I was surprised how much I liked this bar. I still prefer the texas over this, but this would be a fine deadlift bar for a comp or for a home gym. At the price I don’t know why you would not go texas. The end caps on their line of bars are super cool. It is such a small thing, but rep does great at the fun little details. The knurling is aggressive and the coating does not impact this. The whip is better than the ohio, but not quite as much as texas.

The size and weight of this bar makes it much easier to store and move around the gym. The normal bar is a bit ridiculous how inconvenient it can be. On the flip side of that this has a weight capacity that could be an issue for some. I would prefer to deal with the storage problem and not have to worry about outgrowing the bar.

This thing is a beast. Make sure you check your space so you have a good place to store it as it. It is a great trap bar, but at the size it can be a challenge. I prefer an open trap bar. At this price point I would think an open trap bar would be a better bang for buck as well as more usability.

Rep does a great job at affordability and quality. I do think they market this as a competitor to the kadillac and similar bars, but this is much more what the name is, a nice swiss bar. With the grips I have used, I would say that a cheaper football bar or flat swiss bar will get the job done, but the angle on this does give a couple more options you would not get otherwise. I would pick the kadilac over this, but I would have this in addition at some point.

This is my recommendation for axle bars. The same weight as a barbell makes loading weight easier which is just a nice convenience. It is pricy for a axle bar, but for some that convenience will be much appreciated down the road.

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.