I also ordered the "athlete" from Dean and it is really nice. The best thing to me about it is it feels a bit worn in so its really comfortable from the start, yet it has that rigid support you would expect in a high quality belt. I ordered over the phone, sent a check, took about a week and a half to get here and I would recommnend Best Belts to anyone.
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03-14-2012, 05:23 PM #31Registered User
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03-15-2012, 05:33 AM #32Registered User
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Dean's site has been down since his wife Jackie first got sick. If you call him, he's still making belts and he's still as helpful as he can possibly be. Service is still quick and the only difference is that he no longer accepts credit cards, just checks. Turnaround is usually less than a week, for the nicest custom belt that you ever did see
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Originally Posted by musicianman
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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03-15-2012, 12:25 PM #33Registered User
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i agree completely,i've had my belt for about a year, great product and customer service.Originally Posted by twodog
Dean's site has been down since his wife Jackie first got sick. If you call him, he's still making belts and he's still as helpful as he can possibly be. Service is still quick and the only difference is that he no longer accepts credit cards, just checks. Turnaround is usually less than a week, for the nicest custom belt that you ever did see).
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03-15-2012, 06:40 PM #34Registered User
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With the great reviews of both te company and the belts. I'm definitely going to favorite this page for the next belt I get! (the belt known now has 1 foot out the door)
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03-22-2012, 09:57 AM #35Registered User
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Another happy customer. Received his and hers belts yesterday. Both belts fit in the center hole of the belt.
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03-22-2012, 10:51 AM #36Registered User
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I'm about to order one.. If you get a chance could you or anyone else post a picture of their belt.Originally Posted by dumb.bell
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03-22-2012, 10:54 AM #37
Is there color options or only black?
Turn around time is insane it seems, most belts take 4 weeks plus.
Anyone care to post some picks of the belt they got from Dean?
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03-22-2012, 12:29 PM #38Registered User
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There is a bunch of color options. I couldn't tell.you though, I have seen rust, blue, black and red.Originally Posted by View 1
▪██─────██▪ Ivanko Barbell Crew #3 ▪██─────██▪
○---○ [[[[-----]]]] York Barbell Crew #52 [[[[-----]]]] ○---○
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03-22-2012, 01:15 PM #39Registered User
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Originally Posted by Northernmoris
▪█─────█▪ Equipment Crew #39 ▪█─────█▪
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03-22-2012, 02:06 PM #40Ok that's good to know thank u for the reply.Originally Posted by Northernmoris
Been considering a deadlifting belt from bobs belts, its 4 inch in the back and tapers to 3 in the front but he is not excepting orders right now.
I've used a inzer forever belt and hate how it digs into my legs/gut, so that is why I started looking at that belt.
@Dumb.bell thanks for the pick looks very well built.
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03-22-2012, 02:19 PM #41Registered User
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I bought the one that is supposed to already have a broke in feel. Although still plenty stiff, it does have a softer feel to it.Originally Posted by View 1
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03-22-2012, 04:08 PM #42That's good to know too, what model is it I know he has several.Originally Posted by dumb.bell
My squat has always sucked but my deads are ok ( mid 400) so I would be looking to get that model I do not need or want a very stiff belt ( also would get 10mm vs 13mm for same reason) .
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03-22-2012, 04:24 PM #43Registered User
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Its not so much a model number. Once you get on the phone with him he will discuss things with you (measurements, planned use, etc) and you can tell him that is your preference. He will likely ask you about it.Originally Posted by View 1
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▪[M]====[6]▪ Mech6 Crew #10 ▪[M]====[6]▪
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03-22-2012, 05:52 PM #44Registered User
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Thanks for the pic DB.. I think my phone call will be lengthy. I have never had a belt, lots of questions. Do I really need one is right up there.
▪██─────██▪ Ivanko Barbell Crew #3 ▪██─────██▪
○---○ [[[[-----]]]] York Barbell Crew #52 [[[[-----]]]] ○---○
( DD Crew, Globes, Kg's, + )
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03-22-2012, 05:53 PM #45Registered User
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I think you will enjoy the conversation.Originally Posted by Northernmoris
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03-22-2012, 07:27 PM #46Again thanks for all the feed back, I will give Dean a call soon and see what he recommends.Originally Posted by dumb.bell
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03-30-2012, 10:02 AM #47Registered User
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I have exactly the same belt (athlete/pre-broken/navy) as dumb.bell. I was going to post a pic but he beat me to it and even after a year of heavy use it still looks identical to the belt above.
dumb.bell: Is the one on the right the new 3" belt? I'm planning to buy one for deadlifts but Dean said they wouldn't be ready until early May.
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04-28-2012, 02:16 AM #48
Anybody tried Dinostrength
I went to a site called dinostrength.com. I ordered a lever belt for $44 including shipping. After looking around I realized this was too good to be true but I had already ordered. I think it was in these forums that I saw someone had troubles but that they got taken care of eventually. Well I ordered my belt 3 months ago and still haven't gotten it. On top of that there was a guy named Scott who had been answering my emails but thats stopped now as well. Maybe Ive been luck because this is the first time I've been ripped off ordering over the internet. Lesson learned I guess. Suffice to say, I don't recommend dinostrength.com.
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04-28-2012, 04:23 AM #49mTOR master
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Why don't you call them? 785-826-5940Originally Posted by Aaronh365
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04-28-2012, 07:09 AM #50Registered User
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Sorry I didn't see this question earlier. No, that it not the 3 inch belt, it is a 2.5 inch belt. He also told me the 3 inches weren't going to be available until May. We were thinking my wife might need a 3 inch initially, but the 2.5 inch has worked fine for her. She pulled a new PR on Wednesday 4/25/12 of 225lbs at a weight of 135lbs.Originally Posted by Porphyry
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04-28-2012, 03:35 PM #51Thanks. I called today. The guy seems really nice, just maybe a little overworked. But suggesting he may have ripped me off was perhaps a little too strong a language. He says he will ship the belt to me personally on Monday and that this has been the fault of a third party he uses to fulfill his orders. Anyway we'll see. At the time I ordered the bestbelts site was down. Right after I ordered I got an email with the phone number for the best belts guys. In the meantime, squatting without a belt has been good for me and forced me to really work on form (to look on the bright side).Originally Posted by daniel327
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10-19-2012, 05:27 AM #52mTOR master
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You didn't just join this forum and bump an old thread to post spam did you?Originally Posted by StokesWeb
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10-19-2012, 05:43 AM #53Registered User
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He might be, the BestBelts website has been up and running for months !Originally Posted by daniel327
FWIW, I have belts by Dean and love them, but spam is spam !"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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10-19-2012, 06:46 AM #54I also have a Best Belt and love it! Mine is "rust."Originally Posted by StokesWeb
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12-14-2012, 12:05 PM #55
I might be hitting you up soon. I made a bad choice and tried to order one from this Dinostrength website. That's been almost a year ago. Apparently it was a fly by night rip off scam. Never got my belt and now the website is gone. I did speak to some guy named Scott Tulley multiple times but I guess he finally changed his phone number.
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12-15-2012, 12:20 AM #56
Yep great quality product. I bought one a few years back and its still going strong!
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12-26-2013, 03:18 PM #57ChatGPT4.5 Bot
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I saw a video of a guy with an orange best belt that gave him superpowers.
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05-01-2014, 10:33 PM #58Registered User
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Originally Posted by dumb.bell
Is dean still making belts, prices are high on website, I do not mind paying 54 dollars, prices now start at 82 dollars. I tried emailing and calling, but no reply so far. need a good belt for my squats, and backworkout.
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05-01-2014, 11:52 PM #59mTOR master
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So you consider that a product that will probably last 20 years, and costs approximately $0.011 per day is expensive?Originally Posted by kakashiiii
Wow! There really is no satisfying some.
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05-02-2014, 05:04 AM #60Registered User
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Lol, on spread as always.Originally Posted by daniel327
OP, Dick's has belts for less."Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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