These dumbbells are almost perfect. Sometimes the plates get stuck when you pull them out and I’ve had them drop, bounce off the horse stall mats and land on the concrete more than once🤦♂️But once you get the hang of that, it isn’t an issue. The biggest issue I have is that basically NEED to buy the mtn_bykr upgrade kit for the change plates and adjustment pins. My hands are relatively big and my knuckles constantly popped the pins out. One time I popped it out while swinging the dumbbells into position for an incline press and one of the plates came off. I don’t want to misrepresent them though, because they are safe if you treat them with the same respect as any other piece of heavy gym equipment.
Overall, the build quality is premium - I love the diameter of the handles and the knurling. I like that I could start with the base 85 pounders and then later buy a 20lb upgrade. I also like that the one dock fits all of the sizes. Rep even sent me the flush pin upgrade for the change plates out of the blue and free of charge. My only gripe is that they don’t have a first party upgrade to make the adjustment pop pins flush. Again, if you buy these you’ll be happy with your purchase, but definitely order the pop pin upgrade from mtn_bykr on eBay. The flush fit pins are pictured below.
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