Review of Crossrope Jump Ropes

Welcome to my review of the Crossrope Get Fit bundle. As this is my first review let me throw a little disclaimer at’cha.

Any products or items I review will only reflect my honest opinion of a given product, even if I were sponsored by a company whose product I was reviewing. I would never let a corporate relationship influence my view. No company affiliates would ever, or will ever, see a review before it’s posted, whether in written or video format. I will only give 100% honest feedback, whether positive or negative. I’ll only endorse products I genuinely believe in for you to purchase.

With all that said, I’m reviewing the Crossrope Get Fit bundle specifically but Crossrope have a variety of different ropes and bundles which I’ll cover as we go through the review.

At the beginning of lockdown 1, I was looking to purchase a new skipping rope as my previous one had snapped. I was really upping the amount of skipping I was doing, getiing into some great boxing drills and wanted a rope/ set of ropes that I knew wouldn’t let me down. I was also thinking about having the extra ropes for clients to be able to use in the future, and with ropes at different weights I could set up a skipping based circuit in a programme.

If you’ve never used a skipping rope for your cardio or workouts before, you’re missing out. A good rope is one of the best tools for exercise you can have. Not only is it great cardio, but also a great full body workout (even by itself). The level of muscle engagement for the heavier ropes is fantastic, but also the work is low impact. It also helps with hand eye coordination, which was a huge boost for me, being dyspraxic. You can practice different tricks and drills, but more importantly than any of these is that you can do it literally anywhere.

I came across Crossrope on a YouTube ad of all places (thanks creepy internet ghosts). The ad proceeded to show Crossrope founder and CEO Dave Hunt telling us about the boredom and lack of challenge in workouts, and to push us further on our fitness journey, we needed Crossrope (I’m paraphrasing slightly). Now the pitch seemed fairly obvious for a company that creates a workout tool, but what really got me was the way the system worked, and on further investigation, the variety of products available.

Dave Hunt founded the idea for Crossrope whilst he was a US naval officer stationed just of east coast of Africa. Dave began using some of the heavy ropes on board his ship to replace the skipping ropes he didn’t have with him. He could use different weights of rope, depending what was available to him and this gave him the starting idea. However the ropes he was using weren’t particularly hardy, so he began thinking of a system to reinforce the ropes. In 2012, Dave took the plunge and founded Crossrope out of Raleigh, North Carolina and now Crossrope has gone from strength to strength. I also imagine that Covid-19 actually helped a lot with that, given people would want to be working out more from home.

I’m going to be covering the Crossrope Get Fit bundle in my review as that’s the bundle I ended up purchasing. The Get Fit bundle comes with a 1/4lb (kg) 1/2lb (kg) 1lb (kg) and 2lb (kg) ropes as well as a set of slim handles for the lighter ropes and one set of chunky handles for the heavier ropes. The ropes come in a variety of sizes according to your height, which is great if you need a little leeway for rope size. I ordered the large size being 6ft tall and the size is great for me. Normally with a skipping rope you adjust the handles to be at the height of your chest when standing in the middle of the rope. If you are used to this form of measurement for your ropes, you may want to stick with that specificity. But the Crossrope size guide has worked fantastically for me. You can also buy extra handles and other bundles, built for speed and tricks for example.

The ropes come in varying colours according to weight so at a quick glance it’s very easy to tell which rope is which as well as the varying thickness. 1/4lb is green, ½ is white, 1lb is grey and the 2lb is black.

The handles are built with ball bearings inside, which let me tell you, is a lovely experience to skip with. It does take a little getting used to, but to skip with it is a joy. I remember when I first got the rope and I showed it to my trainer, who loves a good speed rope, and he said he’d never had an experience like it when it came to skipping. Also the face that the handles just clip on and off from the ropes is fantastic, making switching from rope to rope a breeze.

The different weights of rope provide a great workout alone. The 2lb rope is a beast to skip with, so if you’re new to skipping, definitely work with the lighter ropes first.

You can also, if you’re so inclined, get workouts on the Crossrope app. That’s not really my vibe so I haven’t used it. But head to Youtube and check out some boxing drills to really make the most out of your rope based workouts.

So let’s jump into some of the less good stuff. The price point for these ropes is definitely on the high side, but in my opinion the price is worth it. The Get Fit bundle is $238. Everything is in dollars but they have an EU distribution centre. Given Brexit I’m not sure if they are still shipping from Europe or have switched to shipping from the US. I’ve used my ropes at least 3 times a week since I bought them, so make of that what you will.

The Crossrope warranty isn’t the best and you have to pay for any replacement orders, which I learned when doing my research for this review. I had my first 1/4lb rope wear down very quickly and it subsequently snapped. Now I didn’t buy the Crossrope mat for added protection of the ropes, but it was still insane how quickly it degraded given the price. But I spoke to Crossrope, quite emphatically I might add, to send me a replacement given the time it had taken to wear down, and they said there had been a fault with some recent orders so agreed to replace it for free, which was good news. I’m not sure how I would have felt if they had not offered that service. But, as I told them in my emails, I love the system and how it feels to use. The replacement rope is still going strong and it was replaced a few months ago. Given what I discovered I would recommend buying a skipping mat, not only for extra rope protection but also to lessen the impact of skipping even further on your feet.

All in all, Crossrope make a great product with the Get Fit bundle, and if you can face the upfront cost for the bundle and the mat as well, definitely go for that option to keep the ropes lasting as long as possible. The skipping experience is great, and makes for a real shake up to any workouts whilst also giving a boxing based vibe, which I’m a big fan of. As for the customer service, I’m not sure how, the next time one of my ropes wears down, that might go but I’ll keep you guys in the loop. It’s funny that even within 12 months, new orders are still subject to charge. In cases of extreme wear, they say that they will replace the rope in 60 days.

I hope you liked my review and found it helpful and informative. Let me know if you have any further questions about Crossrope or the bundle I purchased. I’d love to hear if you guys have had experience with Crossrope and/or any of the other Crossrope bundles. If anyone from Crossrope ends up reading this, let me know!

I hope this review helped you to raise your game.