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So it makes more sense to get the cast iron plates then because they are cheaper and probably last longer than PU in outdoor conditions even though they rust but rust isn't going to decrease the...

Does PU really degrade quickly in sunlight? I mean sure rubber does degrade quickly when exposed to sunlight but PU? I was always under the impression that PU is undegradable.

I honestly thought about buying the watson plates and the price is just too high to be worth it. Even because of corrosion resistance it doesn't really make sense.

Watson plates actually cost ~16€...

And in general do you see a purpose in rubber or urethane coated plates? Or is simple cast iron the way to go?
I'll probably store the weights in my garage and take them out when I'm training.

Regarding price and from an economic view, would you say that simple cast iron plates make more sense?

Is noise a problem with iron plates?

I thought about buying cast iron plates but lets do the math: polyurethane plates cost 4€ per kg and cast iron plates (with handles) cost 2,9€ per kg.

The cast iron plates I'm referring to can be...

I once asked them on the phone and the guy said that the cast iron won't rust but the stainless steel insert could show some rust after a long time.

Isn't there polyurethane under the stainless steel insert too? I guess then contact with water isn't possible.

In fact I would like to have plates that are weather resistant as much as possible...

Basically the question in the title as I'm not sure if moisture / water can penetrate through polyurethane.

Maybe someone has some insight or experience with this. Is polyurethane water resistant?...

Thinner is better but I'm going with the atx plates. They are in fact less expensive because the captain america plates are actually 400$ more expensive than the atx ones as I was told today so no...

You're right the resale value isn't going to be as good. Actually the price of the captain america ones is 400$ more (I asked again today) so not worth it.

Now a question: Urethane coated cast...

Hello, so I decided a while ago to buy polyurethane coated weight plates. Now I have two options, that I have attached below in the form of pictures.

The Captain America grip plates are thinner...

Yeah, I would of course drop them on a rubber mat, not on concrete or other hard surfaces. I also thought about getting chrome plated plates since they should be rust-proof (as long as the plating is...

Yeah, the stainless steel plates were too cheap and it's highly likely they were just normal steel, since they were coated lol. I mean why should one coat stainless steel? Doesn't really make sense....

Price isn't really a factor, just longevity. It's important, since I will be training outside for at least half of the year, that the plates are protected from moisture. How's the durability of the...

Thanks for you reply. What of the two I posted would you choose if you had to?

Hello everyone,

so some months ago I wrote a post about stainless steel plates that I found. Turns out, they are not legit. Now I'm looking for other weight plates, but I'm not really sure on the...

Okay, so I think I'm going with 25s then mainly (like 6 pairs of 25s).
The other question would be how much I should get of each pair besides the 25s. One pair of each or two?
On a side note: I'm...

Thanks, so I will buy them this month. I guess I won't tell him to increase the price though haha. :D

Hello,

so I want to buy new weights made from stainless steel. Now I'm thinking about either getting 8 25kg + 4 20kg plates or just 14 20kg plates.

It seems to me that loading and unloading...