Fringe Sport “The Drew” Attachment Review
This product was in-house tested by Michael at The Jungle Gym Reviews.
For about $180, The Drew is one of the most impactful “cheap upgrades” you can add to a home-gym cable setup. If you’ve ever felt like lat pulldowns on a functional trainer are awkward, limited, and too angled away from the rack, this fixes the core problem by raising the pull point and pushing it out from the upright. It’s simple, fast to install, and—because it’s designed around a single mounting peg + a side brace—it plays well with a huge number of 3x3 racks (metric or imperial) in either 5/8” or 1” ecosystems.
It’s not perfect. There are a couple small quirks around bar storage and clearance, and compatibility can get weird on some offset cable systems. But as a “transform your existing cable system” attachment, it earns a permanent place in my gym.
Quick Specs
Primary Use: Lat pulldown height/offset extender (high pulley relocation)
Secondary Uses: Belt squats (flipped), high cable work (pushdowns, etc.)
Rack Compatibility (claimed/real-world intent): Most 3x3 racks, metric or imperial, 5/8” or 1” holes
Included Pegs: 1” peg + 5/8” peg
Weight: ~16 lb
Price Mentioned: ~$180
Rated Capacity Mentioned: 550 lb
Where to Buy / Check Price
This is one of those “check price and grab it if you have the problem it solves” items.
What The Drew Actually Does
Most home-gym functional trainers force lat pulldowns into a compromise:
Pull point is too low
Cable line is angled, not above your torso
Range of motion gets cut short (especially if you’re taller or using a lat seat/bench setup)
The Drew fixes that by acting like a removable high-pulley extension arm that:
Moves the pulley higher
Moves the pulley farther away from the rack
Lets you sit more directly under the line of pull like a “real” lat pulldown station
If you’ve ever been just a few inches short of getting a full stretch and full contraction on a functional trainer pulldown, this is the cleanest solution I’ve seen for the money.
My Real-World Experience
This is one of those products that’s almost annoying—because it makes you realize how many racks should’ve solved this problem already.
On a lot of all-in-one racks, you can technically do pulldowns… but they feel compromised. With The Drew:
I’m getting a proper overhead pull instead of pulling out at an angle.
I’m getting meaningfully more clearance (you mentioned ~8”+ versus your baseline setup).
At 6’2”, I can get a full stretch and run a normal lat bar setup without feeling “boxed in.”
The fact that it’s quick on/off matters too. It’s not something you need to permanently dedicate an upright to if your gym space is tight.
Install & Fitment
The design choices here are the entire reason it fits so many racks:
Single main mounting peg (swap between 1” and 5/8”)
A side brace / pop-pin contact point that rests against the upright instead of needing to line up with a second bolt hole
That second part is key: it’s why it plays nicely with metric vs imperial hole spacing. You’re not trying to line up two holes perfectly—just one.
Cable Length Adjustment (Nice Touch)
Fringe including wire cutters is a legit win. If you’ve ever had to cut a cable and realized you don’t own the right tool, you know why this matters. The adjustable cable length also lets you dial tension based on where your trolley sits.
Works best with:
Center-ish cable paths on the upright
Most 3x3 racks where the functional trainer trolley can swivel and “find center”
Potential issues with:
Offset cable systems (where the cable runs notably inside/outside the upright)
Some setups where the cable or hardware could collide with the bracket/pop-pin area
Your “mental model” for compatibility is the right one:
If your cable line is wildly offset and can’t swivel back toward center, it may rub or interfere.
If your system is mostly center or can swivel to center, you’re usually fine.
Quirks & Limitations
1) Bar storage can snag
The top UHMW notch storage works, but if you run certain carabiners or tighten things too aggressively, the bar/carabiner can catch on the bracket geometry. It’s not a functional issue during pulldowns—just a “taking the bar on/off” annoyance.
2) Weight limitations are usually the system, not The Drew
Most functional trainers are 2:1, so your effective load is half the stack. The Drew doesn’t solve that. What it does do is finally make the movement worth loading heavier.
If you want heavy pulldowns, you still need a solution like:
Weight horns / add-on loading solution (like you described on the Dane 2.0)
A weight stack adder pin (where compatible)
3) Clearance matters on certain racks
Because the arm and lock point are off-center and close to the upright, you have to watch clearance if your cable runs off-center. In plain English: if the cable line is too close to the bracket/pop-pin side, it can be annoying.
Best Use Cases
Lat Pulldowns (Main reason to buy it)
If you do pulldowns weekly and you’ve been frustrated with range of motion, this is the buy.
Belt Squats (Flipped low)
Flipping it for a low pull point is a clever secondary use. It won’t replace a dedicated belt squat machine, but it gives you a better pull angle than a lot of “make it work” setups.
“High point” cable work
Triceps pushdowns, overhead extensions, anything where you benefit from a higher pull and a bit more standoff from the rack.
Who It’s For
Buy it if:
You have a 3x3 rack functional trainer and pulldowns feel compromised
You’re taller and constantly run out of ROM
You want a low-cost upgrade that actually changes how your cable system trains
Skip it if:
Your cable path is very offset and can’t swivel to center
You already have a true dedicated lat pulldown station that you love
Final Verdict
For the price, The Drew is one of the easiest “yes” recommendations I’ve given for a rack attachment. It doesn’t add gimmicks—it fixes a real limitation that shows up across a ton of functional trainer racks. The quirks are small, and the payoff is huge: lat pulldowns finally feel like lat pulldowns.
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