The one I was looking at at Dick's is angled back some, I tried it out in the store to make sure it would not tip with me hanging on it. it seems pretty sturdy its made of square tube and is hefty as far as the weight of the rack it self is concerned. its not the same one they are showing on line, I kinda liked the one I saw on line enough to warrant further investigation by going to the store to see it for my self, those are pretty flimsy compared to the one in the store. the clerk in the store told me the items ordered on line are sold by a different company contracting with Dick's sporting goods as their on line retailer.