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Old 12-06-2006, 08:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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For olympic plate dumbell handles, which clips are better. The alligator style like this:



or the ones that slide on and then screw into the bar?

I'm torn between two types with my dumbell handles, and not sure which will be more likely to keep the plates on.
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Old 12-06-2006, 08:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 12-06-2006, 08:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I prefer the spring collars.
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they actually hold better, though?
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Old 12-06-2006, 09:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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this is the other type of clip i'm referring to

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Old 12-06-2006, 09:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
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they actually hold better, though?
Provided you aren't holding the bar by one end w/270lbs on the other and shaking it, yeah.

FWIW, though, I would use std bars, because the plates are thinner, so you can get more on the bar (oly plates are like 2x the thickness of std plates), but that's just me.
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The springy ones.

Plus, they make funny springy sounds when you drop them. The other ones make this sound: "F***! My toe!"
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Old 12-06-2006, 10:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The other ones make this sound: "F***! My toe!"
LMAO!



I agree with the spring ones.
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Old 12-06-2006, 11:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
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K guys, thanks for the input...

Cynic, you raise a great point, but with a limited budget and an olympic barbell set under my belt, i think i'd rather keep my stuff as interchangable as possible at the moment...

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Old 12-06-2006, 11:02 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I use the other ones (screw on) but thats what they came with. I've been meaning to find spring clips for ages.
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Springy ones are nice...JP has some plastic ones with a lever that I like. They are even easier to put on. Fast!

By the way..HOW do you folks put pics in your responses???
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Old 12-07-2006, 10:58 AM   #12 (permalink)
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The pic needs to be hosted somewhere else. You get the url of the picture (either thru your site host if you put it on the web, or by right clicking and looking at properties if its a web pic, or by clicking "copy image location" if you use FF).

in the quick reply box there's a little icon with a picture of a mountain and a yellow background. it looks like this:

Click on it, paste the url into the field, and hit ok... VIOLA!
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Oh.Thanks..yeah..I saw that but thought you guys had a different trick.

I've never used that simply because I didn't want to stick a pic on line somewhere else.

But I do appreciate the response. Now I know I'm not missing a trick!

You know I hate to miss tricks.
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Here's the ones I'm referring to. I like these a lot!

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Oh.Thanks..yeah..I saw that but thought you guys had a different trick.

I've never used that simply because I didn't want to stick a pic on line somewhere else.

But I do appreciate the response. Now I know I'm not missing a trick!

You know I hate to miss tricks.
I just right-click on the pic, choose copy, then control-v to paste it here.

I only do the host-it-myself thing if it really matters.
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those spring ones are awesome. The gators are good too, but dont get the screw ones. Garbage.
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Here's the ones I'm referring to. I like these a lot!

Those clips are awesome. They are superior to any clips I've ever used.
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Those clips are awesome. They are superior to any clips I've ever used.
I agree. JP has all 3 of the clips mentioned in this thread..and these are the best by far that I have used. Easy and fast.
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Those clips are awesome. They are superior to any clips I've ever used.
I take it you have never used Ivanko Collars then....

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Hey JP, where can i get these?

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Here's the ones I'm referring to. I like these a lot!

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also, do you guys think it matters if the handles are weighted or not? The set I found with the screw collars is weighted (5lbs, plus the collars add another 5). The ones with the alligator collars are a lot cheaper and are not weighted.
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I hate the ones that screw into the bar. I have them for my standard bar, and the spring ones for my olympic bar. The problem I have is that the little pin that you actually turn begins to bend after a while, and that bending makes it impossible to keep turning (because after a half-turn the pin has to slide through the hole so that you can grip the other end). Fixing them is a pain in the ass too.
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Nope... Never seen those.
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Nope... Never seen those.

They are a dream to use. You slide them on, and give the lever a 1/4 turn to lock it on the bar. Then you spin the black threaded sleeve and it pushes the plate together hard and locks everything together. No slop, and the plates don't rattle.
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Old 12-09-2006, 01:37 PM   #25 (permalink)
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out of curiosity, does it matter if the handles are weighted or not?
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