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Hi, I'm looking to buy around 200kg of weight, not bumpers, just normal plates, and I was wondering which plates you guys think I should go with in terms of quality, price etc.
Of those 3, I like the Gym Direct weights...however I'd change to rubber coated plates. Less noisy and less chance of scratching other stuff in your gym.
If i had to choose between those 3 i would go with the "Gym Direct" set. How ever i would definately suggest you check out the 200kg olympic rubber coated set from worldfitness.
yeah world fitness ones dont have 1.25kg which you will use a lot. i like the the iron edge ones but im a bit of an iron edge man. having said that though i have a set of gym direct ones in rubber coated and are probably the best as far as value for money goes.
That is true if you don't ask them to change the configuration. I bought a 170kg package and it had:
4 - 2.5
4 - 5kg
6 - 10kg
4 - 20kg
Im thinking about picking up 2 - 25kg plates soon as the only thing i've found wrong with the 20kgs is there abit too small in the height. Actually it doesn't matter too much i guess.
Edit - I lied, thought i did have 1.25kg oly plates... I've got 2 x 250 grams, 2 x 500 grams, 2 x 750grams and 2 - 1kg oly micro plates though...
If you're not competing it doesn't matter. you can always get a couple of rubber mats or pieces of timber to get the right height anyway if you're pedantic about it.
If you're not competing it doesn't matter. you can always get a couple of rubber mats or pieces of timber to get the right height anyway if you're pedantic about it.
As far as I am aware both brands are calibrated to IPF standards, standard size etc
Ivanko is just $2-3 cheaper per kilo than Eleiko, and you can get chrome plates and 50kg plates which you can't with Eleiko
As far as I am aware both brands are calibrated to IPF standards, standard size etc
Ivanko is just $2-3 cheaper per kilo than Eleiko, and you can get chrome plates and 50kg plates which you can't with Eleiko
25kg is a manageable weight to lift to the bar, 50kg for 1 plate is a bit extreme. lol guess it comes down to what u want it to look like. are Ivanko's as thin as Eleiko's though?
also sorry to clog up ur thread with talk about Ivanko vs Eleiko
As far as I am aware both brands are calibrated to IPF standards, standard size etc
Ivanko is just $2-3 cheaper per kilo than Eleiko, and you can get chrome plates and 50kg plates which you can't with Eleiko
not including shipping and other taxes obviously.
Can't find $$$ for Eleiko though, except through second hand distributors eg Buffalo Sports, Get Strength