Hey guys I’m looking to pickup just a cheap 25 or 30 pound single dumbell. Most of the sporting goods stores I’ve looked at have these listed for $30 or more. Is this pretty much the going price? I there a good place to buy used dumbells or something… I think that $30 is a little steep for a chunk of metal.
i doubt you can find a better deal then that. Your best bet if thats to expensive is to look at ebay or craigslist for used equipment.
Well steel is pretty expensive right now as I know all to well, but most places I have seen Dumbbells are between $0.45 and $0.90/lb. The cheapest are obviously the hexhead all metal bells and more expensive are the rubber coated steel bells. When I set up my gym at home, I found a set that had 5-45 lb. rubber headed bells and a rack for about $290. I got it at Academy Sports if you have one locally.
I then bought a set of olympic dumbbell handles and make my bigger ones up on them. I personally only use them occasionally, but it is nice to have them. My wife uses db’s more than me.
I know the shit is expensive but unless you have a foundry at your house, you kinda suck paying for them.
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