CAP Barbell Standard Straight Bar | 1-in Diameter | Multiple Options

This SOLID barbell is very sturdy,with textured grip surface.

Was hesitant to get a 7-ft barbell shipped, but everything went smoothly and it's a tremendous barbell for the price. About as sturdy as you'll find in standard size, A+ all around.

Works exactly as you'd expect a barbell to work. Very sturdy.

Solid bar (so far!). Like the black color. Knurling isn't terrible "deep" and there are no guide rings like some bars have -- narrow, smooth sections within the knurling to know where to position hands evenly. In fact. I felt like the bar was off, so I took a closer look. First, the knurling sort of fades into the smooth center of the shaft. There is about 1/4 to 3/8" of light knurling instead of a crisp edge. Also, I measured from the collar of each side to the end of the knurling and one side was 15 1/2" while the other was 16 to 16 1/3 (bc of that fuzzy edge). I'll just add tape so I can get my hands into position easily.

I have a pretty extensive home gym and have a variety of bars for Olympic plates from York, Ironmind, and other good manufacturers, but my bar for standard plates was starting to bug me because it has spin lock collars that loosen easily.I thought about getting a new 5' bar for my standard plates that I use for a few accessory lifts that would use regular collars and I started looking on Amazon. Some of the bars had reviews saying that they were a little thin and that spring collars wouldn't fit, but I didn't see anyone say that about this bar, so I bought it. This bar fits my standard plates perfectly. I tried some spring collars, which fit well, a long with Ironmind Bulldog II collars, which also fit (the latter are what I use on dumbbells to keep the plates secure).The bar seems solid and weighs 14lbs. I saw some different assumptions about weight, so I got on .y digital scale to weight myself, then grabbed the bar and stepped on the scale again. It's technically 13.8lb. by my scale, so I'm just rounding it to 14lb.The odd weight bugs my OCDa bit, so I put 1/2lb. micro plates on it to bring it to an even 15lb., although it honestly doesn't matter.I bought the black bar, just because chrome bars chip a little bit with time and I live in FL, where they'll get some rust (my gym is in my garage).Overall, I'm happy with this bar for what it is. It's inexpensive, but doesn't feel cheap. I didn't buy it for using on major, compound movements, since I have a variety of thick bars and Olympic bars for those, but it's great for accessory lifts. It's 5' long, so it's not going to work in my power rack, which is totally fine.Overall, I'd say you can't beat it for the bare bones $30 price tag.

This bar is very strong and does not bend like many other brands. It is also very reasonable priced at about half the price of other bars of the same length. I am very happy with this CAP barbell and fee very secure when doing lifts.

This barbell is great for what it is. It's very cheap, which is nice. I got the 6 foot variant so its pretty space efficient as well. It's held up really well despite my frequently going higher than its "maximum weight capacity" The highest ive gone with it I think is 321 lbs. (the bar itself is 16 lbs) and while i did notice a little flex the first time I did that, it hasnt permanently bent, or snapped or anything.If I could go back in time however. I would definitely recommend skipping a 1" bar and just going into 2" olympic bars. I was trying to be as cheap and frugal as I could, but in the long run I've really just cost myself money by not investing in better more durable equipment with higher weight capacities from the start. So if you take training seriously, and you want to get stronger and lift more weights than this bar is rated for, do yourself a favor and just get a heavier duty bar.Still, all that said, Its served me well, and continues to serve me well, while I still put off getting a heavier bar, since it hasnt broken yet.Edit: I've now put 350 lbs on it multiple times (356lbs if you count the bar itself) , and its still going strong, though it does flex at that much weight. Worth noting that the amazon page now seems to say this is a threaded bar? Mine is the RB-72, non threaded version. Currently looking for a better 1" diameter bar so I dont have to buy all new weights, because I can deadlift more weight than i currently own. I could get some more heavier 1 inch plates, but Im still worried about going too far over the weight capacity and maybe having it snap or something. Can't find its max PSI rating or anything anywhere which is frustrating.Edit: I’ve now placed 395lbs on this (411lbs including the bar itself) and deadlifted at that weight without it breaking multiple times. I did finally bite the bullet and get myself an olympic barbell and weights to replace it. But for a cheap bar thats rated for 250lbs max, this barbell has really gone above and beyond what was promised.

It looks good, it feels good and it does the job. I reccommend it.