FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 vs CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series

FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 versus CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series is a spec comparison, not a test. Light FID benches. Every number below is copied from a manufacturer page or official sheet and carries an as-of date of 2026-10-14 on the product records. If a field is blank on the maker’s page, it stays blank here.

Flybird describes the FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 as: The WB5 (formerly FB149) is an 800 lb foldable FID bench with 8 back angles from -30 to 90 degrees, an 18.5-inch pad height, and a 46-by-13-inch flat footprint. FED/Flybird lists the WB5 as formerly FB149, with an 800 lb capacity and a 46-by-13-by-18.5-inch assembled footprint. Back angles are 90, 70, 52, 38, 24, flat, -9, and -30 degrees, with 3 seat angles (flat, 12, 23). The backrest is specified at 30 inches long, the seat at 15.7 inches, and the seat-to-back gap at 2 inches, with a 1-year warranty.

CAP describes the CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series as: The CAP Color Series FID is a 500 lb recommended-capacity bench with published maximum assembled dimensions of 54 by 25 by 45 inches. CAP lists maximum assembled dimensions of 54 by 25 by 45 inches, 54-inch length with the back pad flat, and 45-inch height with the back pad fully upright. Recommended weight capacity is 500 lb on cold-rolled steel tubing. The page states the backrest adjusts for flat, incline, or decline but does not publish degree values, pad width, or unit weight.

On listed height, FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 is 18.5 in and CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series is not published in. Width is 13 in versus 25 in. Depth / length is 46 in versus 54 in (falling back to a listed length where a maker omits depth). Unit weight is not published lb versus not published lb. Listed load or user capacity is 800 lb versus 500 lb.

Pad / bench height is 18.5 in versus not published in. Pad width is not published in versus not published in. Back-pad range is -30° to 90° versus not published° to not published°. Decline is true versus true. Warranty text is “1” versus “not published”.

FitScout spec scores — our weighted rubric, not Amazon stars — are 66 for FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 and 50 for CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series. Missing fields do not count as zeros; they drop out of the average. The rubric for benches is published on the methodology page.

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Who the FED Fitness Flybird Series WB5 is for, in our reading of the spec sheet: Apartment or small-space buyers who want a foldable 800 lb bench with published decline to -30 degrees. Skip it when need a commercial-width pad or a manufacturer-published unit weight; neither appears on the current WB5 spec list.

Who the CAP Adjustable FID Bench Color Series is for: Entry-level buyers who want a compact FID bench with padded leg rests. Check price for the current list and sale figures. Skip it when need pad height, pad width, unit weight, or numbered back angles; none of those appear on the official spec bullets.

If ceiling height is the constraint, prefer the shorter published frame and then run Will-It-Fit with your ceiling, your height, and the exercise. HAJEX’s standing-press rule of thumb is height × 1.33 plus about 9 in for full-size plates. A rack that “fits the room” on assembled height can still fail a pull-up if there is not about a foot above the bar.

This page does not say either product was used, assembled, or worn-in by FitScout. Sources are the manufacturer URLs on each spec row. If a maker updates a dimension after 2026-10-14, the as-of date is the tell.

646 words. Spec-based analysis, not a test report.