New Olympic Bar

[IHateMyJob2004]

I think I am about to buy Burgener & Rippetoe Men's Bar for $300. Sick bar.

My second choice is a $275 bar so I am just going to spring for this one. After alot of research, I found that this is pretty much the best bang for the buck in relation to my needs.

www.roguefitness.com/burgener-rippetoe-men-s-bar.php

Why not buy now? I jsut spent $300 on my kids x-mas presents!

Mike Burgener and Mark Rippetoe have teamed up with industry leader York Barbell to provide the ultimate Olympic weightlifting/powerlifting bar that is perfect for CrossFit workouts.

The B&R Bar by York Barbell is produced to their precise specifications. It has a 29 mm shaft with a 200,000 lb. yield strength, marked for both powerlifting and weightlifting movements. It features the perfect light weightlifting knurl that has made York Barbell famous, with a center knurl for squats and an extra half-inch of smooth steel between the knurls to protect your shins during deadlifts, cleans, and snatches. Manufactured with sintered bushings in the sleeves for reliable spin and low maintenance, and with sleeves attached with the same bulletproof end caps used on York competition weightlifting bars, the B&R is designed for heavy commercial gym use in a wide variety of training environments.

Most barbell manufacturers add chrome or other plating material to their bars to prevent discoloration from rust -- it is not there to improve performance. The B&R Bar by York Barbell bar is made for serious lifting, not for looking shiny on the rack. No coating can ever match the look and feel of natural steel, and this quality old-school bar will age to a natural oxidized finish that matures along with your training and experience. This is the last bar you will ever have to buy. It will join the many tens of thousands of bars made by York Barbell since the 1950's that are still going strong.

 

[conorvansmack]

That is a nice bar dude. Eventually I'm going to buy either that or a Rogue Power bar.

 

[EvilYoda]

Always fun to get a new bar! I've played with a B&R bar before, really great equipment for the price.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

The rogue power bar was my second choice ... the $270 one with center knurling.

Just ordered. Hope it gets here next week.

Now to keep my old POS or sell it....

Next baar ....30 year old york that is straight. $20 used but if straight it is as good as new.

 

[brad310]

The rogue power bar was my second choice ... the $270 one with center knurling.

i got that one a few months ago. i absolutely love it. best bar ive ever held. i got it because it had the center knurl for squats, and the black is just awesome. I also have an old POS bar that i was going to use just for deadlifts...but i dont want to touch it after holding the rogue bar. Its diameter is perfect. Knurl is perfect.

I got it with the R-3 and a set of bumper plates.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Not sure if I mentioned in another thread but I found my rack. The Texas Strength Systems power rack.

$800 normally but it can be bought unpainted for $500.

http://www.texasstrengthsystems.com/powerracks.html

Gettting it as soon as I move into a new house or I get twitchy about it. Actually, I am getting a few upgrades on it so it will still cost over $700.

 

[conorvansmack]

Great rack, heh heh. The hole spacing looks really nice and the dip attachment is great.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Ya, that Texas Strength Systems rack took a month of research to find. It was exactly what I wanted. It was out of my price range till I noticed that it can be bought unpainted.

Upgrades:
1) Quick change safety bars ($90 upgrade)
2) dip station ($110)
3) Rear Plate Storage ($245)
4) Monkey bar chin-up/pull-up upgrade - $110

So, that's another $500 for all that. Want all of it but might pass on the Plate Storage to save money. Need to find a different solution if I omit the plate storage.

I'm curios if the plate storage can be bought at a discount if I get it unpainted. Should be in the $150-$200 ballpark unpainted.

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

I got a pendlay nexgen bar when I was putting together my room. I would highly recommend it. I was using the shit they had at 24h fitness and it was such a great switch.