Blackbearfitness Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Considering 151 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional quality of the fitness equipment and mention that items are securely packaged to prevent any potential damage during transit. People also highlight that the support team provides very friendly assistance, making the overall purchasing process exceptionally smooth and pleasant. However, some reviewers were not happy with occasional delivery problems, noting that shipments could sometimes arrive late or with missing parts. A few consumers additionally mentioned experiencing issues with damaged packaging upon arrival or receiving products that presented minor cosmetic flaws like paint chips.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ordered over a week ago (ORDER #14980). Part 1 arrived as advertised. Part 2 is still not showing as being received by the courier company, according to the tracking company. The number advertised i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service, high quality gym kit. Fast delivery all for £4.95 amazing. Leg extension/ curl machine arrived,it was extremely well packaged. Inside the packing crate everything was wrapped i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star experience I enquired about a Dumbell set as couldnt find exactly what I wanted. Lucky enough to live close to the warehouse so went down to discuss requirements. Really helpful and friendly... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered & collected a home gym set up recently, barbell, weight plates, crash mats & a squat rack, very happy with all & the squat rack was simple to put together. Everything is exceptionally priced... See more

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  1. Fitness Equipment Wholesaler

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Here at BlackBear Fitness we specialise in commercial and home gym fitness equipment. Our knowledge on our products gives us second to none experience in the advice we will be able to offer you in deciding what best suits your requirements. Whether you're on a tight budget and testing the fitness waters or you're looking to outfit a full state of the art training facility, we will go above and beyond to see you get exactly and more that you need from us. No pressure quotes and genuinely impartial advice is what we'll always offer, we're happy as long as you are happy. If we can strike some deals in the meantime, great. If we can't we just hope you learned something to make an informed decision down the line.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Guys

Second purchase I've made from Blackbear Fitness, and the second order was a larger order.

Ended up being split into 2 deliveries, and had a minor issue with one of the 2 deliveries, contacted the team and they got it sorted for me right away. Excellent customer service

September 5, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Hey Matthew

I'm glad we could fix that issue for you so quickly with the courier. We hope you enjoy your order.


Thanks
BlackBear

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Got a great set of adjustable dumbbells. Guidance from the owner was really helpful, always good to speak to an actual human who uses the kit and was handy in supplying the right product with quick service.

September 25, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Thanks for your comments Mark.

I'm glad we were able to assist with your training needs.


Thanks
BlackBear

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Poor communication and an item doesn't match the website.

EDIT: I have now received the cambered bar.

Whilst it took a while to get it, I did eventually receive good help in having it sent out. The equipment itself seems to be good quality (the cambered bar is actually a rival strength brand though, not their own).

At the moment I have only received one item that matches what I ordered. The change plates received don't match what are pictured on the website. The bumper plates look good, if a bit scuffed. I also ordered a cambered bar that has not been dispatched, and I have had no replies to any emails sent about this. I will gladly change my review of these issues are fixed, but at the moment I am not happy with much at all right now.

September 21, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Hi Daniel,

My apologies for the issues received, I can assure you as per our conversations we're chasing the 6ft barbell down. Once declared lost we can immediately re issue you a new one on a next day delivery. I do expect you to likely have the bar tomorrow or a new bar shipping to receive Tuesday.

The change plates we've come to a deal on where we've managed to agree to keep the plates in situ.

I'll come back to you tomorrow PM with the new tracking or hopefully the delivery information that the original bar has arrived!


Thanks
BlackBear

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased multiple items from Ant and…

Purchased multiple items from Ant and the team over the last 3 years. They always have a very quick turnaround on purchases as well. Equipment is also very good at very competitive rates which is a bonus.

September 1, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great equipment

My gym uses Black Bear plates and other equipment, and the quality and durability are excellent even under heavy use in a commercial setting. From what I’ve seen, they’re a dedicated family-run business that works incredibly hard to meet customer needs, offering personalised advice plus delivery and setup. Great company!

August 29, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professionalism

Initially, I had put a low score due to a missing item.
Anthony was absolutely fantastic and contacted me out of hours to rectify the missing item and maintained professionalism from start to finish.

Received the missing item today.

Thank you.

September 10, 2025
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor delivery & communication service

I ordered a 10tier dumbbell rack with weights (1-10kg). The delivery was outsourced to Royal Mail, which meant there was no opportunity to arrange a phone call from the delivery driver to know what time this heavy item would be delivered. The item was being delivered to a new business of mine, which hasn’t yet opened and therefore I was working at the time at my current work place.
So I missed the first delivery attempt. Then the item was delivered to the wrong address.

Once I unboxed the delivery, I noticed that I had been given a pair of 7.5kg dumbbells rather than a pair of 7kg dumbbells.

Having ordered gym equipment from multiple different businesses over the last month, this was by far the least competent company. I had expected to receive a phone call or at least have email communication (not just an automated response email) to help arrange proper delivery.

Overall disappointed.

September 15, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Hi Darren,

I just left you a quick voicemail.

Thank you for your review. I have just checked the order and can confirm the following information:

You placed the order on 15th September @ 9:37am and you received a parcel force shipping notification the same day at 15:17pm. The delivery took place 2 working days later on the 18th, successfully signed for at the provided delivery address on the order you placed.

I'm sorry that this has felt like a negative experience, but as we've not received any correspondence before this review, we were unfortunately unable to fix any issues within a timely manner.

Without any communication, we were under the impression that it was shipped and delivered where it was requested, as per the order confirmation. The tracking details were provided to you the same day as your order meaning your delivery was trackable through the entire process.

If you did receive a set of 7.5kg hex by mistake, we can of course immediately swap them out.

My sincerest apologies again, I hope this helps, however, if you would like to discuss this further with a member of the BlackBear team, please contact us on 01733 602 409 or sales@blackbearfitness.co.uk.

Many Thanks
BlackBear Fitness

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had Anthony taking care of me today

Had Anthony taking care of me today. Fantastic customer service, he took the time to listen to my needs and advised me on some other bits of equipment just a great guy to talk to. Would definitely recommend, good prices and great equipment. Will be going back there in the future.

September 21, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID!!!

Placed order on a Friday morning, item advertised as in stock and 1-3 days express delivery…a week later no response from the company whatsoever, sent 3 emails, had to open a PayPal not received case…do NOT order from them- SAVE YOURSELF GRIEF and find a reputable company, AVOID these cowboys

September 12, 2025
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Might still be great as looked good…

Might still be great as looked good quality at a decent price but it hasn’t arrived yet and is late!

Update it has now arrived and is good quality. Swift response from the seller when problem identified. Thanks

September 9, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Hello Ryan,

Apologies for your 14kg kettlebell not arriving in the last couple days. I can see it was due on Wednesday 10th Sep with your resistance band, however it looks like the courier failed to deliver the kettlebell alongside the band you received.

Now we are aware your kettlebell is missing, we've shipped out a replacement today for delivery on Monday 15th September.
We could have gotten this to you much sooner - if in the future, you could kindly contact us on 01733 602 409 or sales@blackbearfitness.co.uk please to advise us something is possibly late.

Many Thanks
BlackBear Fitness

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Black bear fitness shopping

Had Anthony taking care of me today. Fantastic customer service, just a super nice person to talk to who helped answer any question I had. Would definitely recommend, good prices, good service, just overall good experience.

September 11, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Thank you Aadam for taking the time to leave us this nice review.

Thanks
BlackBear

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, competitive price and goods received 2 days after ordering.

Would use again.

September 3, 2025
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Reply from Blackbearfitness

Hi Jon,

Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a review of the service you received.

We look forward to working together again.


Thanks
BlackBear

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