Ohio Power Bar Black Zinc Review

It was actually the first bar i ever purchased.

Ohio power bar black zinc review.

The stainless steel one is 100 more but feels better and requires much less maintenance. Rogue recently added yet another finish option for the 45 pound version of the ohio power bar that s right now in addition to bare steel stainless steel black zinc and cerakote you can pick up the opb with rogue s black e coat finish. Otherwise can t get any better than this. No because i think it looks kind of cool and considering i purchased the ohio bar to beat up not too look pretty i m okay with it.

Rogue ohio power bar bare steel vs zinc. A great deal of pride is built into each bar as the knurling process is an art. If you go with the 45 pound version of the ohio power bar you get a choice between bare steel or a black zinc shaft with bright zinc sleeves. It s important to note that this review is based on the black zinc version of the bar.

The rogue ohio power bar is one of if not the most popular power bar ever created. Does this make me upset. I ve been a user of this bar for several years in the black zinc variety. Read more about the ubs here.

I have heard the knurling on the bare steel model is better and rougher but i had a couple questions. Rogue 45lb ohio power bar black zinc is rated 4 9 out of 5 by 388. You know just on the off chance you thought there was a shortage of materials finishes and colors to choose from already. Black zinc shaft bright zinc sleeves or bare steel lifetime warranty against bending for powerlifting you generally don t want your bar to have the same whip that that weightlifting bar would have because you don t want it to start bouncing around while you re trying to hit a max lift except maybe a deadlift which then.

I recently decided to upgrade to the stainless steel version for two reasons. Ohio power bar finish you have a little bit of flexibility when it comes to finish. 2 machining every bar shaft is machined in columbus ohio. The rogue ohio power bar is rated based on the garage gym lab universal barbell score.

Each barbell shaft is ground and polished prior to machining which allows the bar to have a very smooth finish post any black oxide or black zinc finish. I have smaller hands so for clean and jerk movements i prefer the 25mm bella bar. The black zinc version is obviously the most comparable to the texas bar but the rogue bar does now come in a stainless steel shaft variation which is certainly superior and recommended if your budget allows. Rated 5 out of 5 by tx1775 from thank rogue awesome power bar i use it for pretty much everything.

I prefer a meaner knurling. Every other finish option rogue offers would score a higher rating.