Cannot submit a two star review, so changed it to three.
Order and delivery was easy and timely.
The advertised length measurements are exact, and very well balanced to be as short as possible but as long as needed. I am very happy with this part of the product.
The specific barbell I received had a few significant dents. Nothing beyond what would occur with a couple of miss-racks, however not a nice experience out of the box.
The knurling is advertised as "coarse". There is a small area, perhaps 4 centimeters, on one side of the barbell where this is true. The rest of the length however, the knurling is so shallow as to be merely cosmetic. That is to say, it is both insufficient and inconsistent.
The look of the barbell is nice. The chrome of the sleeves is acceptable, and the sleeves themselves are machined to be smooth rather than with that light straight-knurl that adds a bit of friction-resistance and that ziiiip-noise to some sleeves. I prefer smooth so this is a plus.
The black paint is evenly and nicely applied, but chipped when I applied the hooks for my suspension scales. This may be an unreasonable test of how hard wearing it is, as the hooks have a slight edge. It may indeed be hard wearing in regular use.
The weight of my unit is approx 15.160 grams. That puts it within a 2% tolerance (on the heavy side), which is certainly acceptable at this price point.
The shaft is Ø27.8mm, so a bit on the thinner side.
The sleeves have very little give along the length of the shaft, but do not fit snugly around the shaft, so there is more give between the sleeve and shaft than you might expect.
TLDR:
This bar, while by no means high end in feel, has perfect measurements for training within a constrained space. However a QC-issue with the knurling prevents me from recommending this product even at this price.
