I have several boneyard bars and find them to be a great way to get the bar you want, but at a much more affordable price. All but one of my bars were in near new condition/ not any problems that made me regret the buy. I did get a bella bar that the knurling was off by 1" and that made positioning of hands very hard. Rogue did not assist in this issue so I ended up selling it. It has made me cautious since, but that is the only time I have heard of something negative form someone I know who bought off of it.

The main issue I have heard about this bar is quality control between units. From my experience it was a great quality bar that was manageable to move around. The rep open trap bar is one of the most common out there and it is massive, heavy, and a pain to move. Kabuki did a great job on feel, simplicity, and making it something that could be moved around and stored in a home gym. These can be expensive if you find it on the used market. Rep is still probably the go to since you can buy it new for a great price.

I was surprised when I felt how good a bar rep made. When I thought rep I did not think barbells, but once they dedicated a whole line up of bars they really made something quality. Grippy his how I would describe this knurl. I still would go texas or ohio for my bar, but this is a good go to if you want rep or find a good deal.

I currently own the Rogue CB-1, but in my use this feels exactly like that bar. If you want a camber bar for squats get this one because you will save some money. It is VERY heavy and awkward so getting it set up can be thing to give some thought. It can also be challenging to store since it is wide and long. Give storage some thought before you buy.

The classic football bar. For a specialty bar like this something simple and cheap will get the job done for you. I don’t personally find that a specialty bar in this style to be very useful. I prefer a camber like the BOS arch nemesis or the kadilac. A flat bar with neutral grip can be nice to put less stress on the chest.

This is such a fun bar. It is so light weight and its weight capacity does make this a good kids bar, but a young kid bar. This is more for the motions rather than something you can see your kids train with.

It is a good idea to have the cable hook, but the bar is large enough that it does make it a bit of a pain to set up. The angle and handles do make this comparable to the kadillac.

This is what you bust out when you want to pull a PR. A lot of whip. Pull a bit slower as it can throw you off if you are not used to it. Based on my pull with a 10’ bar, there is some playing around with this bar to simulate that.