Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Review

Last updated on October 10th, 2025 at 02:03 pm

The big manufacturers of home gym equipment have historically distanced themselves from benches that take attachments. I blame Crossfit personally, because they had such a strong anti-machine methodology, but I also give Crossfit the benefit of pushing the barbell in front of more people than ever before. You win some, you lose some. When I first saw the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2, I was excited. We finally had one of the big guys drop a bench that could take attachments. So it instantly was added to my Review Pipeline Voting to see if others were as interested as I was. They were.

The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench showed up recently, with the leg roller, leg developer, and the preacher curl pad. This is the most developed adjustable bench attachment line-up from any of the main home gym companies. But will it sacrifice anything to get there?

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Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Overview

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench is now on their second version, which has some MINOR updates around laser cut numbers, white stitching, and premium vinyl. This is Bells of Steels flagship adjustable bench, with marked ladder adjustments, a more widely preferred tapered front seat, grippy vinyl, and vertical storage. It also comes in three different color options, black, blue, or purple. And can be purchased in a few different attachment configurations. The bench does NOT accept attachments by default, instead requires an adapter added to the front (more on that in a second). But this adds the ability for a leg developer, leg roller, and preacher curl.

Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Specs

• Brand: Bells of Steel
• Made In USA: No
• Dimensions While Flat: 55.5″ Length, 26.25″ Width, 18.1″ Height
• Pad Width: 11.8″
• Pad Thickness: 2.4″
• Recommended Weight Capacity: 1000lb
• Weight: 94.3 lbs
• Steel Thickness: 11 Gauge w/ powder coat
• Warranty: 180 Days For Wheels & Upholstery, Limited Lifetime for Frame
• Assembly: ~25 Minutes

Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Shipping & Assembly

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench comes in a few boxes, assuming you get the attachments. The box was filled with your typical packing assortment to attempt to protect the bench and everything from damage.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to have worked. We have some scrapes and scratches out the gate. Hard to tell if this is from shipping, missed at the warehouse, or what. But definitely noticeable. Compared to the packaging of the REP Nighthawk, Bells of Steel has some room to improve in their packing department.

The assembly instructions for the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench were a blown-out schematic. Luckily, assembling a bench is fairly easy. But if this is your first, it might be a little less straight forward. Again, there is room to improve here compared to a number of the other companies on the market. Freak Athlete has a video walk-through for assembly. REP labels various parts of the bench, it comes MOSTLY assembled, and has detailed step by step instructions. Bells gives you the minimum.

Note – The team has put together an assembly video for the bench. This was not available when I assembled mine as far as I know.

One issue I ran into during assembly, was with the adapter. You attach the front name plate with the handle during the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench assembly instructions. Then when you get to the attachment adapter, you have to take the name plate and handle off. So it added a couple steps. This isn’t terrible, it was just two bolts. But there should be a step that says “If you bought the adapter, skip this step” or something similar.

Overall, the shipping and assembly process was adequate, I got there without bleeding or destroying anything, but there are a number of places this could be improved.

Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Features

Bells of Steel is well known for being a quality budget offering. Meaning that their prices are going to come in under what MOST companies can do, but their quality is going to be just barely shy of that. So you don’t get all the fanciest bells and whistles, but you get a solid piece at a crazy good price. Attempting to nail that sweet spot for a lot of consumers. This is a reason I believe why their shipping and assembly process is a little less fancy for the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench than some other companies. They are cutting a few corners to shave the price for you (we’ll discuss this later on again).

Padding & Vinyl

The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench comes with what we now consider industry standard grippy vinyl. This will help for those looking to get some leg drive in their bench press. The padding is also very dense, so we won’t see any compression during lifts even from bigger lifters. The back pad is 36″ long.

The combination of these factors means that we might have a bench that can be our ONLY bench. No need for a dedicated flat bench and adjustable bench when you have a heavy, rock solid, grippy, and long bench available.

The one item that is interesting, is the bench clocks in at 18″ tall. IPF Spec is 17″, which is what my Thompson Fat Pad is set to. Being an inch taller isn’t terrible, but it can negatively impact shorter athletes and their leg drive, and potentially throw you off if you are trying to match a competition environment.

Pad Width

The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench comes with an 11.8″ wide pad, the same as the REP Nighthawk. This seems to be a good width for giving us enough support for barbell bench, but also allowing us to dig into accessory work. Much wider and we get MORE support, but lose the ability for anything in the prone position. Much thinner and we run the issue of the Prime Shorty and lose stability for larger athletes looking to power lift.

The ideal solution would typically be a combination of a thin adjustable bench and a wide flat bench, but in a world where you only own ONE bench, this is a pretty good compromise. And as I have mentioned before, my wife hates my Fat Pad, so 18″ might just be plenty for MOST home gym owners.

Pad Gap

Ahh, the pad gap. This is an interesting topic where we have several solutions to address it. The key cornerstone here is that we don’t want to sit right on that bolt/pivot point of the bench when in use. So the pad gap either needs to be minimal, have some mechanism that “hides it”, or we have a solution where we can ignore it due to pad dimensions.

The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench has a very similar design as a lot of the benches on the market today. The only attempt to hide the pad gap, is through a slightly recessed bolt/pivot point. This is more prominent than what we see on the Wide Body Bench, similar to what we see in the REP Nighthawk, but not nearly as creative as what we see in the Prime Shorty or Freak Athlete ABX.

The back pad length is 36″, which means you are going to need to do some measurements for yourself to determine your bench set-up, how much room you need from the top of your head to the bottom of your butt, to see where you are going to land. Some people might find the back pad length to be adequate as I did in testing. But if you are longer in the torso, or bench fairly flat, this might not be the case.

Ladder Adjustments

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 can angle from 0 to 85 degrees with 7 total adjustments. It does this in a fairly inconsistent way though. 0 to 20, then 20 to 35, 35 to 45, etc. The MAJORITY of adjustable benches that take attachments overload the lowest angle settings for attachment compatibility and user experience. But since the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench takes the attachments in the front, it would make sense to potentially have more adjustment options for the front seat instead (they don’t do this).

A lot of lifters also really like a lower incline setting for a very SLIGHT incline bench. So the fact that we jump from flat to 20 degrees, is missing some opportunities here in a number of ways.

Where benches like the REP Nighthawk have plastic parts for where the ladder and the catch connect, the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 is all metal. This means that you have metal on metal contact that will dig away at the powder coat over time.

I noticed that because we don’t have the cage on the front ladder, it becomes a two hand adjustment. Compare that to the REP Nighthawk which is a one hand operation.

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 does have one setting that the MAJORITY of other adjustable benches don’t, and that is a true decline option. If you simply kick the ladder support post out of the ladder catch entirely, the bench drops down into a slight decline. Unfortunately, to accomplish this they got rid of the enclosed ladder cage and rear support post, meaning that the ladder arm can freely fly around and come loose. This will become a problem in a second.

Vertical Storage & Mobility

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 has vertical storage, and wheels. CHECK! A big win over a number of the benches in my roundup. And this is something that once you have a bench that stores vertically, you never want to go back to one that doesn’t. The problem is that we are missing two pieces that really improve the mobility of a bench in a typical home gym.

A majority of adjustable benches have a rear support post. This helps add stability in the flat position and often cuts down on the weight of the bench. Unfortunately it means the bench can’t go into a traditional decline. But that support post also helps keep the bench locked into position when moving out of vertical storage. The enclosed ladder cage is a similar piece that helps keep the ladder system from going wherever it wants. This is helpful when making adjustments, but also very helpful when we are talking about vertical storage.

When you have an adjustable bench that has NEITHER of these pieces (like the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench), it becomes very prone to collapsing into the decline mode while being moved around. This can cause pinched fingers, it can result in you dropping the bench, and at the very least requires you to set it down and fix it before storing vertically. This happened very frequently when moving the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 around my gym.

Bells of Steel gets a big high five for including vertical storage. But due to the issues mentioned here, and some I’ll mention in just a moment, they are left with just one finger still up for the poor execution of the vertical storage and mobility of this bench.

Aesthetics & Finishing Touches

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 comes in a flat black powder coat throughout the entire bench. It has MOSTLY black hardware, unless if you opt for the attachment adapter. The new updated V2 pad has a grippy vinyl cover, with some white accent stitching. I’m not personally a fan of the contrast, since it is the ONLY color change on the entire bench, but I get what they are going for. If the bench had a black and white contrast theme throughout, I think that would be cool.

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 historically came in additional colors, but as of writing this review it is only listed as available in black. In fact the entire listing for the other colors is removed from the product page, with all pictures and references removed. So right now, it ONLY comes in black. That might change depending on when you see this and look at the product listing.

The handles on the ladder are plastic/rubber, compared to something like the REP Nighthawk that has knurled nickel handles. The laser cut numbers are directly cut into the frame. I prefer the ladder style construction of the REP Nighthawk because you can get creative with some plastic vinyl DIY color contrast if you want, but there isn’t anything wrong with the Bells design.

Bells went ahead and did what a number of other adjustable benches have done, and removed the various plastic end caps throughout the bench. But when you compare this to the REP Nighthawk, there is a lot more visible welding, sharp angles, and “extra materials” in the build. They also didn’t include any plastic protection on the underside of the bench. The majority of benches have some kind of plastic to keep the metal off the ground of the gym.

The overall aesthetics of the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 gets the job done. It looks like a home gym bench. Where the REP Nighthawk and other offerings from other companies are approaching that light-commercial realm. And benches like the Prime Shorty or offerings from Rogue are fully in that commercial bench arena.

Structural Integrity

This is a weird one. I’ve seen zero other complaints or comments about this across the internet for the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench. This bench has been tested and on the market for a few years, so I assume I would see something if it had happened elsewhere. When I emailed the team they said “The Indy crew said they’ve never seen that”. So this is likely an N of 1 situation.

You can clearly see that the weld on this bench was just flat out bad. It broke CLEAN on the weld by just pulling it apart. No metal broke at all, bent, warped, or anything. I’m honestly not even positive when this happened. One day I walked out and realized it was broken.

The good news… First, I didn’t get hurt. Second, because of how this piece functions, I’m not positive it would have been able to do much to me even if it completely broke off in use. Not ideal, but not catastrophic. Third, the team sent a replacement piece out immediately.

I only bring this up because I feel like I have to. Every company has a piece that makes it through QA occasionally that shouldn’t have. Rogue has had j-cups break, REP had a recent recall on their REP x Pepins, Titan has had… well, a lot. I don’t think this should scare you off of the bench. Just sharing my experiences as always, and this was part of my experience with the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench. If you own one, maybe give it a thorough once over.

Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Performance

Most home gyms are going to rely on ONE bench to do the majority of their exercises. Heavy barbell bench press, dumbbell row variations, curls, and more. Ideally, a good adjustable bench can serve as a fully functional bench for powerlifters and bodybuilding accessories, without giving up much on either end. So we are going to dig into the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 in terms of how it performs as a bench, before we dig into the attachments.

As A Bench

The bench weighs 94lbs and every ounce of that is rock solid for basic benching purposes (rated to 1000lbs). The padding is thick, the vinyl is grippy, and everything does what it needs to do for basic benching purposes, making the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 a potential candidate to be your ONLY bench.

Because the bench is 55.5″ long with a 36″ back pad. This means that you likely can use the back pad exclusively for your flat benching needs, without having to worry about the pad gap or sitting on the front seat pad. One downside to the length, is that if you bench inside your rack on a platform like I do, there is a good chance that it won’t fit correctly. You’ll need an extension piece on the front of your platform (see above how far off the front it was).

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 does not have a way to include prone dumbbell work where your face isn’t pressed into the padding. The Freak Athlete ABX and Prime Shorty have their back pad that folds down/off, and the Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 has adjustments to the seat that make this work. Because the bench is rock solid and grippy, it plays nicely with other equipment in the gym. Testing 175lb seated rows on my VOLTRAs was no problem. The bench didn’t budge at all, and neither did I.

Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Attachments

100%, the attachments are the golden egg here for the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2. As mentioned, Rogue, REP, Titan, none of them have so far made a widely available adjustable bench with a line of attachments. Bells stands alone here.

What is pretty obvious out the gate though, is that the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 was designed with attachments as an after thought. I mentioned earlier that the handle and name plate on the front have to come off, for the attachment adapter to be put on. Unfortunately, this means the handle and name plate never go back on the bench. Meaning there is no front handle, to wheel the bench around with. Another knock on the mobility and storage of this bench.

When I posted this on Reddit r/HomeGym, I got some great ideas. If you plan to grab this bench or already own it, you can DIY a solution to affix the handle to the attachment adapter. OR, you can use a cable attachment D-Handle looped through the pin in the attachment adapter. This gives you a handle to wheel the bench around and is a fairly simple solution. Annoying that you need to do this, but it works.

The way the adapter was designed, gives us a nice way to customize the height of our attachments. So where the Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 Preacher Curl Attachment can ONLY be installed at one height, same with their leg developer, and every other attachment they offer… the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 attachments can adjust up and down.

The problem is that this is done with a detent pin. So you have to slide the attachment into the adapter, and while holding it in place, line up the correct hole (none of them are numbered) on the attachment to the hole on the adapter, and slide the pin through both sides of each.

This pin is pretty difficult to get in and through correctly as the tolerances are decently tight on the holes. Unfortunately, the tolerances aren’t very tight on the adapter sleeve. They use a plastic liner at the top, but nothing throughout the length of the adapter. So the attachments wiggle free throughout. So it is VERY easy to put an attachment into the adapter, and have it be angled just a hair in either direction. That slight angle means you can’t get the pin in correctly. So you are juggling the attachment, with the pin, while sitting on the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench in an awkward fashion.

We’ll talk more about this with each attachment as we go.

Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench Leg Extension/Leg Curl Attachment

The leg developer for the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 is a pretty basic leg extension and leg curl option. You have a number of height adjustments with the pin, it is plate loaded, and has some adequate rollers throughout. The leg developer functions with bolts, opposed to bearings, which is typical for a bench attachment. They also angle the weight pin UP a bit, which should improve the tension in the starting position without creating problems at the end range.

When compared to something like the Leg Developer for the Freak Athlete Hyper Pro, we see a number of missing features. The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench leg developer has no adjustment options for the leg rollers for either the leg curl or leg extension pieces to adjust for taller or shorter athletes. As mentioned, this is 100% plate loaded, which means no ability to connect into your cable machine without getting creative. And the weight plate holder is powder coated, instead of chromed. Meaning that over time we’ll chip away at that powder coat.

The adjustments that you can make to the height of the leg developer are awkward since you can’t adjust everything. The higher you go up with the adjustment pin, the higher up the leg rollers under your hamstrings go during leg extensions. Raise these high enough and you are in a VERY awkward position.

To get the best result from the Leg Developer, you need to raise the seat up on the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench, so you can raise the leg developer further. This will let your feet clear the bench, and give you a better angle for leg extensions in general. You can only go up to the 15 degree incline for the seat though, otherwise the seat starts to get uncomfortable. Even with this adjustment, my feet are still BARELY missing the bench at the bottom/stretch of the leg extension. If I had an extra quarter inch to my legs I’d be out of room. So taller athletes are going to struggle here.

Because the leg developer drops into the attachment adapter, opposed to attaching into the bench itself, it seems to have a decent amount of play and wiggle side to side. The loading pin for the leg developer is also fairly small. I was only able to load 4x45s plus one of my Weight it Out 45s. The weight horn is slightly angled up, which improves that starting resistance and stretch, and it isn’t too aggressive to where the weight falls off entirely at the top. With the bench seat angled, you do get a nice pre-stretch by wedging into the bench.

I’m still left with some wants for more stability though, both in the attachment department of the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench, but also for me as the lifter. There are no handles, and the seat isn’t very wide. So you are left trying to pull yourself into the bench to create stability for the larger weights which is difficult.

Leg Curls are a mixed bag as well. Since you aren’t likely to load them as heavy, since you don’t need your feet to clear the floor/bench posts, we are already working with fewer limitations. Because the bench goes into a decline, we get a more comfortable set-up as well. Because Bells of Steel chose a very gentle angle to the weight post, we don’t bottom out at the top with the resistance. I found the pads to be comfortable enough in initial testing, but being on the thinner and softer side compared to others.

Where the leg curl struggles is with the lack of adjustments available. You can see in the above that the rollers don’t make it all the way to my ankles in the starting position, even though my knees are BARELY over the rollers on the bottom. And as I come up to finish the rep, the pad is MOST of the way down my calf. It even gets launched off my calf because of this. Smaller roller pads in general, plus lack of adjustments, lead to less than ideal movements here.

For the bigger lifters out there, this combination of lack of loading potential, side to side movement, lack of adjustments, and overall lack luster design compared to almost every other leg developer on the market, leaves me wanting quite a bit more. This piece works, and if you already own the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 and want to add it, it might get the job done. I will always opt for a leg developer compared to NO leg developer. But I certainly wouldn’t buy the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench because of the leg developer.

Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench Leg Roller Attachment

The leg roller for the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 is meant to give you some sit-up options. Typically you use a leg roller on the far end of the back pad of a bench. This turns a bench from an incline into a make-shift decline bench. It typically doesn’t do much for decline presses, but works for sit-up variations.

This attachment works the exact opposite in every way. It attaches off the same front post, instead of the back. This works out ok because the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 actually declines. So you can get into the “right position” and angle. But the bench only declines a few degrees, meaning that you only get a VERY small decline sit-up effect. Take a look at the demo picture they use on their site for this attachment. It doesn’t seem like they fully grasp what the purpose of this attachment is for. In terms of Decline Sit-Ups, this is the worst attachment I have used.

The flip to that, is that since this bench actually declines, it makes decline pressing movements much more doable. We don’t need a drastic decline for some dumbbell bench, and we don’t need anything but to have our legs locked in. This works, gets the job done, and gives us what we need.

You can also do Nordic Curls with this attachment. These are actually far better than I had thought they would be. The front seat pad isn’t great, and it is pretty small in general for Nordic Curls, but you can perform regressions which is a monster option. This does Nordic Curl regressions similar to the SHOGUN Nord-Ex, where you can go from 85 all the way down to Flat and even Decline Nordic Curls. And since the toes press into the rear pad, it is similar to having a footplate. I’m not choosing this over the Freak Athlete Hyper Pro, but this also is a $70 attachment to a bench opposed to a $700 machine.

The Nordic Curl option is something that no other adjustable bench is going to do the same. You can do FLAT Nordic Curls on the REP Nighthawk, but because the attachment goes into the back pad instead of the front, you don’t get the regressions. So this is a potential HUGE win for the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench.

I was able to use this attachment for Split Squats as well, and I’m sure with enough tinkering and time you could create some interesting options. So if you are looking for crunches/sit-ups, this is not it. If you are looking for decline presses, flyes, even Nordic Curls, they got it!

Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench Preacher Curl Attachment

I prefer machine preacher curls to barbell or dumbbell options. This was the case way back in my commercial gym days as well. Something about the machine let me lock in. So I was VERY excited to give this a whirl, but also very cautious. The last time I used a piece similar to this, was the Powertec Levergym model, and it sucked.

We have a few good and a few bad things here with the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 Preacher Curl Attachment.

We have the same awkward attachment mechanism, with the same pin, and the same struggles to get everything in the right hole, locked in, and ready for use. The preacher curl attachment has more going on than the previous two attachments, in terms of the size and shape and moving parts, which makes it extra difficult to get this correct. The weight posts are again, powder coated, meaning we will eventually have chips and scratches. For some reason, the attachment post on the Preacher Curl Pad is also powder coated (the leg developer was chromed). So you’ll have another piece of this attachment getting consistently scratched.

The padding and vinyl are the same as the bench itself, as it has been updated to the V2 design. It has a nice Bells of Steel logo smack dab in the middle. I’m personally ok with branding on equipment, I know some people don’t like it. I think it fits, looks fine, and it should last and keeps it from being boring.

The preacher curl attachment comes stock with a U-shape handle that gives you a traditional straight arm preacher curl. This piece has no ability to adjust for different sized lifters, making the exercise somewhere between terrible and fantastic, depending on your structures. The rubber grips are also a huge loss. They rotate in your hands during use, and since they really aren’t meant to, they do so in the worst way possible and inconsistently from side to side.

The good news is, that stock handle can come off, and you can effectively add ANY handle you want. And if you know me, you know I have a ton of cable attachments to tinker with. And any excuse to grab them and use them is a win in my book. We unfortunately run into a couple issues.

First is that, since every cable attachment has a different depth from the eyelet to your hands, whether the handle is curved, straight, or something else, you are going to have to use some chain to adjust the starting position for this. It doesn’t come with that, so you need to get it yourself. Sorry.

This also creates some unique problems with the chain dragging, getting in the way, etc. I wish there was a better solution here, but I honestly don’t know what that would be. Again, EVERY cable attachment is a little different, and EVERY person has different limb lengths. So you’d need something very customizable, ideally down to a half inch or so. A ratchet strap of some kind?

Second is that Bells added an attachment catch. You can use this for an ez curl bar, or to “rack” your cable attachment. If you read my Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 review, you’ll notice a similar problem out the gate. The catch is pure metal. This proves troublesome over the long haul for keeping your equipment scratch free (if you care about that) due to metal on metal contact.

On top of that, since the catch is on the pivot arm, it rotates up as you curl. All the way up in fact, to the point where it runs into the preacher curl pad. I have concerns that after long term regular use, that this might end up tearing the padding.

I will say that this is far better than my experiences with the Powertec Levergym attachment, but is still leaving quite a bit on the table. We have no angle adjustments for the preacher pad, the metal catch is flawed in multiple ways, and the Bring-Your-Own-Handle concept is clunky. This works, it takes some tweaking, and you’ll have to deal with some flaws. But it felt great and delivered that machine style biceps pump I’ve been missing.

Storage For The Attachments

The three attachments that are available for the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 aren’t too cumbersome in general, but they also offer absolutely NO storage solution that I have seen. Since the attachment port is different from any other bench I’ve used, it also means that you can’t snag a floor storage model from someone else.

So for storage, you are going to need to get creative. You’ll need a mass storage solution, some DIY wall hooks, or just scatter them around the gym on the floor. Considering how almost every other bench I’ve handled lately has had some kind of storage concept ready for wall storage or floor storage solutions (or Ironmaster having both), this is a gap for Bells of Steel.

Should You Buy The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2?

If we woke up tomorrow and there were no benches available, and the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 was released, I’d be excited. I’d probably still have some of the gripes mentioned, but it wouldn’t be compared to anything else out there. In that frame of mind, the bench works well. It has vertical storage, wheels around the gym, is rock solid for flat bench and any accessories you toss at it. It has a decent line-up of attachments that fundamentally work and would allow most people to get some extra goodness in their gym.

But if we change those optics to include everything else available today, and items coming down the pipeline soon, this becomes a much different story.

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 costs as of writing this, $516 in the US, with free shipping, which rounds off to $555 after taxes. The REP Nighthawk costs $450 with free shipping, rounding off to $435 after taxes, a full $120 more expensive. And in practically every single way possible, the REP Nighthawk is a better bench than the Buzzsaw. It comes in more color options. The powder coat is better. The ladder adjustments are better. Vertical storage is better, the accents and aesthetics are more refined, the bench is lighter and easier to move.

The only wins for the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench are the true decline and the attachment game.

To add on the Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 attachments brings our out the door total to $959. If we snag the REP Nighthawk and some compatible attachments from another company, we come out to $1040. You’d have a better bench all around, and the attachment lineup has adjustments for multiple height athletes, with better padding and ergonomics, and all around a better solution for under $100 more.

If we look at other options like the Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2, you can get the same attachment lineup and their bench for around the same price out the door. And Ironmaster often runs killer holiday deals that could save you ~20%. AND you would get into the ecosystem with a TON of attachment options. I’d take the Super Bench over the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench in most categories as well.

You probably get the idea without me battling it out against every option. The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 isn’t a bad bench. But it is a bench with enough flaws, and too high of a price tag, for me to recommend it over the other options on the market available.

The ONE caveat there, is potentially if you are a Canadian. Because Bells of Steel is headquartered in Canada, you might save some serious cash in terms of import and export fees by buying this bench directly from a Canadian brother, instead of importing a bench across the US border from REP, Rogue, Ironmaster and others. Bells of Steel has recently launched sites and opportunities in other countries as well like the EU, Australia, etc. This is where this discussion gets a fun curve-ball (that is a baseball reference for my Non-American friends).

If you read this review and think “the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench could work for me!”, and happen to live outside of the US, do some comparison shopping and see how it pans out. It MIGHT make sense in your neck of the woods. For my US peeps, until they change the pricing or come out with a V3, I say pass.

Other Options On The Market

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If you are considering going a different route, or just want to see what else is out there, I have a full article dedicated to my experiences with adjustable benches. I cover a wide FAQ list of bench items, and walk through an S-Tier to F-Tier list of how I would look at and buy an adjustable bench for my own home gym.

Wrap Up

The Bells of Steel Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench V2 isn’t my favorite bench of the ones I have handled, but it is far from anything I would toss in the garbage. And yes, I have thrown benches in the garbage before. The attachments work, though they feel like an afterthought rather than a main course. The Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench has all the right features of a good adjustable bench, though many are lackluster in their performance. And the big kicker is the price compared to the competition, but that might be different depending on where you live and what sales are going on.

Hopefully the above review has helped YOU decide if the Buzz-Saw Heavy-Duty Adjustable Bench is the right bench for your home gym, or not.

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