Maple Elite Studio Reformer Avec Tower

This Canadian company makes a reformer of top quality. It’s super sturdy, whisper quiet and glides so smoothly. The wood is beautiful and I got the white/cream leather which looks so stunning. Set-up was minimal and instruction videos by Greg were so easy to follow. It comes mostly set up already in the crate. It came packed very well and shipping was timely. Greg even emailed me within a week to see if I had any questions about my product. Amazing customer service. Highly recommended!

The Maple Elite Studio Reformer arrived securely. It's very sturdy. The maple with black and chrome looks stunning. I absolutely love it and I'm very happy with the quality.

Loving it so far, lots to learn

Solid, smooth gliding, great accessories, great price! I learned reformer pilates on a well-known brand of equipment but the price to purchase was far too expensive. I found Fortus, researched it, and purchased. I am so happy with my decision. So well made - I'm totally impressed.

I like the straps - very comfortable and you don't need to constantly convert them for different uses.

The springs are great, the accessories included are great. The best part is it was a fraction of the cost of the other brand. I'm so happy I purchased it!

I came across Fortus Pilates last summer. I wasn't sure where to purchase a reformer from but knew I wanted a good quality one that didn't break the bank. After doing a lot of research, I contacted Fortus in the fall and let me tell you... their customer service is as wonderful as all of the reviews say. Kacia, who I think is one of Fortus' owners, answered every email with detail and patience, and I asked a lot of questions! When I finally decided to order the maple elite studio reformer with tower in November, they were sold out! Kacia offered to set one aside for me (at no cost) and contacted me a few weeks after when the unit was in stock. The reformer was delivered in mid December, so I have been using it about 3 weeks now. I LOVE IT! I can't get over how quiet it is, compared to the ones at the studio. At the studio I find the hand loops so noisy as they are attached by D rings but that goes away with this machine. The springs have so much more tension given that they are new and not used in a commercial setting. The shipping was straight forward, and so was putting the equipment together. They also sent me a complementary water bottle! The videos and manual that Fortus has are very helpful. They accidentally packaged the wrong manual and upon contacting Kacia, the right manual was couriered right away. I am not super handy and found the unboxing of the reformer a bit challenging. I would recommend that people use gloves while doing this as the crate it comes with has a metal frame that can be sharp at times (see picture). I put the reformer together by myself, so anyone can do it lol! I love all the accessories that come with the unit and it looks so beautiful in our basement. For the first few days after I got it, our basement smelled amazing (maple and leather wooohoo). After trying to get my husband to try Pilates for months, he has now tried the reformer a couple of times so thank you Fortus for helping me recruit him! It's great that it comes with a 3 month subscription to Natural Pilates. I am on the heavier side and love that it has a 350lbs weight limit. The carriage is so comfortable (and did I mention quiet?). I was a bit hesitant to use the tower at first but it is very safe. I had read one earlier review about the tower not being super sturdy and Kacia informed me that they have made improvements to the tower design.
All in all, my only regret is not buying it sooner! I know it's a big decision and quite the investment, but don't be hesitant! If you really think about it, how much money do we each spend on other stuff that is not good for our health? this is a lifelong investment that I will never regret buying.