trofius
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Well I finally got some bumpers plates to go with my lonely bar..
This might be a good place for those that own em to do a short review on their bumpers, or on bumpers they have used, as It may help guide others in the future purchases.
I got 140kg of garage gym black bumpers.
six @ 20kg
two @ 10kg
plenty for now, and I can still add another 4 x 20 or 25kg bumpers / grip plates to the bar, so it will keep me going for up to 260+kg pulls, and my bar has short collars, a normal bar would get 7 of these on each end, 300+kg
I possibly wont get anymore bumpers but will rather get grip plates.
I also got 2x 5kg, 3x 2.5kg, and 2 x 1.25kg rubber coated plates aswell
Strait up they are a good size, the 20kg plates are just under 60mm wide, and the 10s are about 48mm wide.
Measuring the diameter of these plates, I get a measurement of 445mm for the 20kg plates, and just less than that for the 10kg plates... I can slide the 10s on and off no worries when a 20 already on the bar..
A few of the 20kg plates have a moulding line, with a slight gap that that goes nearly all the way around the oitside of the plates, and one of my 20s, there is a gap, and the hub seems to be moveable within the plate...They will be contacted.
They have a solid metal hub, and have a lot more bounce than an ABC bumpers, The rubber on GG bumpers is very much like typical rubber, were as the ABC plates have that almost polyurathane look to them, could just be the black vs coloured rubber aswell.
There are explicit instructions on the box stating that if they are dropped / used on anything other than an olympic lifting platform the warranty is void!!!
I will take a view pics soons, and will review how they go in a few months.
Edit: Ok When you read on a web site that they emit a rubber smell for a while, beleive it, it is quite strong, hopefully it goes away soonish, I might leave them under the verandah for a few days to take the edge off them.
The smaller Muscle motion plates, are cheap..the metal inner hub seems very loosly attached, a little rough treatment and It may come out all together, the $6/kg ABC rubber coated plates are way superior, but way more expensive aswell.
This might be a good place for those that own em to do a short review on their bumpers, or on bumpers they have used, as It may help guide others in the future purchases.
I got 140kg of garage gym black bumpers.
six @ 20kg
two @ 10kg
plenty for now, and I can still add another 4 x 20 or 25kg bumpers / grip plates to the bar, so it will keep me going for up to 260+kg pulls, and my bar has short collars, a normal bar would get 7 of these on each end, 300+kg
I possibly wont get anymore bumpers but will rather get grip plates.
I also got 2x 5kg, 3x 2.5kg, and 2 x 1.25kg rubber coated plates aswell
Strait up they are a good size, the 20kg plates are just under 60mm wide, and the 10s are about 48mm wide.
Measuring the diameter of these plates, I get a measurement of 445mm for the 20kg plates, and just less than that for the 10kg plates... I can slide the 10s on and off no worries when a 20 already on the bar..
A few of the 20kg plates have a moulding line, with a slight gap that that goes nearly all the way around the oitside of the plates, and one of my 20s, there is a gap, and the hub seems to be moveable within the plate...They will be contacted.
They have a solid metal hub, and have a lot more bounce than an ABC bumpers, The rubber on GG bumpers is very much like typical rubber, were as the ABC plates have that almost polyurathane look to them, could just be the black vs coloured rubber aswell.
There are explicit instructions on the box stating that if they are dropped / used on anything other than an olympic lifting platform the warranty is void!!!
I will take a view pics soons, and will review how they go in a few months.
Edit: Ok When you read on a web site that they emit a rubber smell for a while, beleive it, it is quite strong, hopefully it goes away soonish, I might leave them under the verandah for a few days to take the edge off them.
The smaller Muscle motion plates, are cheap..the metal inner hub seems very loosly attached, a little rough treatment and It may come out all together, the $6/kg ABC rubber coated plates are way superior, but way more expensive aswell.
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