Fringe Sport
Mighty Mite Barbell
No Limits Gym
Member Since 3/5/2026
460 points
My home gym started around 2019. I’d done the P90x’s over several years before that, so I had adjustable dumbbells, and a door pull up bar, but it took me until around 2019 to start gradually getting hooked on building up my home gym. It’s an addiction for sure, but one that’s (mostly) healthy and positive. I have bought and sold many used items to help build my gym on as much of a budget as possible. I’ve cycled through a few different racks, regular and specialty barbells and even some machines over the years. Especially when I’m buying used, I’ll be more open to trying it, and reselling it if I don’t use it often enough. I have limited space (as most of us do), so I need to be a bit cutthroat on what I keep versus let go. For the most part that’s worked out well. I may have a sad day coming soon though, as I may be taking a multi year assignment out of state. If we don’t keep our current home, we’ll be renting at my new job location so much of my equipment will need to be sold or loaned out to family and friends. I’m hoping I can keep a few essentials, but my space could be really limited where I end up, so it might be back to the public gym for me for 3 years. I’ll survive (tragic I know, ha ha), but hopefully my friends will be more than happy to take some nice equipment while I’m gone.
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(4.67)
I got this during Fringe's garage sale in late 2026 for just 119 or so including tax. Honestly though, even for regular price of around $200 I think this is a good deal. This is a relatively quiet barbell when dropped, so it seems to have tight tolerances from that standpoint. The knurling is just okay, but I'm using it as my dedicated VTS Lite barbell (used to dedicate my stump to that, but now the stump is my dedicated barbell bench and squat bar), so it's just fine for me for that use. If you're in the market for a shorty bar, this is a great choice.
(4.67)
I also own a version of this with rubber handles from the old version of this company (no longer available), and a wrist/finger grip focused item too. All are built very well, but I think this one is the best. The rubber handles did get sticky after a year or two, so the aluminum handles on this one are a big improvement.
The range of difficulty is also very good, and easy to adjust. The knurling is pretty passive, but I think it's just right for this type of item. You don't want aggressive knurling on something that will be twisting in your hands. It's just enough to not be slippery.
This is still pricey for what it is, I think, so the only negative I have is in value. I would recommend this to anyone who wants an easy way to challenge their grip, do burn-outs by doing "drop" sets (slowly decreasing tension by twisting the adjustment knob), and enhance grip for dumbbell work, deadlifts, pull-ups, etc.
(5)
This is a great bar for kids, and also for some women lifters (in particular if you use iron weights). The weight capacity is still really high, so kids should be able to use the bar into their early teen years with no worries about capacity.
My son is the primary user of this bar, and it's great for him. I got it for him when he was 6 years old I think (way too early, I know), but he's used it a little more often since he was about 8. Mostly just for super light deadlifts and squats. I've used it on my VTS Lite though, and had it loaded with 275 no problem.
Can't beat Rogue bars!
(5)
I have the boneyard version of this bar, and other than the different end-cap stickers, you could have fooled me that it wasn't just a normal brand-new bar.
The knurling is amazing on this bar. And the tolerances are great too. Side-by-side with a 20KG Rogue Ohio bar (5+ year old bar), this Stump bar is WAY quieter when dropped. Not that it matters that much in use, but it just shows off the better tolerances Rogue has for their bars these days.
Performance wise, I have no issues with this bar. It's great for my smaller space, and I wish I would have bought a shorter sleeve bar like this from day 1. I have thin plates anyway, so the short sleeves don't really hold me back. Of course the other factor there is I'm weak as hell (or at least not strong as hell), and don't plan on beefing up as much as I'd need to in order to use all the sleeve space anyway, so this bar will have me covered for life.
Yeah it's 15 pounds lighter than the standard power lifting bar from Rogue, but I still think it's a great deal at $350 new. And the $250 price for boneyard was well worth it for the $100 savings.
(5)
When I initially got these, I would have put value a little lower. But these days, even collars are pretty expensive, especially the newest "trendy" ones. At the price they are now, these are a great value.
Also, these hold better than any other collar I've tried. And for this quick-release style, I think they take the cake for sure.
Definitely do be careful releasing the tension when removing the collar though. These will give you a gnarly bruise on your finger when the spring action pops the lever out.
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