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Olympic Adaptors

connollys · 2013-02-11 22:14:38

Hey all, seen a withdrawn ad on adverts for adaptor sleeves so that you could use olympic plates on a 1" Bar. We have a small gym in the local GAA club. It has a couple of 1" diameter bars but all the plates are olympic size for the smith machine. Anyway, has anyone used these type of adaptors before or know where they…

11-02-2013 10:14pm

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connollys

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Hey all, seen a withdrawn ad on adverts for adaptor sleeves so that you could use olympic plates on a 1" Bar.

We have a small gym in the local GAA club. It has a couple of 1" diameter bars but all the plates are olympic size for the smith machine. Anyway, has anyone used these type of adaptors before or know where they could be picked up?

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#2 11-02-2013 10:38pm

arse..biscuits

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Like these?

http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/weights-1/weight-bars-and-collars/where/producttype/standard-bars.html/

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#3 12-02-2013 9:24am

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Yea, they look like the kinda thing, cheers. Was kinda hoping could get in a shop here and save on the shipping costs. Ill have a more in depth look later and see what it costs to ship from there anyway, might not be too expensive.

Thanks again.

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#4 12-02-2013 2:00pm

arse..biscuits

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I got a power cage from that site and those adapters came free with it.
Or you could just spend €100 on an olympic bar. They are a lot better. I olympic bar is my best friend

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