Fake TRX: How to spot a genuine TRX® from a counterfeit

by | Jun 11, 2021 | News

TRX Suspension trainer

The South African market has lately seen quite a lot of fake and non-standard products bearing TRX® logo. The problem is that these products are very good imitations, with the majority of them having been made in China, and can easily pass as authentic. But they are still imitations and do not carry the same safety and quality standards of the real McCoy, thus they can be very dangerous.


“‘When a price is too good to be true it usually is'”

E-shops, Gumtree, Olx and other fitness equipment suppliers frequently advertise the fake products by using the original TRX product images to attract customers. Logically, such websites frequently promote their goods as ‘CHEAP TRX’ and they often fail to have information on their ‘About Us’ section which only proves their untrustworthiness.

Typically authentic TRX’s are retailed across the the world for – that means if you are paying less than R2500 for a TRX in South Africa good chances are that it is either fake, or old out-dated stock.

TRX counterfeits can be dangerous

The number of injury reports related to the use of counterfeits is really high. If the straps breaks during an intensive workout, the subsequent injury might be quite serious. From the image above you can see the TRX can be used for many different exercises which may cause injury if the straps snapped.

The problem is not only that these fake products are of inferior quality, but that they do not come with the guarantee and warranty that the original TRX has. This means that if you or your client gets injured using a counterfeit product – there is not much that can be done.

Why do people buy TRX replicas?

Quite simply because the price of the original TRX seems high. I mean, “why should I get an original system if I can have an almost identical product for a third of the original price and no one can even tell the difference.”

Well, people will be able to tell the difference when the carabiner or strap snaps and they are sprawled across the floor with a broken nose or sprained wrist. The cheap and fake versions of TRX often see broken straps and carabiners or damaged handles. The reason for these incidents is poor quality materials that cannot carry the load capacity without breaking.

TRX Counterfeits vs. TRX Originals

What does a fake TRX look like?

  1. TRX Home Kit » broken fake carabiners
  2. TRX FORCE Kit » Fake TRX carabiner, is impossible to lock when bent and prone to breaking.
  3. Poor quality strap finishings and gaps of different sizes between stitching lines.
  4. No stitching along the main carabiner; rubber badges placed at various distances.
  5. Fake TRX carabiner » Broken and bent carabiners on counterfeits.
  6. TRX FORCE Kit » Counterfeited, poor-quality handles are soft and their surface is easy to scratch (with nails, ring, etc.).

How to determine a FAKE from a REAL one

Here are simple instructions that will help you distinguish a safe TRX® ORIGINAL product from its counterfeit:

  1. Find the transparent small tag with a hologram on a strap under a rubber logo, it has a 13 digit code
  2. Go to the TRX website and click “My Locker” at the top right menu
  3. Create a profile by entering in your details
  4. Once your account is created click “Yes, I have my Token Code”
  5. Enter the 13 digit code found on the tag into the box

Its as easy as that to check whether your TRX is authentic. If your TRX code is accepted, then congrats you have an authentic product – if not, I’m sorry to say but it’s a fake and you should demand your money back!

This article was adapted from CoreTrainingTips.com and Newitts.com


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