danielkusuma

what is the approx price of cheapest weight in Melbourne or Australia? and where to buy it, anyone have suggestion? on rebelsport for 5 kg its 20 aud is that cheap?

JaseFit

Sportsmart have it for $3 a kg. That's where I buy it if I cant get what I need off eBay.

I would never buy anything from "Ripoffsport"

dr00

Standard Size Hammer tone

PTC

What kind of weights?

Are you going to be deadlifting or cleaning?

What floor surface?

Olympic or standard plates?

I get my equipment from Australian Kettlebells and Gym direct.

danielkusuma

standard one, i use carpet at home . im using the ausbb beginner training. I think im gonna buy from rebel sport + 18$ shipping.. wew i dont have cars and im goin to buy 20 kilos more by bus?.. that takes a lot of time

Grippy

I picked some up on special about a year ago, 2- 25kg plates for $2 per kilo. Did the old ring a round and that was the best place i could find. Fitness concepts here in Adelaide if i remember correctly.

danielkusuma

thats cheap! nice. I hope someone can tell me where can i find a weight like that in Melbourne

PTC

Not far off, and you wont need to catch a bus lol

Standard Size Hammer tone

20kg plate for $55 is very reasonable

Oli

To begin with why would you want 'the cheapest plates available'? cheap plates are inaccurate (eg, a 25kg plate isnt 25kg) and the rubber literally rots. In the end you dont save money.

As Australians have a tradition of rubber coated weights (less wear and tear on floors and bars) and because they're generally in the same price range, I'll walk you through some ones I like:

LFS Sydney - Hammertone olympic plates $2.30/kg

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Definitely the cheapest plates around and they look okay, though I've had no experience with them. I'd contact the seller and get them to tell you just how accurate they are.

Gymandfitness - standard rubber coated plate $3/kg (gymdirect sells these too)

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These guys have quoted me that most of the plates which come through are 1-2% accuracy and never more than a 1kg off. They seem tough, very thin and there are lots of package deals you can get where you basically get a free barbell. If I had my time again I'd buy these exclusively.

Shu Trading - rubber coated olympic weight plates ?/kg

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I was recommended these from a big name rugby coach and crossfit affiliate in Brisbane. He swears they're better quality than the ones from gymandfitness and as they're completely identical to my york plates I'm inclined to agree. My only whinge is that they're quite thick.

Sizes to get weight plates:
- 0.25 x 2 (make these out of chain at Bunnings)
- 0.5 x 4 (with the 0.25s these make microplates)
- 1.25 x 2
- 2.5 x 2
- 5 x 2
- 10 x 2
- 15 x 2
- 25 x as many as possible

Notice that I skipped the 20s? they're unnecessary if you've got 15s and 25s and if you wanna put 300kg on the bar down the track (and if you dont gtfo) they'll serve you much better. Wont fit on a plate rack though.

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gymandfitness

$4/kg is a bit steep!

We've heard of a few retailers ^^^ not mentioning any names ;p that sell weight plates as "Standards" that are actually 25-26mm. Just make sure you double check before buying.

$2.75/kg is a good price for Hammertone plates.

We stock:

• Rubber Coated plates at $2.95/kg
• Hammertone plates at $2.75/kg
• Duracast plates at $1.95/kg

Of course, they're cheaper if you need a package put together.

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