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Older entries, 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-05. Each entry is dated and links its sources; nothing is backfilled. For this week's news, start at The Floor.

Monday, October 5, 2026

Last week
DropGMWD

GMWD opens pre-orders on a six-machine Ascent line shipping January 2027, and its V8 4-in-1 press joins the index

GMWD's new Ascent line is orderable now as pre-orders, all stated to ship in January 2027: SR9 dual-sided linear row and SR10 chest-supported T-bar row at $1,199.99, FR2 pec fly / rear delt at $1,399.99, HA3 hip abductor / adductor at $1,599.99, HB2 hip thrust at $1,699.99 (both on 200 lb stacks), and DD12 leg press / hack squat at $1,999.99. Separately, the in-stock V8 plate-loaded press station (decline, flat, incline and shoulder press, 300 lb per arm) is listed at $1,199.99. A GMWD ad promotes the V8 at $999 for Oct 3-7, but that price is not on the product page, so check your cart before buying on it.

DropBells of Steel

Bells of Steel opens pre-orders on Anvil Handles, a $199.99 iso-lateral conversion for its Smith attachment, shipping by December 11

Bells of Steel has listed the Anvil Handles at $199.99 with an enabled buy button labelled "PRE-ORDER - SHIPS BY DECEMBER 11, 2026". They swap the straight bar out of the brand's BYOB Smith attachment to turn it into an iso-lateral press, and Bells of Steel says a conversion kit is available for built-in-bar Smith machines as well. Note the page's structured data reads in-stock while the button itself says pre-order; the button is the one to believe, so expect a December ship rather than immediate delivery. Anyone already running the BYOB Smith attachment should check which rails they have before ordering, because the pitch is specifically that these drop into the same rails.

AnnouncementSOLE

SOLE has published and priced two new exercise bikes, the LCR at $2,299.99 and the R92 at $1,299.99, and neither can be bought

Both listings are complete and priced - the LCR at $2,299.99 with a 15.6-inch touchscreen and EMS resistance, the R92 at $1,299.99 with a mesh seat and 20 resistance levels - and both render a disabled SOLD OUT button beside a working "Notify Me When Available" signup, with structured data reading out-of-stock on each. SOLE publishes no ship date, no pre-order path and no lead time for either machine. The two behaving identically on the same day points to a publishing decision rather than two coincidental stockouts, so treat these as announced prices rather than available products. If you are shopping recumbent bikes now, the prices are real planning numbers but there is no date to plan around.

DropIronmaster

Ironmaster is selling an IM2000 V2 20th Anniversary Edition at $1,599.00, and it is buyable today

Ironmaster has put a 20th Anniversary Edition of its IM2000 V2 self-spotting machine on its homepage and on sale at $1,599.00, SKU 2001, with a working Add To Cart and structured data reading in-stock. The listing carries no reviews yet, which is the clearest sign it is new rather than a renamed old SKU. That $1,599.00 buys the base unit only - Ironmaster states the design is modular and points buyers at a custom-package builder - so budget attachments on top. Published specs: an 11-gauge structural steel frame, a lifting bar rated to 1,000 lb, a cable system rated to 350 lb, and lockout holes 1.7 inches apart for self-spotting. Despite the anniversary branding the page makes no limited-edition or limited-quantity claim anywhere, so there is no stated reason to rush.

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Last week
Gym Monster 2
Price changeSpeediance

Speediance cuts the Gym Monster 2 to $3,079, and its Works Plus tier now undercuts Works by $6

The Gym Monster 2's Basic package reads $3,079.00 on Speediance's own store as of October 4, 2026, under a "Prime Day Early Access" banner and against an unchanged $3,849.00 regular price — exactly 20% off, and $308.00 below the $3,387.00 this index recorded on September 21. The list price has not moved in a month while the sale price has now moved three times, so treat any Speediance figure as a snapshot rather than a settled price. One oddity is real and worth knowing before you configure: Works Plus is $3,233.00 while Works is $3,239.00, so the higher-specified package is $6.00 cheaper despite carrying the higher list price. Of the seven packages, the four non-2S tiers are buyable and 2S Basic, 2S Works Plus and 2S Family Plus are sold out.

Price changeSpeediance

Speediance now prices every Gym Monster 3 tier, and 260 lb of resistance costs $4,369 rather than $4,099

Speediance has published prices for all six Gym Monster 3 configurations, which settles a question this index had left open: the 260 lb resistance ceiling belongs to the GM3S, not the GM3, and the cheapest way to reach it is GM3S Core at $4,369.00 — a $475.00 premium over GM3 Core. The page states the split plainly, "Up to 260 lbs on GM3S, 220 lbs on GM3". GM3 Core itself now reads $3,894.00 against a $4,099.00 compare-at that did not previously render at all, so the $4,099.00 this index had carried as the price is now the struck-through figure. The full ladder is GM3 Core $3,894.00, Studio $4,179.00, Station $4,559.00, GM3S Core $4,369.00, Studio $4,654.00 and Station $4,999.00, all buyable. If you are buying the GM3 for its resistance ceiling rather than its screen, budget the 3S premium.

DelayREP

Every REP Athena build is now a pre-order shipping October 27, including the single-sided one that wasn't

REP's wall-mounted Athena trainer is tagged PRE-ORDER with an expected ship date of October 27, 2026 on both the $1,799.99 dual-sided and the $949.99 single-sided unit, read inside the builder on October 4, 2026. That closes the route this index pointed to a week earlier: on September 27 the single-sided build carried no pre-order tag at all and the dual-sided one was dated October 22. Two further line items now carry their own dates — the 16-inch crossmember pair at October 22 and the 1.25-inch pull-up bar at October 21 — and the 93-inch upright pair is out of stock outright, while the 80-inch pair is unaffected. Prices have not changed: 80-inch single-sided $1,749.93, 80-inch dual $2,599.93, 93-inch dual $2,609.93. The master Add to Cart stays enabled through all of it, and the landing page still promises shipping within 24-48 hours, so neither is evidence of stock — open the configurator and read the line items before ordering.

PR-5000
DelayREP

REP's PR-5000 stockout is height-specific: the 93-inch uprights are out, the 80-inch build is both cheaper and available

Inside REP's PR-5000 builder on October 4, 2026, the 93-inch upright set at $479.98 and the Flip-Down Safeties at $203.99 are both marked out of stock, and the 1.25-inch pull-up bar at $59.99 is a pre-order expected October 21, 2026. The 80-inch uprights carry no badge at all, so switching height both avoids the stockout and lowers the total — the cheapest reachable build is $1,233.93 against a $1,253.93 default. That also puts REP's published "Starting at $1,499.99" $266.06 above the cheapest rack you can actually assemble, so it is a marketing figure rather than a floor. The builder's master Add to Cart stays enabled regardless of what the line items say, which is the thing to check: price and stock both live in the order summary, not on the landing page.

Saturday, October 3, 2026

2 weeks ago
VForce Series
DropVesta Fitness

Vesta's VForce series is live and priced: five machines from $2,699 to $6,999

Vesta Fitness now sells all five VForce machines on its own store, where the index previously carried no price for any of them. The Wall Mounted Lat Tower is $2,699.00 and the Wall Mounted Functional Trainer $3,699.00; the VForce 2IN1 is $4,599.00 freestanding or $4,699.00 with the PRO front foot extension, the 3IN1 $6,499.00 / $6,599.00 and the 3IN1 Max $6,899.00 / $6,999.00. Every model sells through a rack builder rather than a plain add-to-cart, and on each one the builder's own order summary line item matches its headline figure, so these are reachable base prices rather than teaser floors. One thing to know before ordering: the 2IN1's wall-mounted 4-post configuration is marked back-ordered in the page's structured data while nothing visible on the page says so.

BlackWing Adjustable Bench
DelayREP

REP's BlackWing is back on pre-order in Metallic Black, shipping by October 28

REP has put the BlackWing adjustable bench's Metallic Black colourway back on pre-order in both pad widths, three weeks after the index recorded that its pre-order framing had gone entirely. Both Metallic Black variants render "This item is available for pre-order. Shipping dates are estimates" with a stated ship-by of October 28, 2026, and neither carries the "Ships within 24-48 hours" line any more. The other five colours and the clear coat are unaffected and still show the 24-48 hour window. Prices did not move: $599.99 standard pad, $619.99 wide, $664.99 and $674.99 for clear coat.

Basilisk Leg Extension / Curl
DelayBells of Steel

Bells of Steel's Basilisk 210 lb stack has slipped into the same March 2027 queue as the 310

Both Basilisk weight stacks and the upgrade kit now carry the same purchase button, "RE-STOCK - SHIPS BY MARCH 31, 2027", and showroom pickup is listed as unavailable for all three. In September the 210 lb configuration shipped immediately with Indianapolis pickup usually ready in 2-4 days, which made the stack choice a schedule decision as much as a capacity one; that distinction is gone. The 310 lb date itself has not moved. Prices are unchanged at $2,599.99 for the 210 lb stack, $2,899.99 for the 310 lb and $534.99 for the 100 lb upgrade kit, but if you were choosing the smaller stack to get it sooner, that reason no longer holds.

Price changeGentlemanFitnessClub

GentlemanFitnessClub reopened its two sold-out compact machines as pre-orders, both around ¥10,000 dearer

Both of the maker's sold-out compact machines are orderable again on its Japanese store, as reservations rather than stock. The Compact Dual Adjustable Bench is ¥79,800 tax included, up from ¥72,000, with arrival listed as late November to early December 2026; the Compact Functional Trainer "Weight Stack" is ¥199,000, up from ¥189,000, with arrival around the end of November. Both are capped — the store states that pre-orders end once the reservation limit is reached, and that cancellation after an order is placed is not accepted. No US dollar price exists for either machine, so any dollar figure quoted elsewhere is a conversion rather than a price you can pay.

Anubis 2.0 (SM03)
RestockMikolo

Mikolo's Anubis 2.0 Ultimate dropped its pre-order window for a 3-7 day delivery promise

The Estimated Shipping selector that read "Pre-order: late-September" has gone from the Anubis 2.0 Ultimate's page, along with every occurrence of pre-order wording. In its place the product card lists "3-7 Day Delivery". That window had already lapsed, so Mikolo has resolved it in the buyer's favour rather than slipping it again. Black remains the only orderable colourway at $2,999.99 with an enabled add-to-cart; Red, Gravity Blue and Ironwood Green are all out of stock.

Friday, October 2, 2026

2 weeks ago
DelayTemple of Gainz

Temple of Gainz' Lat Pullover is now a mid-October pre-order, and its 5-to-15-business-day shipping window is gone from the page

The Plate-Loaded Lat Pullover Machine holds at $1,799.99 but no longer ships from stock. The page now states: "The Plate-Loaded Lat Pullover Machine is available for pre-order. Orders placed now are estimated to ship in mid October, with free freight shipping." The 5-to-15-business-day window the brand published on Sept 13 is absent from the page entirely, not merely hidden, and "in stock" renders nowhere. Add to Cart is still enabled and the page's structured data still reports InStock, so the cart will take an order either way - the pre-order sentence is the only accurate statement of when the machine ships. Temple of Gainz has also lowered its free curbside freight threshold to $1,000 through 10/31/26, which this machine clears, so freight remains included.

RX3 Tornado X Arms
AnnouncementGet RXd

Get RXd has put the Tornado X kit back behind an RX3-owner restriction, and finally dated general availability: end of November

The Tornado X Retrofit Kit page again states: "Due to limited inventory, Tornado X Retrofit Kits are currently reserved for new and existing Get RX'd RX3 Tornado rack owners." It adds a purchase path that is not the cart - "If you already purchased an RX3 Tornado rack from us, contact sales@getrxd.com to order" - and a third date the page did not previously publish: "General availability is expected around the end of November." That reconciles the 11/27 in the product title, which until now sat unexplained against the 11/06 in the preorder notice. Add to Cart is still visible and enabled for anyone, and the structured data still reads InStock, so the cart will accept an order it may not honour. The index reported this restriction on Sept 7, found it absent from Sept 17 through Oct 1, and finds it present again today, so treat it as inventory-gated and liable to move rather than a settled policy.

M3 Pro Power Rack Cable Crossover Smith Machine
AnnouncementRitFit

RitFit now says the Black M3 Pro ships after October, while the other colourways quote 2-3 days to dispatch

The M3 Pro product page's delivery block reads: "Truck delivery: Shipped within 2-3 days, transit takes 7-10 days. Black M3 Pro ships after Oct." The note is static page copy rather than variant-conditional - it renders identically with Pink & Silver selected - so it singles out one colourway for a longer wait while the machine carries a Pre-order badge and an enabled Add to Cart. Price is unchanged at $3,099.99 against a $3,399.99 compare-at. The page states no day and no year beyond "after Oct.", so anyone set on Black should get the ship window in writing before ordering; picking another colourway is the way to avoid it.