York Barbell Club

[rlundregan]

Probably because idiots like us are refreshing SearchTempest every 15 minutes

Yeah, apparently I'm going to have to use SearchTempest a little more frequently!

[AttyGuy]

AttyGuy, thanks for posting the pics of your York plates & roundhead db.'s. i love old school equipment. i've been watching CL for york plates or db.'s, nothing in this area in the last year that i've been looking.thanks again for the thread & pics!

If you make the drive to DE, there's a guy who sells old York stuff. There's also a great guy in Richmond who flips gear (and refinishes plates) and he often gets York plates. He's got 300 pounds of beautifully refinished York 25s, 10s, 5s and 2.5s right now on cl for $200. I drew the limit for my personal collection at 1530 pounds of York plates, not including 100s. That's six full 255-lb sets and it doesn't include the metric plates. Expect to pay 50 to 85 cents a pound. Once I started finding Yorks, I couldn't stop. They are really plentiful if you are patient.

[Northernmoris]

what do you want for the squat stands?

$50

[AttyGuy]

$50

Good price.

[Cleveland33]

aren't there supposed to be red ones?

[AttyGuy]

aren't there supposed to be red ones?

Yes, there are. But they are not ready for the camera yet and I haven't tried to snag the pair you told me about.

[irongrandpa]

If you make the drive to DE, there's a guy who sells old York stuff. There's also a great guy in Richmond who flips gear (and refinishes plates) and he often gets York plates. He's got 300 pounds of beautifully refinished York 25s, 10s, 5s and 2.5s right now on cl for $200. I drew the limit for my personal collection at 1530 pounds of York plates, not including 100s. That's six full 255-lb sets and it doesn't include the metric plates. Expect to pay 50 to 85 cents a pound. Once I started finding Yorks, I couldn't stop. They are really plentiful if you are patient.

thanks, i'll check on that.

[keyboardworkout]

Soon you guys will have more members than the Bowflex Crew.

[KastorTroy]

Here are some photos of my York equipment to add to the collection.

[ProtienandIron]

Nice plates!^^

Soon you guys will have more members than the Bowflex Crew.

At least the wearing of lycra and sequins are not a requirement to be in the york crew, although stilettos are optional.

[AttyGuy]

Soon you guys will have more members than the Bowflex Crew.

Their numbers are as massive as their physiques!

At least the wearing of lycra and sequins are not a requirement to be in the york crew. . . .

And if there's waxing involved, it's for the mustache.

[sherman]

Every club needs a mascot.

[AttyGuy]

Cute little Yorkie.

[AttyGuy]

#13 - Keetman

[AttyGuy]

Come on, Nancies! Let's see some York Pr0n! If you're tossin', you better be postin'.


What do you do when you feel the need or you just gotta get a grip?




And you don't need to seek medical treatment after four hours with one of these. . . .

[FastCatChamp]

For those of you interested in the historical side of York Barbell......

http://aasgaardco.com/york_exhibitions_starr.pdf

http://startingstrength.com/articles...ons2_starr.pdf

Enjoy afficionados!

[ProtienandIron]

Excellent blobbage Atty, and cheers for the links fastcat.

[ProtienandIron]

These are my plates. I have just over 500kg of them.

[ExCompetitor]

Do these get me in?

[AttyGuy]

Do these get me in?

The 50's do. Being from Canada almost was an exclusion (the Weiders were from Canada), but we're more open-minded than BoHo was back during the iron wars!

[Vermonter]

Hey, just got home after picking up some plates to refurb. What a trip, but that's another story.
I'll get some better pics, with some other shots of my better condition York stuff later, but I picked up what appears to be an ancient York bar and a couple of York 35s (milled).
I got some other plates with them that are a bit of a mystery. Can anyone tell me what the manufacturer of the 45s is? Is that some sort of old school Hampton logo? They say made in the USA on them. I'm not sure about the smaller plates, either. They don't seem to be milled like the York 35s though so I'll probably just clean them up, paint and sell them. It looks like I'll have to do a KastorTroy and clean up the bar a bit (with CLR?), but the ends spin freely so with a little love it will be nice to have a second York bar.

[Northernmoris]

Hey, just got home after picking up some plates to refurb. What a trip, but that's another story.
I'll get some better pics, with some other shots of my better condition York stuff later, but I picked up what appears to be an ancient York bar and a couple of York 35s (milled).
I got some other plates with them that are a bit of a mystery. Can anyone tell me what the manufacturer of the 45s is? Is that some sort of old school Hampton logo? They say made in the USA on them. I'm not sure about the smaller plates, either. They don't seem to be milled like the York 35s though so I'll probably just clean them up, paint and sell them. It looks like I'll have to do a KastorTroy and clean up the bar a bit (with CLR?), but the ends spin freely so with a little love it will be nice to have a second York bar.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=142433741

The H might be.Hoffman.

[Vermonter]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=142433741

The H might be.Hoffman.

Oh yeah, that's it. The smaller plates are Hoffman as well it seems. I found this on Google and it's what the little ones look like
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/spo/2903991845.html

http://www.kdafitness.com/2011/10/ho...ic-plates.html

[ProtienandIron]

Beautiful plates mate. That bar will clean up nicely too.

[AttyGuy]

Hofmann (not Hoffman) Industries. Good plates. The bar is from the 1980's. It will clean up.

[KastorTroy]

Nice pickup and those York 35's are sweet. I'm hoping someday some York 35's pop-up on craigslist near me. Defiantly looking forward to the before and after pics of the bar!

[Cleveland33]

Nice pickup and those York 35's are sweet. I'm hoping someday some York 35's pop-up on craigslist near me. Defiantly looking forward to the before and after pics of the bar!

where are you located at again?

[irongrandpa]

Vermonter, i recently cleaned up an old bar using white vinegar, it did a really good job.

[Vermonter]

Vermonter, i recently cleaned up an old bar using white vinegar, it did a really good job.

Oh? Great news, I have a lot of that on hand. I'll give it a shot. Did you just wipe it on? Do I need to "apply" it to the bar for very long?
Do I need to be wary around the collars or is it safe to apply it liberally? I have no experience cleaning up anything aside from some plates with a wire brush drill bit.

[Cleveland33]

Oh? Great news, I have a lot of that on hand. I'll give it a shot. Did you just wipe it on? Do I need to "apply" it to the bar for very long?
Do I need to be wary around the collars or is it safe to apply it liberally? I have no experience cleaning up anything aside from some plates with a wire brush drill bit.

hit your bar with it - it did wonders for mine. I used PB-Blaster but I've heard good things about vinegar.