Removable handles and removable/rotating sleeves, from 2020:
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04-02-2022, 07:14 PM #1
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04-03-2022, 06:40 AM #2
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04-03-2022, 08:17 AM #4
Killer bar. I didn't know you finished it. Do you think Rogue saw it somewhere and used yours as "inspiration" for their bar?
How do you like rotating sleeves? I didn't care for them on my AB T-Grip bar for pressing. Seemed to add unwanted instability. But I wonder if camber would make a difference and add back stability. I liked the T-Grip for curls and rotating sleeves were a positive from that perspective.
Knurling on the Rogue bar makes it appealing.
Here's Rogue's new bars:
https://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-mg-4f-multi-grip-bar
https://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-m...rip-camber-bar
I wish they had a cable attachment point.
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04-03-2022, 08:31 AM #5
I made 2. Other one has angled grips and I use them both. I can't speak to where rogue gets their ideas.
I did not like the rotating sleeves so I actually have a welding tack to keep them fixed. The bushings are in there however, should I change my mind one day.
And yes, mine is not cambered between the grips but I wanted that small offset to make it more stable. Idea which came directly from the kabuki bar. But with my shoulders I saw no use for a fully cambered bar, I wouldn't want the extra stretch. However the offset and the width (grips are 5" long) make it very stable.▪█──█▪ Equipment Crew #61 ▪█──█▪
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04-03-2022, 09:09 AM #6
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Probably not, it's a simple enough idea. I had the same idea that probably pre-dated Mech's creation by a couple years, where the square frame in the center could be removed using pin's and replaced with various grips/widths. Think I might have even posted a drawing here at some point asking for opinions, so they all owe me royalties haha
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04-03-2022, 08:02 PM #7
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04-05-2022, 09:14 AM #11
similar yes, but different, yes. I imagine a production price of the Mech bar would be rather high as there's a decent amount of steel and workmanship there. Could be the highest priced specialty bar around, especially with 2022 steel prices
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04-05-2022, 11:57 AM #12
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04-07-2022, 12:11 PM #13
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Oh look, another familiar looking bar from Rogue!
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04-07-2022, 12:49 PM #14
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04-07-2022, 01:44 PM #15
38mm (1-1/2") is the same as the old 14" cambered bar they had at westside. Westside sells a version of it made my sam hell. Bully bar.
It's 1.5" because it's basically just cold rolled steel stock that's bent. So tensile strength around 85,000 psi. But at 1.5" diameter it's really not an issue.
edit: same steel as marrs bar and kabuki transformer bar also.
So comparing it to the duffalo (youtube video does this) is kind of pointless because kabuki uses actual high strength steel. The material cost alone is going to be substantially more.
That being said I would LOVE rogue to make a 14" cambered bar (not the welded rackable crap, like I have now) I could actually purchase locally. It's the one bar I'm missing that I really enjoyed and I can't find a suitable replacement. And I don't have a bender strong enough to make it myself. I did make my own rackable version but it doesn't feel the same.
And supposedly they are also working with Donnie on his "bowfat" bar which is basically a half moon bar. Shipping might be an issue.
https://bodytempering.com/wp-content.../bowfatbar.jpgLast edited by Mech6; 04-07-2022 at 02:08 PM.
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06-03-2022, 11:08 AM #21
Too much knurl on a swiss/football bar is kind of a pain. Because the bar doesn't rotate you have to rotate your hand to get your wrists in proper position. Aggressive knurling causes an issue there as you have to fully open your hand so you don't tear anything. A passive knurl makes it easy to just loosen grip and "slide" into proper position.
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06-05-2022, 07:01 AM #25
I made 2. Both are powdercoated. The 2nd one has 2 pairs of angled grips but they are welded in, not bolted. I also only kept 2 pairs of grips on the first one, which brought the weight to exactly 60lbs. I never used the other ones, no reason to have them in there. I do have fat grips (it uses the same grips as the indexable chinup I made) but I just don't like fat grips on this kind of bar. I do have a commercial football bar with 2" grips and I really don't use it much.
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