Ohio Power Bar Black Zinc Review

I got to test drive an opb out and have decided i want to get one as my secondary bar mainly to deadlift and row with.

Ohio power bar black zinc review. With the kilogram version you only have the zinc option. It s important to note that this review is based on the black zinc version of the 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. A great deal of pride is built into each bar as the knurling process is an art.

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. Every other finish option rogue offers would score a higher rating. Ohio power bar finish you have a little bit of flexibility when it comes to finish.

I recently decided to upgrade to the stainless steel version for two reasons. 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. 2 machining every bar shaft is machined in columbus ohio. The rogue ohio power bar is one of if not the most popular power bar ever created.

You know just on the off chance you thought there was a shortage of materials finishes and colors to choose from already. It was actually the first bar i ever purchased. Does this make me upset. Rated 5 out of 5 by tx1775 from thank rogue awesome power bar i use it for pretty much everything.

Rogue 45lb ohio power bar black zinc is rated 4 9 out of 5 by 388. 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. 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.

I prefer a meaner knurling. Rogue ohio power bar bare steel vs zinc. Read more about the ubs here. Otherwise can t get any better than this.

My ohio bar has a black zinc shaft and over time that black zinc has rubbed away down to the silver metal. I ve been a user of this bar for several years in the black zinc variety.