This barbell is incredible….wow! Knurling feels excellent, your hands stick to the bar. It’s just plain perfect….nothing more to say.

I am not sure how you could make a better power bar.

This bar is amazing! The knurling is so perfect and the quality is unmatched. I love the black sync sleeves, it just looks awesome against the black rack. This bar lives in the garage, so the stainless will be helpful with the humidity and likely reduce any rusting issues for it's lifetime.

This bar was definitely a disappointment considering the high regard I have for rogue and their quality standards. Like other reviews have stated there are some inconsistencies and blemishes on the shaft that are not typical from my experience with other bars I have purchased from rogue. The biggest issue with my bar however is with the sleeves. One sleeve seems to be to specs but the other measures a bit larger and there is a ton of friction and shaving of material when putting plates on and off. Hasn’t caused any damage to plates but the finish on the one sleeve is fading fast after just a few weeks of use. Overall a solid bar from a function standpoint but is a noticeable drop off in quality from my previous experience with rogue bars and equipment.

I bought this bar during the MBF sale and love it. I haven't used a barbell in a while but did plenty of research and ended up selecting this one. It is perfect for any of my workouts. The only thing I feel is that the knurling can be somewhat aggressive, but I would rather have that than having it be somewhat passive, as I can always use gloves if I need to protect my hands a little. Highly recommend!

I would probably give a 4.5 or 4.6 That being said, I love this bar ! I don't want a shiny bar that looks fancy I want a bar that handles my weight Unless on a specific squat bar this is my favorite to squat with or bench (I have 4 power bars) I would rate 5.0 if it didn't flex as much on heavy squat It feels great on back or in hands

Okay, so I bought this bar during black Friday. There are a bunch of negative reviews on here and I've read them and wanted to add my own comments and set some things straight. First, there are definitely machine marks on the stainless steel part of the bar. I had a bare steel bar before this one and didn't notice anything like what I see now. However, none of these marks can be felt. If you closed your eyes and ran your fingers along the length, you'd feel a perfectly smooth bar. It isn't polished pretty but it's stainless steel and that's what I want. Knurling is fantastic. I like it more than the bare steel version. The proprietary black sleeves. First, yes the plates are noticeably harder to put on the sleeves. On my bare steel bar, the plates slide on. With this finish, I think the coefficient of friction is higher so the plates don't glide on. With the black sleeves, the plates stick quite a lot until you find a good way to put them on. If you take care to hold the plate perfectly vertical to the horizontal bar, I've found no issue getting plates on. The plates do leave a lot of marks on the black coating. Rogue commented on other reviews saying that you can wipe the marks off with a rag. I found this to be partially true. With a rag, I think 90% of the marks come off with small tracks still visible where you slide your plates. I don't think this is a removal of the coating but actually tiny amounts of your plate stuck into the ridges of the bar. I am not concerned about the coating wearing off and actually I'm pretty happy with it. It does look a little beat up quickly but I'm here to lift weights, not win a beauty pageant with my equipment. Overall, 5/5 stars. I think the product is excellent. It's not going to be what you're used to as far as gliding plates onto the bar and it's a little ugly cosmetically, but function is everything and this bar functions perfectly. ALL that to be said, if given a choice, I'd probably not choose the matte black sleeves again given what I know now. I only chose it this time because it was on sale. I'd probably spring for the stainless sleeves myself but the difference in cost between my sale price $295 and full price $480 is significant.

Received it with lots of defects and marks all over the shaft during black November. Looked worse than blems. And I machine stuff. So it's not machine marks, not symmetrical at all, looks like a bunch of random scuffs and pitting. Not sure if it's the get rid of these special or just normal for Rogue