I have confirmed that this bar is 100% made in the U.S.A all the way down to the packaging and stickers. Here is a picture of the knurl, which I love.
I'll have a full review posted in the next week.
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Thread: New Vulcan Buffalo Bar
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01-29-2019, 07:36 AM #31
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01-29-2019, 08:03 AM #32
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01-29-2019, 08:07 AM #33
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01-29-2019, 08:24 AM #34
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01-29-2019, 08:41 AM #35
Can confirm. Phone works best. I ordered my rack from them and had some questions that the site didn't answer. They are hit or miss on email too. I've dealt with one rep via email who was great and another not so much. I'm guessing the "not so much" rep is the one that usually replies to emails. The good one was following up on our phone conversation.
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01-29-2019, 09:28 AM #36
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01-29-2019, 09:35 AM #37
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01-29-2019, 09:56 AM #38
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01-29-2019, 11:45 AM #39
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01-29-2019, 11:52 AM #40
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01-29-2019, 12:11 PM #41
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01-29-2019, 12:20 PM #42
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01-29-2019, 12:33 PM #43
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01-29-2019, 12:43 PM #44
I have, but my buddy lives a couple hours away and I likely will need to update the review with side by side comparison at later date. Until then, I will just be able to compare based on specs and general feedback.
I don’t doubt the duffalo is superior, but at the price point... man, this Vulcan bar is going to be tough to overlook. There are a couple notable drawbacks to the bar that I will go into detail in the review.
But less than $375 shipped feels pretty darn good.
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01-29-2019, 12:44 PM #45
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01-29-2019, 08:16 PM #46
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01-29-2019, 08:45 PM #47
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01-31-2019, 06:51 AM #48
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01-31-2019, 07:23 AM #49
I'm guessing mine isn't but I'll have to check the specs, etc but I don't recall seeing any markings anywhere on it. It's old, kind of beat, some surface rust, 55lbs, super sharp knurl (like tiny daggers in my hands when benching but don't notice it squatting).
Bought it from an older powerlifter with ~120lbs of chains was guessing is it equivalent to an Ader or some brand like that but never researched it, just used it{5'7" and under #1}
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01-31-2019, 08:00 AM #50
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01-31-2019, 09:46 AM #51
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01-31-2019, 09:55 AM #52
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01-31-2019, 10:12 AM #53
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01-31-2019, 01:37 PM #54
Thank you - very much appreciated!
I just published my review for anyone interested. Overall, I think this is a really good, but not a great bar. It's not going to compete with a Duffalo bar. It has a couple notable drawbacks that I discuss. I love the bends and knurl. I'm ok with the capacity and the thicker diameter (32mm). I think the sleeves need work and I don't particularly care for the zinc.
Here are a few pics... lots more in the review
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01-31-2019, 02:05 PM #55
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01-31-2019, 02:05 PM #56
Is it an optical illusion.... or do the sleeves point upwards? Is that normal for the curved bars like Duffalo & Buffalo? Just curious if that was a design feature or something. I guess I always assumed the sleeves would be straight and parallel to the ground like a straight bar.
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01-31-2019, 02:07 PM #57
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01-31-2019, 02:12 PM #58
Sorry, I had a stupid Captain Obvious moment..... thinking what the heck was his website called again.....man that's a nice looking rack..... damn it I can't remember his website name....... Once I got done drooling I realized it was right in front of my face I really blame it on the nice rack being too gorgeous.
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01-31-2019, 02:15 PM #59
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01-31-2019, 03:55 PM #60
Awesome review brother ! Detailed but still to the point. And you covered the bases I was interested in. Thanks again!
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