (queue American jokes here). What Rep has done to combat that is loosen up the tolerances and then add a knob on the side so you can tighten it down if necessary. As an example, we managed to use it on a Rogue Monster Rack without problems, and it worked on every other 3x3 rack with 2” hole spacing we’ve tried it on as well. Also, because of how Rep's designed the Pegasus it can be stored on an upright in either a horizontal or vertical orientation, with or without the removable leg rollers.

Where The Pegasus Could Be Improved

At this point it’s pretty clear we really like the Pegasus but we think Rep dropped the ball some and missed a big opportunity to make this work better with their existing cable options. The issue we’ve found is that while the Pegasus will attach to and function on all of Rep’s racks, it doesn’t cleanly integrate with all of their cable systems.

Some of Rep’s most popular rack add-ons are the Ares 1.0 and Athena which are rack attachments that allow you to use your rack as a functional trainer, lat pulldown, or low row. The thing about those products is that the trolley cable runs from the top of the upright and down the center of it. So you can only attach the Pegasus on the front upright as long as the trolley is set above Pegasus, otherwise, when it’s set below, the cable will be in the way.

That's a shame because it throws out the possibility of using the Pegasus, for chest supported rows with Rep’s Athena cable system among other exercises. If you are a brand that’s got all these cable systems and you’re touting versatility, why not design it in a way that allows the cable to run through the middle of the Pegasus?

Afterall,  the idea of providing pace for a cable is not a novelty. Rogue’s already done that with their Monster Rack Mount Lat Pulldown seat. So has Prime with their Lat Pulldown seat, and Sorinex with their Bulldog pad. Just that one change would’ve meant the Pegasus could work with a trolley underneath it, opening up the ability to use it for cable rows, curls, and other exercises on those setups.

Rep Pegasus vs Exponent Edge Infinity Arm 2.0

The Exponent Edge Infinity Arm offers a little more power rack compatibility because it will fit on 3x3-inch and 2x3-inch racks with both 1-inch and 5/8-inch holes. It has double the weight capacity (600 vs 300 lb), weighs almost half as much (29 vs 48 lb) and offers a mind boggling 432 different pad positions. How does the Infinity Arm 2.0 manage all those positions? There’s two main pivot points on the arm , one near the pad (18 positions), and one near the rack mount (8 positions) but the arm can also be removed from the mount and placed in 3 different positions. Not enough for you? The arms can be flipped over, mounted on spotter arms, and even stored vertically. The Infinity Arm might not have quite the same functionality of the Pegasus but is the most adjustable row pad on the market.

Exponent Edge Infinity Arm 2.0

Rep Pegasus vs Bells of Steel Seal Row Pad

A more budget friendly option would be the Bells of Steel Seal Row Pad attachment that can be purchased for around half the price depending on which variation you choose. There’s currently three variations available. One for the Manticore, that's Bells of Steel’s 3x3-inch rack with 1-inch holes. The Hydra has a version as well, their 3x3-inch rack with ⅝-inch holes. And there’s one for their 2.3-x2.3-inch (60mmx60mm) offerings as well. With a 500lb weight capacity and 7 adjustable arm positions it’s a versatile piece but does have a few weaknesses. For example, it’s shorter than the Pegasus which means you may feel cramped and your face too close to the mount or rack.

Bells of Steel Seal Row Pad Rack Attachment

Rep Pegasus vs Prime Prodigy lat pulldown seat

Prime Fitness is notorious for offering some of the highest American made quality on the market. Their Prodigy Lat Pulldown Seat is a great example of that. Designed to be used on 3x3-inch racks with 1-inch holes and constructed from 8-gauge steel with high density foam pads that can be adjusted to 8 different heights it may be the nicest lat seat on the market, closely followed by Rogue’s Monster Lat Pulldown Seat. This was designed for Prime’s Prodigy line of equipment, so it allows for cable travel down the center of an upright. It’s a solid option, but if you’re looking for something that does more the Pegasus clearly has an advantage there. It’s also fairly expensive even with code Gluck saving you 5% off this (and anything else) at Prime Fitness.

Prime Fitness Prodigy Lat Pulldown Seat

Final Thoughts

The Pegasus is a very unique rack attachment and offers enough versatility that it seems to have invented its own product category. Yes it’s a seat, as well as an adjustable row pad, and the removable leg rollers opens up even more capabilities but it’s more than all that. It outperforms other options on the market, not that there’s anything quite like it. The Pegasus successfully combines the several products without sacrificing any functionality. It also features an all around polished design with a great build quality. While not a budget item, many high end options that can only do one of the things the Pegasus does often cost as much if not more.

Rep Fitness Pegasus Attachment

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