I do not understand the negative reviews, I almost did not buy it b/c of them, but I did and here is my review.
I bought it, so I do not have to go to the gym or PT in the winter… just to stay in shape, nothing serious
Pros
Incline works great, it is the #1 reason to buy, upper pecs need excercise
For light or med weight – works great!
Easy to put together, I did it, one person, took me less than 2 hours from start to cleanup
The instuctions were clear and easy – all parts arrived, tools, packaging was great
Strudy no wobble, cushions are fine, and I like the safety pins included
for "beginner" home gym perfect!
Cons
NO WAY I would "EVER" put heavy weight on this bench, this is a home beginner bench
Its worth mentioning again – NOT FOR HEAVY WEIGHT
Leg extention is not like the commercial gym but its good enough for beginner
Its not really foldable
no preacher, but when I researched other benches "for around the same price" mind you – with preacher attachment (everyone seemed to complain)
Height and weight are fine, Im 5'9" 180 and it fits me, of course I have to be careful getting in and out, b/c its not a commercial bench at the gym, you cant throw yourself on it (common sense)
you can see from the pic I use a ezcurl bar to take less space – its not safe, but I did put screw collars so its not going anywhere.
In summary, for around $100 buck cheaper than anything u can find used on craigslist, and after the winter you can easily sell it for $70 bucks all day long.