Heavy Duty Black Olympic Hex/Trap Bar 1.6M

Got one of first version of the Strenght Shop UKs hex bar, they've since updated it, but mune is going strong over 10 years

Pretty decent piece of kit. The overall build quality is solid and the coating has held up well enough after a few years of use, there's only some chipping on the sleeves as expected. Knurling is a medium mountain type - could be a little bit more aggressive, but that's ultimately a matter of preference. The size is this trap bar's biggest selling point and of course it comes with benefits and drawbacks - if you're short on space (especially for carries!) this bar is great. The obvious drawback is the length of the sleeves - at 40 cm they're very short. If you're using exclusively bumper plates, you will top out at about three plates and change, but if you're using cast iron or steel plates, the length should be sufficient for the vast majority of lifters. Another drawback is that the bar is not rackable in the typical sense - the sleeves already start on the inside of whatever uprights you're using, so if you actually want to lift out of the rack, you'll have to separate off a bit of sleeve space with collars. Of course that leads to there being even less loadable sleeve space, so if you're looking for a trap bar to do heavy rack pulls with, this is definitely not the one you should be considering. Personally, I only use the bar for deadlifts, RDLs, and farmer's carries, and it does a decent enough job there.