Customer Reviews

Valeo Spring Collar 2 Inches (One Pair)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I bought these thinking it would be a quick and convenient way to get the weight plates off my new Olympic-style barbell. Nothing could be further from the truth. They don't fit - at all. I'm perfectly capable of compressing these clips as far as they will go and you still couldn't drive these onto the end of the bar with a mallet. They're clearly not meant for a standard size bar either (way too big). They were inexpensive to be sure, but a complete waste of money. Not even worth the expense of shipping them back. Don't buy these.

these spring collars are a mixed bag - I bought several pair, to use on my two plate trees to secure the weights when I'm not in my gym. Several of them are so tight, they're almost impossible to get on the post. Ridiculously tight.

I have a Troy olympic barbell which is fairly high quality and certainly built to tighter tolerances than these collars. The collars are visibly crooked and don't fit on the bar without a ridiculous amount of manhandling.

When on a shopping spree of ordering new equipment and barbells these spring collars came on as an additional add on. Figuring I needed more clips for the barbells I added this item without reading the reviews. As almost everyone else has said these collars are TO SMALL! I can fit them on the bar but only if I squeeze them the hardest I can and slowly inch them along the bar. Once on the bar though its even harder to get off! I had to have my friend pull the bar from one end when I squeezed the collar as hard as possible to get it off the bar. I don't think I will even give this as a gift to someone who wants to use them to up there grip. Horrible collars and what makes it even better is that there shipped from the US Postal Service yay!!!!!!!(Sarcasm insert here)Your gonna have so much fun ordering these!! First you'll receive collars that wont work at all! Yahooooo!! Then you can have the postal service have 'multiple failed attempts to deliver' Even though you live two houses away from the post box and are home both times they try! If you have an IQ of 50 or less I stroooongly agree to purchase this item.

I have never posted a review of a product before, but I must tell you these collars are a waste of money. I can compress them as far as possible and they won't fit on my straight Olympic bar or on my Olympic EZ curl bar. I suggest finding another product for your needs.

I have been lifting for over 30 years and these are the worst collars I have ever seen or purchased. Good luck getting them on. Really bad design.

There are a lot of more expensive, or more complex devices that will do the same thing.

This is exactly what I needed, nothing more fancy, nothing more expensive.

djh

I have never posted a review on amazon but these are so bad that I have to warn others. I should have read the reviews, but I didn't. Now I'm looking for some other models to buy.

the spring clips in the picture are of inferior qualify compared to actual product which is a heavy spring clip with twice the thickness as those pictured. i dont know why the vendor chose to use this picture. when you look at it, purchasing these spring clips feels like a compromise. the price also indicates poor quality, but the product itself is worth it at twice the price. dont be fooled. the valeo spring clips are heavy gauge, beautifully chromed and just what youre looking for. buy them and the body solid olympic bar. you wont be disappointed.

i tried these to strengthen my hands while at the office and after a few days my hands were almost literally bruised. it would be nice if they included some sort of plastic or rubber grip on the handles because they can really dig into yoru planms and fingers. i fixed the problem by wrapping some foam and duct tape around the handles but for the price i think these should include some sort of comfort feature.