The Dark Lord's Reviews (123)


(4.00)
3/27/2026
Older standard plates but these were made in the York Barbell era, not by the original Milo company, after Milo was sold to York. They are readily available on the secondary market, often found in bundles of older 1" plates. If you shop for them on eBay you'll get ripped off but if you search around on FMP you'll find them for a song.
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(4.00)
3/27/2026
Tiny little vintage bumper plates with 1" standard bore. I've no idea why rubber bumpers would be necessary on such small plates, but they are unique in that respect. Some mild collector value but they are pretty readily available and easy to find. I put them on the minions' curl bar and let them do all manner of upper body movements with them.
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(4.33)
3/27/2026
Vintage standard plates that have some mild collector value if you're into 1" plates, but still commonly available for $1/lb or even less. Not all that accurate, as is normal for the older standard plates, but they're solid iron and they do the job. Commonly available in bulk lots of older plates... you're likely to see them at garage sales and on FMP.
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(4.00)
3/27/2026
Cheap iron weights that are easy to pick up on FMP, sometimes for as little as 25cents/lb.; these are common finds in old basement and garage gyms, useful for just getting some extra weight but very inaccurate and not worth spending any money on. I use several of these as counterweights and fillers to add weight to sandbags.
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(5.00)
3/26/2026
very reasonably priced and pretty damn accurate for bumper plates. I have two pair of 45s and they have seen heavy use in the past five years. The rubber has held up very well and there's no looseness in the hubs at all. I have way more than gotten my moneys worth out of them. Buy these with confidence.
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(4.67)
3/26/2026
This is so efficient and useful that you ought to get two. Put one on either side of your dead lifting space. They only come in black but that's easy to fix with a little rattle can therapy. The tiny wheels on the end with the barbell holders are basically useless and will only make this thing mobile if you take all the plates out of it.
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(4.00)
3/25/2026
I've used it a few times at Jacked & Jilled. Its OK, feels solid and gets the job done, but its nothing mind blowing. As with most Rogue stuff, it seems a bit overpriced for what it is; as usual, the Rogue label adds 10% or more to the bill. It is NOT rackable and weighs 30 lb, so for less money I would personally choose the Rep rackable curl bar that weighs 35 lb.
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(4.33)
3/25/2026
Beautifully crafted vintage plates with milled backs, so the weights are very accurate. Those with the black bumpers come from the 1970s and those with colorized rubber to match the plate color come from the 80s. These were featured prominently in the 1984 Olympics. The red (25kg) and blue (20kg) plates are not common but they can be found with a little effort. The yellow (15kg) are getting increasingly difficult to find, as they were prone to cracking around the hubs after repeated drops, thus fewer have survived to the present. Overall, fantastic and accurate plates... but I wouldn't recommend use for Olympic lifting or if you're someone who drops their deadlifts after lockout; stick to modern bumpers for that.
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