Starting Strength Bar

[LucaTurilli]

I have the bar. It is excellent! My biggest wish for the product is that there were a stainless steel offering.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Why? You want to pay $900 for a bar that's not any better?

[Steven Kalin]

I’ve often wondered about stainless bars. Isn’t the nature of stainless that it’s more brittle? Why would you want that?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Not all stainless is brittle. It is all very expensive.

[Dmon]

Corrosion resistance would help preserve the original knurl for longer, right? Not that I'd pay triple the price for it. Although Rogues fully stainless (including sleeves) Ohio power bar is only $480. $405 with chrome sleeves instead.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I have a perfectly straight 40-year-old bar in this gym with a good knurling, not stainless steel. It helps if you don't leave them lying in the back yard.