Received today, got tired of looking for grips at 24 hour fitness.
They are indeed steel and the welds are good not great nor I don't have any concerns. Black paint looks good.
Negative:
-v grip The plastic grip liner is a waste and feels pretty cheap (will cut off shortly and replace with skate tape). Would rather have had it narled.
-d grip handle itself rotates and on one of them sort of grinds due to cheap machining but it's not the end of the world.
Positive:
-Pretty heavy, steel (maybe to much).
-Have pretty large hands and both fit in there comfortably with some room.
-Eyelet holes are large enough for heavy duty carabiners.
-Real steel so will not snap,shatter at load or cause concern like the plastic version with the cool ergo grips.
-Eyelet spins freely without issue.
-v grip No rust as some others reported.
-d grip has slight rust inside the handle joint where the prongs meet the grip. Not visible to the eye unless you look for it. If this is concerning planet fitness is the right gym for you.
-v grip Train lat pull downs at 260-320 lbs for sets so I plan on loading this up in the same range
-v grip Seated lat extensions at 200-300 lbs for sets
-d grip curl range is 70-120 lbs
-d grip chest flys 20-100 lbs
Will post an update after a few workouts. (If that goes well I'd give this 4.5)
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