CAP Barbell Rubber Olympic Bumper Plate | Multiple Options

One of the alleged trade-offs of less expensive bumper plate weights is that they’re not verified to be within a specific weight tolerance, such as within 2% of the labeled weight. Well, these seem to be pretty solid. Although I used my home scales to weigh them, and my home skills could be off by a 1% or 2%, I weighed each bumper plate and each bumper plate weighed the same up to 1/10th of a pound, which is as small a value as my digital scales can go. In other words, thirty both weighed the same. So although I cannot say whether or not they weigh exactly 45 lbs each, I can say that both of my plates weighed the same. To me I’d much rather have 2 plates 45 lbs plates that weight the same but might actually be 44 for one and 45 lbs for another. This way the weight on the bar is balanced. And at about $1/lbs, this is a great value in my view. I’m not competing, so I don’t care if they’re both a few ounces light or heavy. But for all I know, they’re dead-on. Some people complain about the smell or oil on them. This is common with this type of rubber material; I’ve had it on dumbbells as well. One of my 45 pound plates had a little more residue on it but the other was pretty much dry, but neither one had any significant amount. I didn’t even think it was enough to worry about wiping off. Any robbery scent in the air after opening them will fade pretty quickly. The weights easily fit onto my Olympic 2” barbell(s) and don’t slide around excessively. I can definitely recommend these for personal use. I think I’m going to order some 25s and 10s next, after that I’ve seen the 45s quality. Time will tell about how well they hold up with the ring inside of them, but if there’s any issues with that, I’ll update accordingly.

I ordered two of these plates. At the time the limit was 3 which is very frustrating. Who needs an odd number of plates? Anyway, one came a few days and the other came a week later. Weird, but still in the window of the delivery dates. As others have noted, they do come a bit slippery. Overall very happy for the price. It is not a high quality product for which you would pay at least double the price, but worth what I paid for sure. I recommend waiting and checking the website periodically as the price seems to change quite often. Would purchase again.

Great plates and got them at a sale price. Only downside is the smell which takes a few weeks to dissipate but after a month, a light smell lingers. To me, a burnt rubber or dirty ashtray smell. Too cold and snowy to put outside. But, I expected this from reading other reviews. Put an air cleaner in the room with them. Did not stop me from ordering another pair this week.

The plates come packaged exceptionally well. The plates are in plastic bags and protected with 8 foam pieces to prevent the plates from shifting in the box. The economical weight plates are a solid option for lifters on a budget. They are bulkier and take up more space on the bar compared to pro or elite-style plates, but they function well for general training. One drawback is that economical plates can have slight weight variances, sometimes ranging about 1–3% above or below the stated weight. For example, the 45 lb CAP rubber bumper plates we received measured approximately 46 lbs. While they are not precision-calibrated or competition-grade, they are durable enough for everyday use and provide good value at a lower price point. The elite or competition tiers, typically about $10 more per plate, are more compact and accurate to the stated 45 lb standard, but the main advantage is precision and size, not necessarily overall “better” performance for general training

Excelente producto la goma que los recubre se siente de buena calidad y resistencia