Originally Posted by
tnumrych
I recently became a member at a gym in town ran by a ex-competitive weightlifter with some national level achievements in the late 70s and 80s. To this time I have counted six of those highly praised York bars. They look quite old and since the gym has been around for 20+ years I surmise they are, but to my amazement, all of them still spin just as well as the competition/training Eleiko bars I used to train with, and none are bent.
Although it's a sad state of affairs when I feel like I struck a gold mine just because I found a gym with some good bars, platforms and squat racks.