Great bumper plates for my home gym. Glad I purchased these bumper plates.

I originally bought a 230 pound set 6 months ago. I then went to Columbus on a business trip and stopped by the HQ and bought another 50 pounds. These feel solid, they kill a bounce well, and they slide on smooth. The fact this range covers 10lb and 15lb is great for beginners or someone who doesn't want to spend a lot on change plates initially and is fine with a pair of 2.5lb plates and then the 10lb bumper full size. A few things to note based on other reviews: 1) They smell like rubber strongly when you get the box. I LOVE this smell. It's my favorite part of unboxing these things. I understand why some people would not. The smell has dispersed for me to a faint hint; I think most of the smell ends up in the little foam protection slips that come with the packaging. I would in no way consider the smell nearly as strong as my stall mats, though. 2) These are hard to hold one-handed from the edge once you get around 25lb (for me, tbf, I'm sure different hand sizes and grips have different mileage). They are slick/smooth and the "lip" on the face is not deep enough for a firm, secure hold. I don't mind this and it is a zero issue for me because I'm only carrying it one handed when I want to be lazy and not make two trips to the rack. I would not call mine oily. Just hard to grip with one hand and that makes me pay attention a bit more with two hands.

Received these 2 weeks ago, but haven't used them because they smell so bad. I tried washing them and left them out in the hot AZ sun and they still smell. Hopefully Rogue has some tips on how to get rid of the smell or else I might need to replace them.

I got a set of the color echo bumpers and kept worrying that maybe I should have spent more and gotten the competition plates. So I ended up getting a set of competition 45s to compare. In comparison, these color echo plates are grippier (easier to pick up) and although some may prefer this... the competition plates have a tighter tolerance for the hole in the center of the plate... which sounds like it would be a good thing, but it makes the plates more difficult to get on and off the bar. The color echo plates are a little looser, so it's much easier to slide them on and off the bar. I'd say that unless you have a very specific reason to get a fancier bumper plate (like the competition), I'd just be happy with the color echo plates. They are really nicely made, easy to grab onto, and easy to put on the bar. And they look very nice in person... extremely happy with these!

Like everything else I have from Rogue these came quickly and are indestructible. What you pay for is quality and it's worth it.

Love everything about this store. My shopping experience have been great, would definitely recommend to anyone

Super oily and greasy to the point it’s hRd to hold onto them.

Plates feel super solid and have a nice clean look definitely a prefect fix for any garage gym