Rogue Ohio Bar – Cerakote
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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
This new variation on our flagship 20KG Rogue Ohio Bar introduces a unique polymer-ceramic composite coating—popularized in the gun industry for its durability in thin applications. Available in a range of custom-color finish options with exclusive Rogue branding, this model is a genuine game-changer.
Manufacturer: Rogue FitnessCategory: Multipurpose BarsVideo Review
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Product Summary & Specs
This new variation on our flagship 20KG Rogue Ohio Bar introduces a unique polymer-ceramic composite coating—popularized in the gun industry for its durability in thin applications. Available in a range of custom-color finish options with exclusive Rogue branding, this model is a genuine game-changer.
Fully machined and assembled in Columbus, OH, the Ohio Bar continues to represent the highest level of precision engineering. The Cerakote Finish version maintains all the key features of the standard Ohio Bar, including a 190,000 PSI tensile strength shaft, dual knurl marks, quality composite bushings, and a lifetime warranty against bending.* A barbell that has always delivered multi-purpose versatility and dependable performance now also offers the ability to match it with the colors of your gym / school / team etc.
This version of the Ohio Bar is distinct for its use of an advanced ceramic-based coating, originally established in the gun industry for its remarkable durability in thin applications. This unique finish can deliver superb abrasion/wear/corrosion resistance over time—100X that of standard black zinc—and it’s available to order in a range of exclusive colors, with the Rogue logo branded on the center of the shaft. See the menu for current color combination options.
This steel is manufactured in the US and has proven to be one of the best steel variants for a multi-purpose barbell.
Each barbell shaft is ground and polished prior to machining which allows the bar to have a very smooth finish.
Every bar shaft is machined in Columbus, Ohio, with painstaking attention to detail. The knurling has been carefully refined over the years, as well, for a firm but non-abrasive grip (there is no center knurl). We assemble the Ohio Bar with a snap ring design and quality composite bushings, which act as bearing surfaces between the bar sleeve and bar shaft, producing normal “whip” during Oly weightlifting but enough stiffness to hold for heavy powerlifting.
Specifications:
- Manufactured in Columbus, OH
- Diameter: 28.5MM
- Weight: 20KG
- Dual Knurl Marks for Oly and Power lifts
- No Center Knurl
- 190,000 PSI Tensile Strength Steel
- Composite Bushings
- NEW Polymer-Ceramic Composite Finish option in Custom Colors w/ Rogue branding
- Sleeve Finish Options: Cerakote or Chrome
- Lifetime Warranty Against Bending*
Bar Type | Men's Bars |
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Bar Use | Weightlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Multipurpose |
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Bar Weight | 20KG |
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Diameter | 28.5MM |
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Knurl | Multi |
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Center Knurl | NO |
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Knurl Marks | Dual |
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Shaft Coating | Cerakote |
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Bar Length | 86.75" |
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Loadable Sleeve Length | 16.40" |
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Sleeve Coating | Cerakote or Chrome |
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Bushing/Bearing | Bushing |
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F Rating | F8-R |
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Tensile Strength | 190,000 PSI |
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Guarantee/Warranty | Lifetime Warranty* |
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Made In USA | Yes |
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