Reach™ - The First Adjustable Exercise Bar

Hello... It's September! Where is my Reach Bar?
29 days ago – Thu, Sep 03, 2026 at 02:36:06 PM

Hi Guys.

It's frustrating... am I right? I hear you and believe me I share in it with you.

I'm a graphic artist by trade. I make pictures on a computer screen. Over the years I've helped clients bring quite a few products to market and am extremely fortunate that one of those clients - a friend - has lent his considerable experience and expertise to this venture. 

Manufacturing a truly new invention like the Reach Bar has it's challenges. As simple as it might seem, we've had create and develop it from scratch. In the process I've discovered that every question I raise adds another few days to the process, and even minor revisions can push the schedule another week or two.

As frustrating as these delays have been, I'm glad for every question we've raised and revision we've made, because each has contributed to the Reach Bar's performance, strength and safety. 

I'm wary about once again giving you hard dates for when you might expect to get your bar... I will say that we're solidly in production mode, and we have samples currently in the UL labs undergoing testing. Barring any unforeseen developments we're probably still at least 4 or 5 weeks away from delivering the actual bar to your doorstep...

I am really proud about the product we've developed, and I'm truly excited to put it in your hands and see if it's as helpful and beneficial to you as it has been for me.

Once we're past this production and distribution phase, I'll be turning my attention to the the instruction phase - we've been working on a guide book and will be creating YouTube channel with videos that will take you through the new types of exercises you'll be doing with this new device. 

Please forgive the delays. If you haven't yet responded to the BackerKit address request, please do so. Also I'm aware that some have not received notifications from BackerKit, and a few others have questions about the status of their order. I'm a spread a bit thin at the moment but I will address each of these issues - but there's nothing I've seen so far that shouldn't be fairly easily remedied.

That's all I've got for the moment. 

Thanks, as always. 

Tom G.

Keep Your Eye Out for Our Shipping Information Survey Email
about 2 months ago – Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 09:14:45 AM

Hello Reach Backers,

I wanted to take a moment to thank every one of you again for helping make the Reach Bar a reality. Your support has allowed us to move from prototypes and tooling into full production, and we're excited to be getting closer to putting Reach Bars into your hands.

Our next step is to collect everyone's shipping information. To help us do that we'll be using BackerKit, a trusted fulfillment service used by thousands of Kickstarter creators.

In the next week or so, you'll receive an email from BackerKit asking you to review your pledge and complete your shipping information. Please keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder, just in case).

Once you've completed your survey, BackerKit will send you a follow-up email with your exact shipping cost and a simple, secure way to pay it.

We're making great progress, and completing this shipping information survey will help us keep fulfillment on schedule. 

Thank you again for believing in this project and for being among the very first members of the Reach Revolution.

Talk to you again soon,

Tom G
Founder

PS. If you don't receive a BackerKit email within the next week or so, don't worry—we'll post another update here on Kickstarter with instructions before surveys close.

Reach Bar Test Production Run Update
2 months ago – Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 10:53:31 AM

Hi Guys,

As I mentioned in our last update, the first shots out of the molds are complete. We sent a set off to the certification lab and I got my samples last week. I've put the Reach Bar through it's paces and I'm excited to say it's super strong and perform great! I did make a couple of minor changes - nothing major - and since we're waiting on lab certification they should not hold up production in any way.

Once the Reach Bar is certified, it's on to production! That will take a week or so, then it's about 3 weeks on the water before we can actually ship final product to you. So there's still a bit of time to go. I'm sorry about that, but some things just can't be rushed.

Click on this link for a short, 2 minute video update: 

Thank you all for your support and patience. It won't be long now.

Tom G

Reach Bar Update - First Shots - 7/6/26
3 months ago – Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 07:23:12 AM

Hi Guys. I hope everyone had a happy 4th of July. Last week we saw images of the Reach Bar's "first shots", these are the first samples produced by injecting molten material into the newly created molds. ( As some of you may know, all of the models you've seen up until now were created with 3D printing.) These first shot samples are a critical test of the molds themselves - and they give us our first chance to see if the actual product matches and performs like the CAD models. The really good news is that everything looks really good. You'll notice in the included image that the colors are a bit wacky... that's because this first run is really mostly about making sure the molds are working correctly. This week we'll be producing samples with the actual black and white coloring you're used to. 

I'm continuing to develop the initial instructions that will come with your Reach bar so that you have the best possible experience right out of the box. And speaking of the box I'm also attaching a couple of images of what the box will look like - feel free to let me know what you think.

We're hoping to have production samples in the hands of the testing lab next week. They are going to put the Reach Bar through it's paces and make sure it performs as well as we think it will. That will take a week to 10 days... but after that our performance will be independently certified and that's something that is important to us - and for you as well - as we move forward.

Barring any surprises in testing, it's on to final production, packaging and shipping from China to the west coast (which in itself can take as much as three weeks). That puts us somewhere around the end of August when our fulfillment company will be sending them directly to you.

I do apologize for how this schedule has shifted over time. I've really tried to be as transparent as possible, but frankly so many of the phases of this process have just taken eaten up more time than I had anticipated. But, as we get closer, the estimates are firming up, and I'll try to keep you all in the loop as things are completed.

Thank you all for your support, and your patience.

Tom G

Reach Bar Tooling Update
4 months ago – Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 07:54:04 AM

Hi Guys,

So the tooling is just about finalized on the Reach Bar - we're a bit late on that, having missed a 6/10 deadline. But we are scheduled at the moment to see the first shots out of the molds next week, so we're excited about that. I'll attach some shots of the tooling in process below.

On a separate note, I also had a brief visit to the hospital again, this for an infection that required oral surgery. But you'll be happy to know I was able to keep up with my Reaching exercises - much to the dismay of the nurses.

Fortunately, our manufacturing team has been forging ahead in my absence and making good progress. 

We're getting there guys. 

One final thing. I'm going to attach a page from the instructions we're looking to include with your Reach Bar. These will ultimately be paired with video instructions available online, but feel free to give them a look and let me know what you think.

As always, I appreciate your support and patience.

Thanks.

Tom G.