CAP Barbell Standard Straight Bar | 1-in Diameter | Multiple Options

I have a pretty extensive home gym and have a variety of bars for Olympic plates from York, Ironmind, and other good manufacturers, but my bar for standard plates was starting to bug me because it has spin lock collars that loosen easily.I thought about getting a new 5' bar for my standard plates that I use for a few accessory lifts that would use regular collars and I started looking on Amazon. Some of the bars had reviews saying that they were a little thin and that spring collars wouldn't fit, but I didn't see anyone say that about this bar, so I bought it. This bar fits my standard plates perfectly. I tried some spring collars, which fit well, along with Ironmind Bulldog II collars, which also fit (the latter are what I use on dumbbells to keep the plates secure).The bar seems solid and weighs 14lbs. I saw some different assumptions about weight, so I got on my digital scale to weight myself, then grabbed the bar and stepped on the scale again. It's technically 13.8lb. by my scale, so I'm just rounding it to 14lb.The odd weight bugs my OCDa bit, so I put 1/2lb. micro plates on it to bring it to an even 15lb., although it honestly doesn't matter.I bought the black bar, just because chrome bars chip a little bit with time and I live in FL, where they'll get some rust (my gym is in my garage).Overall, I'm happy with this bar for what it is. It's inexpensive, but doesn't feel cheap. I didn't buy it for using on major, compound movements, since I have a variety of thick bars and Olympic bars for those, but it's great for accessory lifts. It's 5' long, so it's not going to work in my power rack, which is totally fine.Overall, I'd say you can't beat it for the bare bones $30 price tag.

This SOLID barbell is very sturdy,with textured grip surface.

Solid and sturdy and the price is right. The bar weighs about 12 pounds, so it feels good to hold. I have a set of dumbbells of up to 50 pounds, and this bar works perfectly when I use my Dualbells to attach my dumbbells for barbell exercises. They rotate smoothly on the bar when necessary, so I know the bar is rounded as expected and well made. The knurling is perfect for gripping, while the smooth surfaces are well done, too. The bar end weight sleeves are the perfect length for me to use my equipment without concern. The bar is a great complement to my home gym equipment.

It's a good, solid bar, but the paint is already flaking off. I will never understand why barbell and dumbbells are painted or coated with a finish. The paint and finish ALWAYS flakes off. This is exercise equipment, not a decoration. Just use quality metal and polish it up real good. That's all that's wanted or needed. Nobody wants the stupid paint flaking off.

Great bar been using for years

I have been using this Barbell for few months now and it's flawless. The reason I bought this bar is because in one of the reviewer wrote that he was able to put like 400lbs in this bar and still there was no bending of any kind. Even though I will not be putting that much weight of this bar, I wanted something that atleast could handle about 300lbs. I have another Olympic set weights and barbell that I use for bench and squats, and also have standard adjustable dumbbells. I had bunch of standard plates lying around so thought about getting a standard barbell just for deadlifts. It nice that the bar itself is 20lbs. I had like 10 plates of standard 10lbs each lying around. Added 4 plates of 25lbs and it was perfect to get started with this set (plus the weight of the bar :) )My bench and squat rack is combined, so now I dont have to move the Olympic bar everytime I have to do deadlifts. Now I have 120lbs permanent on this standard bar for warm up start and add the weights to it. It does not feel or work any different from my Olympic 45lb bar. Im happy to be using this!Okay I lied about having 120lbs permanent on this bar. I do here and there take the weights off of it and the reason for it is very convincing. So sometimes my sister wants to workout and asks me what she should do. Before I had this bar, she was not allowed to touch any of my weights because the Olympic bar (45lbs) without any weights is too heavy for her to do anything. Now that this bar is only 20lbs she can use it!!

Well packaged and sturdy!