I am in process of buying bumpers at moment. Had a look at pendlay plates in store today and also some Calibre branded bumpers (which looked identical to the pendlay in every way apart from logo) and was not as impressed by the finish as others have been. The metal sleeve was rough in places and thinner than it appears in pictures. I have used the Iron Edge economy extensively at my gym and really liked them but freight was a killer. After reading a few reviews that the Muscle Motion plates were the same as IE, and looking at the images on their website I would agree, I ended up hitting the button on 150kg set of Muscle Motion plates today, along with their cheap barbell. I plan on getting a ABC bar down the track when I have more play money and will use the cheapy for rack stuff.