Due to popular demand... The Ivanko Barbell crew!

[jackbravo]

I think you got the last of the black ox. finished collars, though I found a few more pairs we'd formerly set aside because the black ox finish was imperfect. I should throw them up on the site.

when you all gonna cast some deep dish plates in the US? i am waiting patiently......

[ICEcap2]

when you all gonna cast some deep dish plates in the US? i am waiting patiently......

I'm waiting for some more OMC plates. When are those going to be made?

[xephonics]

Could some of you Ivanko gurus give me some information on these plates. I have read here that Ivanko used to produce plates stamped Standard instead of Ivanko, and these seem to look identical to the current Ivanko OM's. I picked up 575 lbs of these last night for .52 cents a pound and was really hoping they were the old Ivankos. Any help appreciated.

What do the backs of your plates look like? I have some that look exactly like this, but the backs are... not that smooth, and I am wondering if they are ivankos or not.

[dumb.bell]

dnb posted some Ivanko stuff in the CL thread and I thought it was worth posting here.



The unbranded (on the face) Ivanko plates are marked "M series" on the back. I just PM'd a forum member about another set like it. The "M series" is older than I had realized.

Here are photos from the listing that dnb found:



Here are photos of another set:

Although I was unable to get a response, that other set we were discussing seems to be the same way.

[dumb.bell]

when you all gonna cast some deep dish plates in the US? i am waiting patiently......

Some Old School Deep Dish Anniversary Plates would be nice!!

[jackbravo]

Also, since we're making our Easter wish list, can you guys make a stainless steel 2" axle with non-rotating sleeves and some knurling? or maybe you can just sell me your round bar stock, and I'll get 'er knurled.

[ProtienandIron]

For any aspiring UK Ivanko crew members. I just found what could be an epic deal for someone. Note the title, note the misspell in the description. Note the quantity of plates and the current price. Good luck to anyone going for them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/olympic-we...item20d0a888de

[2MoreRepz]

What do the backs of your plates look like? I have some that look exactly like this, but the backs are... not that smooth, and I am wondering if they are ivankos or not.

The backs of mine are not that smooth either, they also have no stamping on the back. I had come to the conclusion that they were old Paramount plates, but all the pictures I could find of those are stamped Paramount Olympic Barbell. Then Rockettrucker posted and said that they were old unbranded Ivanko's. I believe he said the older ones had the "skinny pointy" letters. Seems like the more common unbranded Ivanko's have the fat letters like dumb.bell's set.

[owasM]

For any aspiring UK Ivanko crew members. I just found what could be an epic deal for someone. Note the title, note the misspell in the description. Note the quantity of plates and the current price. Good luck to anyone going for them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/olympic-we...item20d0a888de

i had spotted those too,
already have 700 odd kg worth of plates atm so cant justify it lol.

cant say i wasn't tempted though ..

[xephonics]

The backs of mine are not that smooth either, they also have no stamping on the back. I had come to the conclusion that they were old Paramount plates, but all the pictures I could find of those are stamped Paramount Olympic Barbell. Then Rockettrucker posted and said that they were old unbranded Ivanko's. I believe he said the older ones had the "skinny pointy" letters. Seems like the more common unbranded Ivanko's have the fat letters like dumb.bell's set.

yeah, mine have the same skinny letters, and a kind of rough casting on the back. Hopefully we got the good brand lol

thanks for the reply btw

[dumb.bell]

yeah, mine have the same skinny letters, and a kind of rough casting on the back. Hopefully we got the good brand lol

thanks for the reply btw

I wouldn't consider the backs of mine smooth either. I'll try to get some picks later tonight.

[ICEcap2]

I wouldn't consider the backs of mine smooth either. I'll try to get some picks later tonight.

The backs of my OMCs are very smooth you can almost use them as a cheap mirror. Ivanko should make them again.

[ninjaneer]

i want to belong.

ROEZH: 8x45#, 6x35#, 6x25#
OMEZH: 18x45#, 4x35# (beneath the ROEZH in pic), 8x25#
RUBO: 4x10#, 8x5#, 2x2.5#
O: 4x10#, 4x5#, 4x2.5#
OM: 2x1.25#

total: 2027.5#, i think

every time i downsize, i upsize. i can't stop. halp. halp meez.

[md99]

Is one bar good enough to get in? If so, I'd like a number. Not much but everyone starts somewhere...

[dumb.bell]

The backs of my OMCs are very smooth you can almost use them as a cheap mirror. Ivanko should make them again.

OMCs are some beautiful plates!

[dumb.bell]

i want to belong.

ROEZH: 8x45#, 6x35#, 6x25#
OMEZH: 18x45#, 4x35# (beneath the ROEZH in pic), 8x25#
RUBO: 4x10#, 8x5#, 2x2.5#
O: 4x10#, 4x5#, 4x2.5#
OM: 2x1.25#

total: 2027.5#, i think

every time i downsize, i upsize. i can't stop. halp. halp meez.

That is quite the collection of plates!

[ninjaneer]

That is quite the collection of plates!

thanks! wish i still had my 5-100 RUB-EPR dumbbells, but they weren't getting any use and i got the sorinex itch. i still look out for them, but they're pretty rare, where as the revolvers seem to pop up every 3-4 months in my area.

[jdforsy]

Hey guys can you tell me if these plates in picture #3 are ivankos?
fortcollins.craigslist.org/spo/3709517728 .html there's a space
There being offered for a pretty good price. Are all ivankos labeled with "Ivanko" or do some just have a stamp?

[Slumpbusters]

Just picked up my first haul of Ivanko plates. This is the first delivery of 1400 lbs...I tmust say, being a York guy, these Ivankos are pretty damn nice. I rescued them from an outdoor storage container. Sorry I dont have the ability post pics...if someone could help me out it would be appreciated.

[morebarbell]

Just picked up my first haul of Ivanko plates. This is the first delivery of 1400 lbs...I tmust say, being a York guy, these Ivankos are pretty damn nice. I rescued them from an outdoor storage container. Sorry I dont have the ability post pics...if someone could help me out it would be appreciated.

Nice haul. I think they're O2B.

[dumb.bell]

Nice haul. I think they're O2B.

I'm curious as to whether Black paint is always indicative of O2B. I think all of my older unbranded Ivankos were originally black, yet the castings are really good, so I'm assuming the older plates are not O2B and that they were all painted black at that time (I'd like to get confirmation of this). In my original purchase of plates I didn't get any 2.5lb plates so I picked up some O2B 2.5lb plates to go with the old plates. I was not very impressed with the quality of these O2B 2.5lb plates, it was obvious why they were O2Bs. Being that these are the only O2Bs I've seen I'm not sure if all O2Bs are this quality (these came from Ivankos clearance section and may have been some of the worst). Anyway, I mention all of this to say that the quality of Slumpbuster's plates look far superior to my O2Bs. Therefore, I'm wondering if its possible that Slumpbusters black plates predate the green plates and are not O2Bs.

[dumb.bell]

Just picked up my first haul of Ivanko plates. This is the first delivery of 1400 lbs...I tmust say, being a York guy, these Ivankos are pretty damn nice. I rescued them from an outdoor storage container. Sorry I dont have the ability post pics...if someone could help me out it would be appreciated.

Nice purchase!! Are you planning on refinishing them, or just knocking the rust off? Personally, I like the patina of the older plates.

[morebarbell]

I'm curious as to whether Black paint is always indicative of O2B. I think all of my older unbranded Ivankos were originally black, yet the castings are really good, so I'm assuming the older plates are not O2B and that they were all painted black at that time (I'd like to get confirmation of this). In my original purchase of plates I didn't get any 2.5lb plates so I picked up some O2B 2.5lb plates to go with the old plates. I was not very impressed with the quality of these O2B 2.5lb plates, it was obvious why they were O2Bs. Being that these are the only O2Bs I've seen I'm not sure if all O2Bs are this quality (these came from Ivankos clearance section and may have been some of the worst). Anyway, I mention all of this to say that the quality of Slumpbuster's plates look far superior to my O2Bs. Therefore, I'm wondering if its possible that Slumpbusters black plates predate the green plates and are not O2Bs.

I'd also be interested in more information about it. Hopefully Ivan will comment. I'm not sure about Slumpbuster's plates.

From the bits that I've pieced together (not going on much here!), I think the Ivanko branding on the front probably occurred after the "m series" designation. And unless they are marked M series on the back, they are probably precision cast. The recent O2B that I've seen have been pretty rough like you said. I wonder if they are in a different category than the earlier plates or if manufacturing processes changed or if wear from use makes the older plates look smoother.

The olympic plates are black and unbranded (on the front) in the 1979 catalog. The catalog specifies that the holes are machined but it doesn't mention anything about the surfaces being machined. The few unbranded (on the front) "M series" plates that I've seen in photos appear to be black. I don't know when they switched to grey/green. I think they first started putting "IVANKO" on the plates in the 80's but I'm not sure. Ivanko filed a trademark of "IVANKO" on Jan 16. 1981.

[md99]

Well I went back to the guy that sold me the Ivanko barbell to buy a bench from him, and found these in the corner of his garage. I don't know much about them, but I believe they are older Ivanko 2.5 kg olympic spin collars. I've looked around online but can't find any information about them. I told myself I wouldn't buy anything else tonight when I went over there, but I just couldn't pass them up.





Not great pictures.

[morebarbell]

Well I went back to the guy that sold me the Ivanko barbell to buy a bench from him, and found these in the corner of his garage. I don't know much about them, but I believe they are older Ivanko 2.5 kg olympic spin collars. I've looked around online but can't find any information about them. I told myself I wouldn't buy anything else tonight when I went over there, but I just couldn't pass them up.

http://i45.tinypic.com/214r4pf.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2ccs5k8.jpg

Not great pictures.

Very cool! How could someone pass those up?!

[Slumpbusters]

Nice purchase!! Are you planning on refinishing them, or just knocking the rust off? Personally, I like the patina of the older plates.

I am a patina guy. Nothing is better than that vintage look. No refinishing here unless they are just cannot be saved. I think the entire haul will be just fine. The casting seems good on all the plates I have seen so far.

[md99]

Very cool! How could someone pass those up?!

Thanks for that image. So looks like these are the CO-2.5kg Olympic Spinners. I still can't find much info about them, but glad I picked them up for $20. If nothing else they're fun to have around.

[owasM]

For any aspiring UK Ivanko crew members. I just found what could be an epic deal for someone. Note the title, note the misspell in the description. Note the quantity of plates and the current price. Good luck to anyone going for them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/olympic-we...item20d0a888de

disregard earlier post,
i got them ... awaiting delivery

btw has anyone got a link to the black rubber revolvers in the uk? curious to there actual price here

edit -
theese cost just over £1000 for 6 pairs in the US :O i knew ivankos were expensive but damnn.
im quite happy with £200, guessing they would be around double here.

[ProtienandIron]

disregard earlier post,
i got them ... awaiting delivery

btw has anyone got a link to the black rubber revolvers in the uk? curious to there actual price here

edit -
theese cost just over £1000 for 6 pairs in the US :O i knew ivankos were expensive but damnn.
im quite happy with £200, guessing they would be around double here.

Sweet, good job mate, I'm glad they went to someone on here. If you ever decide to sell them, you'll get at least 400 if they are listed properly. Congrats.

[xephonics]

here are the pics of my possible unbranded ivanko 45's