Bigchrisringo's Reviews (73)


(3.67)
6/27/2026
Simply beautiful plates. Incredibly inaccurate but nonetheless they look amazing. Picked up two pairs of 45’s on marketplace for only 50$🤯 I managed to find a close enough pair out of the group. Good for hub lifting and bench or squat. Don’t recommend deadlift as they’re fragile. Plan to sell the other pair I don’t need or trade them at some point. But for now I’m pleased letting them live in my gym.
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(5.00)
6/27/2026
I still need to find a match and would love to have multiple sets of these plates. They’re timeless, accurate, have a wonderful sound and look to them. Plan to give this one an acid bath and refurbish it. Even with a crack I still love this plate. Definitely worth it to own if you love old iron.
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(4.33)
6/27/2026
These are the first set of actual collectible vintage weights I bought. Got them secondhand on eBay and paid an arm and a leg for shipping. Mine have the bullseye 🎯 and are such a cool looking plate. They’re very accurate at least mine are. I use them regularly for bench,OHP,squat. They have a very rough unfinished feel to them but have a great lip that feels comfortable in your hand. Checking marketplace in the lower 48 these are incredibly available. I’ve seen several sets for sale. If you want to get into collecting or just want some cool plates pick them up!
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(3.33)
6/21/2026
Got these as a gift and they’re really cool! If you’re not into vintage weights or if you are looking for something easily adjustable these aren’t for you. But if you want something that’s a small footprint, easily accessible, and just a cool old piece to play around with these are great!
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(4.00)
6/19/2026
This is a great budget option! Much cheaper than a rogue or rep product which is in some ways great also some ways bad. Hardware the comes with is crap, the protection pads aren’t attached at all they just are supposed to sit there so they fly off on occasion, doesn’t look as clean as the rogue gun rack. I was shocked at how sturdy this is, and its ability to fit four bars is great! I can even fit my cambered bells of steel nemesis bar on it easily.
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(4.67)
6/16/2026
This is the stand I initially got with my market place buy and I have mixed feelings. On one hand it’s easy to move around, light, affordable. On the other hand there have been a few times that it felt wobbly and I didn’t have much confidence in it. Also not a ton of room for stickers. That being said we still use it for my fiancé’s 24 pound power blocks and it works great for them. I upgraded to the column stand for my 90’s.
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(3.67)
6/15/2026
I don’t hate it. It’s a good cheap alternative to more expensive options but the actual space for the bar is not big at all. I use mine for my rogue kids pull up bar. The screw holes are small and can be annoying to install.
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(4.33)
6/12/2026
I think these are really cool and fun to have if you’re a collector. Even if not and you have standard plates these are great. The collars do have to be wrenched down to secure and I can see why we no longer have collars like this ha ha. But I have a lot of standard plates and these are cheaper than buying other adjustable dumbbells plus it’s just fun and cool to own old school iron.
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