CAP Barbell 2-inch Olympic Spring Clips

Well made. Good tension. Does the job. Familiar, functional, and low-cost for when they inevitably wear out (and they will, it's normal). Some reviews mention it's hard to squeeze: not really. If your hands are small, you won't be doing it one handed. If your grip is weak, you won't be doing it one handed. Yes, you have to keep it squeezed while you work it along the sleeve. That's kind of the point. This product needs to have good tension on it in order to actually secure the weight plates. If you have arthritis or the like, oh, absolutely -- go get a lockjaw style collar, as this will be horrible for you. For everyone else? Consider it exercise for your grip-strength :) CAP's a well known and pretty solid brand and they deliver much the same. Can't go wrong with these classic spring collars.

I can't believe these are only $5. Unreal. I feel like I'm robbing Cap considering the price and quality of these springs. Not only did the OB-86B exceed my expectations, these have as well. Nice work Cap, thanks for making great quality products for the people on budgets these days! I was expecting some cheap, loose springs that "barely did the job" for the time being until I got something better but these are incredible! They are huge lol and quite beefy! The handles on them are quite nice. They are rubber but feel like they are on there well and seems like they won't come off for a long time if you take care of them. The spring it's self is quite strong and that is a GOOD thing! They match up perfect to the sleeves on the 86B and you literally have to squeeze them with the handles touching to get it to slide on freely without touching the sleeves. Which again is great because that means it won't stretch out any time soon and will hold it's place very well. Make sure the plate or plates are flush, slide these on and they will not go anywhere. I only plan to do powerlifting for now but for those that do oly lifts or crossfit, I'm sure these will hold your plates in place very well when the bar is dropped. Especially with bumper plates. Good stuff Cap! Thanks!

I have been using these collars on my Olympic Bar for benching, so far they have worked great. Pros: ------------- + Easy to grip with the included plastic covers. + Seem to be durable and well made. + Fit my Olympic bar perfectly. Cons / Consideration: ------------- - At the time of this review, the price is fairly high for what you get. - The grips are large, may be a con if you have small hands. For me it's not an issue.

These clips work great, fit right and are built well, however, I do have one gripe.... Unless you have huge hands, you have to use two hands to squeeze the ends to get them off a barbell. I have normal size hands, and find it difficult. The reason is, is the clip ends are separated wayy to far apart! Normally clip ends are much closer together, making it much easier to squeeze and slide off, not these! So just expect that you may need two hands if you buy these, otherwise I really like them!

These are quality barbell clamps, and priced low. They’re also made in Taiwan which is why I chose to purchase them. Taiwan made products will typically be superior to competing Products especially those made in a place to the west of the island, not worth mentioning. Buying a product made in Taiwan supports a free independent Democratic nation that is an ally of the United States. So I am happy with my purchase because how I spend my dollars matters, as they are votes for what I value.

These clips work great. Im just getting back into working out (I've got a couple herniated discs), but I like to lift heavy. Did some tricep extensions with a barbell dumbell handle, so the bar was completely verticle and held a 25lbs plate no problem(kept the other 50lbs on the top just incase the clip slipped off I wouldnt have to worry as much about my achilles getting destroyed). Everyone who is complaining about these clips being to tight must not workout a lot lmao. You want it to be tight to hold weight!!! The trick is squeeze with one hand and wiggle the clip on with the other. Everyone complaining about them being to tight really needs to lift more weights. GREAT CLIPS!

Delivered quickly. Well packed. After reading many other reviews, for the price, l figured, what the heck give it a try !! Maybe not such a good idea. As far as stiffness and hard to put on and take off ?? Come on man ! I have very regular smallish man hands and you might have to use two but you want it to squeeze tight right ?? Not really a big deal. As far as fitting , well , it fits my no name 2" curl bar just right ! Nice and tight l loaded 100 lbs of bumper plates moved the bar from side to side . The clamps have excellent holding capability. If it fits your barbell ?? Sad to say, the many reviewers who complained that the clamps were too fat or too tight appear to be correct. These clamps do not fit the bar I bought them primarily for. That would be my hex- trap bar. I think in my case it might be the bars fault. The reason l purchased these clamps is precisely because the other set l purchased barely held the 150 lbs of bumber plates on. That would be the plastic snap-lock style. They would slide around aa much as 1" per set, depending on the load. That was bad , these are worse . They do not come close to fitting ?? I can slide the clamp through the bar without even touching the bar...at all. !!! Anyway it's up too you if you want to take the risk for 7 bucks?? If they fit your gonna be happy with them. If not, well you'll be cranky . Maybe later l will add pics?? Hope this helps ??

very good

Good clips for the price. I've use them several times a week for years. Bought them during covid when regular gym equipment was impossible to get

Buen material, resistentes y con buen agarre para la barra

Muy buenas para barra olímpica de 2 pulgadas, da suficiente seguridad con los discos.

Does the trick. A little tight to put on but I guess that's a good thing as you want the plates to be secured in place.

Très bon afin de sécuriser. Le prix est génial. Par contre, c’est assez difficile de le mettre et l’enlever car il ne glisse pas bien. Malgré cela, j’en rachèterais encore