Best way to buy 100+ lb dumbells?

I've peaked with what I have. I bought my 'collection' online but want to try and avoid that this time round because of shipping costs associated with mailing hundreds of pounds of weights through some obscure random freight carrier.

I have 1-50 lb adjustable dumbbells and 60-80 lb regular dumbells. I need to add to these somehow as cost effectively as possible. Anyone have any advice or estimates to how much it would cost to buy sets of 100-150 lb dumbbells? I live in the Bay Area so I figure there has to be an easy way to do this. The local sports shops here are kind of pathetic though.

most dumbell sets cost 6000 for 100-150s i am bumping ths.

craigslist, you can save a ton of money on this, otherwise it's about $1.00/lb for cast hex db's

i looked on craigslist. lol i found nothing in central new jersey.

You could buy a set of plate mates and buy dumbbells in 10 pound increments for the time being. That would save you half the money in the short run.

ironmasters go up to 165 with the upgrade kits.

[QUOTE=cantcatchme2009;308128891]i looked on craigslist. lol i found nothing in central new jersey.[/QUOTE]

Keep looking because usually that area is a hotbed for stuff. Are you using craigsliissthelper.com or just craigslist.com ?

craigsliissthelper.com is now named [url]http://www.searchtempest.com/[/url] by the way.

I live in a metro area of almost 4 million people and I have never seen dumbbells that heavy on Craigslist. Good luck.

They might not match your hexes, but have you considered building some prostyles?

You can watch on CL for the standard plates you'd need, then get the handles off eBay. I'd then go with the plate mates already suggested and make sets in 10 lb increments. The plate mates let you work the interim pairs.

A set like this would be 1500 lbs for pairs from 100 to 150. You could probably do this for around or maybe even under $1000. As long as you can find the plates for less or around fifty cents a pound.

The reality is there is no "cheap" way to buy 1500 lbs of plates unless you get lucky.



The heavy ironmasters up to 165 is a good idea too. But if you use them past 120 you void the warranty.

[QUOTE=Bluerain;308162321]Keep looking because usually that area is a hotbed for stuff.[/QUOTE]

No kiddin,wish I lived in that area.

Be patient and yes,use search tempest

[QUOTE=cantcatchme2009;308255691]............i have spinlocks, but i dont like them. the handles digs deep into my legs and the spinlock feels loose. also the plates i use are kind of annoying to get int oposiston because of the angles of the spinlocks. i just think when dealing with weights 120-150 its a good idea to use fixed dbs...............[/QUOTE]



I didn't say build spinlocks. Why would I suggest you buy 1500 lbs of plates to use with spinlocks? I said build prostyle dumbbells with standard plates that are on fixed dumbbell handles. Prostyles ARE fixed dumbbells, nice ones at that.

Like this:

[IMG]http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/Keetman/Pullup%20Bar%20and%20DB%20handles/ProDBHandles06.jpg[/IMG]



Or these (This is my entire set of prostyles; 5-85lbs right now and soon to be up to 110 lbers....all in 5 lb increments):

[IMG]http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/Keetman/Gym%20Pics/02-01-09ProstyleDBsPowerblockFIDBen.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=cantcatchme2009;308128891]i looked on craigslist. lol i found nothing in central new jersey.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://longisland.craigslist.org/spo/1078074946.html[/url]

A couple of heavy sets here if you want to travel and make a day out of it .

Seriously tho..the Tri-State area had alot of bodybuilders per square mile than most places.

If you wait it out they will show up as I've seen them from time to time.

I also seen hexes tonight somewhere but can't find it now..They were very heavy ones too.

id go with the pro style my self.

ironmind has some dumbell handles that go up to 200 lbs or more with 10 pound standard plates

[QUOTE=Partholon;126592431]I've peaked with what I have. I bought my 'collection' online but want to try and avoid that this time round because of shipping costs associated with mailing hundreds of pounds of weights through some obscure random freight carrier.

I have 1-50 lb adjustable dumbbells and 60-80 lb regular dumbells. I need to add to these somehow as cost effectively as possible. Anyone have any advice or estimates to how much it would cost to buy sets of 100-150 lb dumbbells? I live in the Bay Area so I figure there has to be an easy way to do this. The local sports shops here are kind of pathetic though.[/QUOTE]

Consider buying the handles from online vendors and buying the weight plates from local dealers or craigslist sellers. That is how I assembled my 165's, 185's and 200's. The cost of shipping makes buying 100+ not very practical when factoring in the shipping costs.

It's worth checking around on freight quotes. They can vary a lot depending on the company and where it's shipping from. A lot of companies are hurting for customers and may be more willing to get you a custom freight quote, or even eat some of the cost, than in the past.

[QUOTE=Keetman;308261731]I didn't say build spinlocks. Why would I suggest you buy 1500 lbs of plates to use with spinlocks? I said build prostyle dumbbells with standard plates that are on fixed dumbbell handles. Prostyles ARE fixed dumbbells, nice ones at that.

Like this:

[IMG]http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/Keetman/Pullup%20Bar%20and%20DB%20handles/ProDBHandles06.jpg[/IMG]



Or these (This is my entire set of prostyles; 5-85lbs right now and soon to be up to 110 lbers....all in 5 lb increments):

[IMG]http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/Keetman/Gym%20Pics/02-01-09ProstyleDBsPowerblockFIDBen.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

These are my favorite kind of Dumbells..

[QUOTE=Bluerain;308266721][url]http://longisland.craigslist.org/spo/1078074946.html[/url]

A couple of heavy sets here if you want to travel and make a day out of it .

Seriously tho..the Tri-State area had alot of bodybuilders per square mile than most places.

If you wait it out they will show up as I've seen them from time to time.

I also seen hexes tonight somewhere but can't find it now..They were very heavy ones too.[/QUOTE]

damn, those are a great deal. if they were just a little closer, i would consider making a day out of it. a very, very long day.

[QUOTE=animalfan;308736301]damn, those are a great deal. if they were just a little closer, i would consider making a day out of it. a very, very long day.[/QUOTE]



You so crazy.

[QUOTE=05impalaSS;308715381]These are my favorite kind of Dumbells..[/QUOTE]



Thanks Impala. That set cost me $350 up to the 80 lbers......and they delivered it! I like em too.



Thanks for your service to our country as well.

In keetmans picture, the rack of db's has nice thick grips, like the grip on an olympic bar. The picture above this shows a picture of a db with a more standard type grip, which for my tastes, is too thin. Do they sell the handles for these with an olympic type grip?

[QUOTE=Keetman;308753781]You so crazy.[/QUOTE]

yea, sometimes. that's alot of weight for $150. my wife wouldn't be very happy, though, but she'd still love me when i got home.

[QUOTE=Bluerain;308162321]Keep looking because usually that area is a hotbed for stuff. Are you using craigsliissthelper.com or just craigslist.com ?

craigsliissthelper.com is now named [url]http://www.searchtempest.com/[/url] by the way.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for posting that link. I was unaware of it. New Sunday morning mandatory reading list.

im having trouble using that searchtempest. im looking for 110-140 pounds dbs. i search dumbells and a lot of 40 pound ones come up si put 110 dumbells and i get nothing..like not even no listings just that my search terms werent good. what do you guys put? when i put in heavy dumbells i got heavy duty trucks and tools!

It won't save you from having to look through a lot of useless listings. It will just help you find all of them close to you. It can only serch the words the writer puts in. If they put in "Dumbbells for sale", "two 140 two 200" it won't find anything for heavy at all.

I highly recommend ironmaster dumbells. Very good quality, mine go up to 120 lbs. Comes with stand.

I have the ironmasters with upgrade kit that goes up to 120lbs. very good solid dumbells. also comes with lifetime warranty. also can go up to 165lbs.

[QUOTE=feel_da_pump;310507481]I ENVY your weight stash...


Need more pics of your home gym to FAP to![/QUOTE]



A little odd....but funny. lol, thanks.

I'm working on the pics. There are some up in the sticky, but a lot has changed for me since I posted them.

Did you check those Boflex dumbbells?

[QUOTE=Peace_Sells;310886701]Did you check those Boflex dumbbells?[/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=cantcatchme2009;308128891]i looked on craigslist. lol i found nothing in central new jersey.[/QUOTE]

Sometimes the local paper has a listing. I saw that Centrex in Middletown is auctioning off some extra equipment. Instead of doing it themselves the owners hired a firm. The auction is next Saturday in the morning:

[url]http://www.theauctioneersgroup.com/auction_detail.php?id=40437[/url]