I do love this bar. It took a while to grow on me, partially because I did quite a few movements where my hand would have been inside the knurl, and the spin is literally the worst of any Rogue bar I've had by far (so it's not great for Oly movements, as advertised). What it is great for though is pulling (duh) and, as it turns out, every other powerlifting movement I do. I find myself reaching for it over my stainless OPB for a variety of reasons: 1. On pulls, even though I prefer the OPB knurl (mostly because of the cerakote), the diameter of this is better - and I often use straps anyway. 2. On bench/press - my OHP grip is now the same as my bench grip which has my index fingers exactly where this knurl starts, so lining it up is easier and more comfortable. 3. On Squats - I've switch to high bar and I've found the slightly smaller diameter feels more comfortable and stays more secure in my musculature. Additionally, again, my grip is exactly where the knurl starts so it's easier to line up. 4. The warnings about the sleeves getting ruined quickly has been a total non issue for me. The sleeves look 95% as good as when I bought this thing, which is true for my other bars' sleeves. If I'm really looking, I can find scratches in the coating, but I rarely notice. All that said, it's not perfect. I really wish: 1. The center knurl had more bite. Passive is a complete understatement. If this had the same knurl as the Ohio bar as a center knurl it would still be fine on front squats and be easier to feel on back squats. 2. The shaft were just stainless steel with no logos. Sorry. The logos are distracting. I don't want stickers on my barbell. And the cerakote just dulls what would the perfect in between knurl (Ohio and OPB) 3. The sleeves had the same spin as the Ohio Bar. It's supposed to be a hybrid bar but it's really built for slow movements. Again, the spin on this thing is really subpar. Which is fine, and even good, for powerlifts, but makes power snatching and power cleaning (things I wanted to do with it) not worth it. I do think it's worth taking a star off for the above. As plenty of others have said, it makes no sense to cover SS with Cerakote, therefore making consumers pay SS costs with the inferior feel of Cerakote just so you can stick some ugly logos on there.

Been using pretty much everyday for the past month. Mostly squats and power cleans: bar has good feel, easy spin - but not over the top, perfect stipling (grippy, but doesn't rip your hands) Overall this is perfect for my needs.

Best products on the market. Quality is top notch!

I bought the Chan Bar about a year ago and I absolutely love everything about it, and it looks great (I have the black sleeves). All Bars are not created equal and once you use this bar you won't want to lift with anything else.

I have been using this barbell for about 5 months. I use this barbell primarily for squats and deadlifts. It's a fantastic barbell, but the left and right play of the sleeve is too much. The Rogue barbell's composite bushing has more noise and play compared to the bronze bushing. The difference is evident when using Ohio Power bar's bronze bushings. Whip, grip, and knurling gap are all satisfactory.

great multi purpose barbell...... Good for front squats.

I’ve never even seen what true quality barbell until I got this. It’s honestly my favorite bar.

Did I buy this for the lifetime warranty and cerakote paint on steel for lack of maintenance, quality, and more importantly, looks? Yes. Did I see a finish blemish when I received it and reach out to customer support? Yes. Did I get a fast response within 1 day, and Trey at customer support gave me a good way forward and followed up on his word? Yes. Did I give this 5 stars because there isn't any alternative way to rate customer support, and that support also says a lot about a company when you need to reach out to them because every company makes small mistakes? Yes. Is the cerakoted knurl more aggressive than regular cerakote, in this case a separate Bella bar? Yes. Did they keep a customer by having great customer support? Yes. Will I ever actually get swole enough to actually test the tensile strength of the bar and impress all the dudes and gals? No.