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A pull-up bar for my home office. I do a couple of pull ups every time I walk through that door. Amounts to 5-15 / day.

Be really, really careful about installation. I recommend something like this:

I have one and it's rock solid.

What is your fear? I have one that "grips" the front and back of the frame and it works really well and has for 1000s of reps.

Falling. I've seen videos of that. The injuries can be severe.

Mine is the grippy kind - no screws. And you’re right, a pull up bar malfunction would not be fun. No issues so far.

I think if you keep your feet underneath your body you should be ok. Just don't do any swinging crazy pullups?