Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar Review 2025

The Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar is an innovative solution to turn your doorway into a dip station. You attach this separate addition to your existing Door Pull-Up Bar, either for the doorframe of the telescopic version, and you have a pair of working Dip Bars. We reviewed many Pullup & Dip products already, and this is one of their most unique innovations. We haven’t seen anything like it from its competitors and are, of course, intrigued by the possibility of having a complete home gym that is (almost) as compact as a chunky Doorframe Pull-Up Bar. I’ll review the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar thoroughly, both with the Pullup & Dip Doorframe Pull-up Bar and the Pullup & Dip Doorway Pull-Up Bar.

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Assembly of the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar

The assembly should be straightforward; however, they didn’t provide you with any tools to put the Doorway Dip Bar together. You need a 5mm Allen wrench and a 13mm spanner for the various nuts and bolts. The instruction manual is clear, and there aren’t that many components. 

The thing to consider is whether you have the Pullup & Dip Doorframe Pull-Up Bar or the Pull-up & Dip Telescopic Bar. The difference here is that for the door frame bar, the dip bar’s bracing bar goes on the front of the assembly. For the telescopic bar, the dip bar’s bracing bar goes on the back of the assembly. That’s a lot of bars to consider, but once you see how it fits, it will make sense. If you put the bracing bar on the wrong side, the dip bar will not be level to the ground. 

Another consideration is the width of the parallel bars. You get four holes per side to adjust the width, so the total of sixteen possible configurations left and right gives you some adjustability. However, if you’re using the Telescopic Pull-Up Bar, you only want to hang the assembly on the exposed metal part of the bar, not the foam grip or the plastic parts. That will practically limit the number of holes you can choose from to just one, since only the outer holes allow the assembly to rest on the metal parts.

With the Pullup & Dip Doorframe Pull-Up Bar, you get to choose any configuration between the left and right holes. 

You hang the Doorway Dip Bar on the Pull-Up Bar so that the bracing bar presses against the doorframe, and the parallel bars are level with the floor. There is only one way to do this and keep the bars parallel. If the bars are not parallel with the floor, you either put the bracing bar on the wrong side of the assembly, or you hung the dip bar at a tilt, and the bracing bar is on the wrong side of the doorway.

First Look at the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar

Hanging from the Doorframe Pull-Up Bar, the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar does look a lot like a complete home gym. It’s a quick and space-efficient way to get a lot of options for your Calisthenics exercise. All contact points on the Doorway Dip Bar are padded with hard rubber, both the hooks that go over your Pull-Up Bar and the pads that press against the doorframe.

One thing I noticed is that the top of the assembly pulls away from the wall when you push on the dip bars. This only happens with the doorframe pull-up bar; with the telescopic bar, the brace stays in place. It feels less stable at first, but the bar hasn’t come loose while I’ve been using it.

The Doorway Dip Bar assembly matches the style of the rest of the Pullup & Dip lineup. I like the black, powder-coated steel look, and the finish is perfect. The Dip Bars don’t have any branding, but the Pull-Up Bars already do. Still, for completion’s sake, I think Pullup & Dip could slap a little logo on there somewhere. 

Exercising on the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar

I like the grip, the way it looks, and the way it feels during my exercises. The 34mm girth is perfect for push exercises, like dips. The width is ideal at the third hole from the inside (for me), and there is a little room left for a wider grip.

The grips wiggle slightly with every dip from side to side. I think this has to do with the contact points between the dip bars and the bracing bars being rubberised as well. It is not a stability issue, but you do notice the grips moving. Aside from dips, the bar is also suitable for core exercises like leg raises, and the lower bracing bar can be used for your rows or for warmups using a Resistance Band. 

The load capacity of 110kg makes the Doorway Dip Bar suitable for Weighted Calisthenics. Wearing a Weigthed Vest, the bar held up to dips very well. With a Dip Belt, the weight touched the floor when I kept it between my feet. When I changed the Doorframe Pull-Up Bar to the Telescopic Bar, I could hang the assembly high enough to use a Dip Belt without problems. For reference, the dip bar sits at 110cm from the Doorframe Pull-Up Bar and 126cm on the Telescopic bar (but it all depends on your doorway). 

The limited leeway with added weight until you get to 110kg makes a Weighted Vest more practical, anyway.

Suspended from the Telescopic Bar, the Doorway Dip Bar feels much more stable. The brace doesn’t tilt anymore, and I feel less movement from the bar above me. The weight from my Dip Belt no longer hits the floor, either. I prefer it this way, and the only downside is that I had to use the outer holes for my dip bar assembly, which is slightly wider than what I prefer.

I did try lever exercises, but the assembly does move freely in one direction, of course. It’s possible, but I would do my front- and back levers on the Telescopic Bar itself.

Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar Pricing

Here is a pricing overview of the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar, the accompanying Pull-Up Bars and the discounted price when you use code CWW10 at checkout:

	Doorway Dip Bar	Doorframe Pull-Up Bar + Doorway Dip Bar	Telescopic Bar + Doorway Dip Bar
Regular Price	70.-	151.50	110.-
CWW10 Discount Price (est.)	63.-	136.35	99.-

Conclusions About the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar

The Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar is a really innovative but simple design that adds functionality to the already compact Door Pull-Up Bar. I like the combination with the Pullup & Dip Telescopic Bar best. The Dip Bar assembly is more stable when hung from the Telescopic Bar, and you can use the Telescopic Bar itself for more exercise variation than the Doorframe Pull-Up Bar.

You can also place the Telescopic Bar at different heights, which offsets the fixed width of the parallel bars a bit. The Telescopic Bar is also the more budget-friendly option. The Doorway Dip Bar also doesn’t cost the world.

That is why I recommend the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar and Telescopic Bar combination for your Calisthenics. If you’d like your own Doorway Dip Bar or other Pullup & Dip product, use our code CWW10 for a 10% discount at checkout. 

Frequently Asked Questions About the Pullup & Dip Doorway Dip Bar

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