Specification profile
- Bar mass
- 15 kg
- Overall length
- Not published
- Shaft (grip) diameter
- Sources disagree: 30 mm (Product page: 30 mm grip diameter), 32 mm (Spec sheet: 32 mm diameter grip)
- Plate system
- Olympic (2 inch / nominal 50 mm)
Manufacturer-stated information, not hands-on testing. No licensed product photograph is available yet.
Gym Gear
Premium Olympic Bar, 6 ft
A 15 kg 6 ft Olympic bar with bearing sleeves and a 680 kg range load claim. Gym Gear's grip diameter figures disagree and no 6 ft length or sleeve length is published.
Listed version: 6 ft; SKU GG-BARS-105
Price band: £100 to £250 on Gym Gear's own page, checked .
£165.99 at Fytique; £149.99 on Gym Gear's page.
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Overview
Specification-based profile. We have not tested this product hands-on and do not give it a review score. How we research.
Gym Gear sells this Premium bar in 5, 6 and 7 ft sizes and gives 15 kg for the 6 ft size. It describes 168,000 PSI spring steel, four needle and four ball bearings per bar, 2 mm knurling and a hard chrome finish.
The product page says 30 mm grip; the spec sheet says 32 mm. The 680 kg rating and 36 inch internal spacing are stated for the range, not per size, so the spacing is not recorded for this 6 ft bar. No metric length or loadable sleeve length is given for the 6 ft size.
Key information
- Brand
- Gym Gear
- Category
- Barbells
- Retailer link
- Available
- Last updated
- 9 Oct 2026
Specifications
From the manufacturer specification, except where a retailer observation or calculation is identified. Unresolved differences are listed below.
Plates and sleeves
- Plate system
- Olympic (2 inch / nominal 50 mm)
- Sleeve diameter
- Not published
- Loadable sleeve length (each)
- Not published
- Sleeve rotation
- BearingsFour needle and four ball bearings.
Dimensions
- Bar mass
- 15 kg6 ft size, on both the product page and spec sheet.
- Overall length
- Not publishedNominal 6 ft only. The page's 213 cm Size & Spec figure covers the range and matches the 7 ft size.
- Shaft length between sleeves
- Not published36 inch internal spacing is stated for the 5, 6 and 7 ft range without per-size qualification.
Grip
- Shaft (grip) diameter
- Sources disagree: 30 mm (Product page: 30 mm grip diameter), 32 mm (Spec sheet: 32 mm diameter grip)Both are Gym Gear sources.
- Knurl marks
- Not published
- Centre knurl
- Not published
Build and claims
- Stated intended use
- Not published
- Shaft finish
- Hard chrome
- Tensile strength
- 168,000 psi
- Manufacturer load claim
- 680 kgRated 680 kg for the range; not a tested safe working load.
- Warranty
- 12-month limited warranty against manufacturing defects (Gym Gear free weights, unless otherwise stated)Gym Gear warranty guide; wear and tear and unsuitable flooring excluded.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Bearing sleeves, tensile strength and finish stated.
Cons
- Grip diameter figures disagree.
- No 6 ft length, shaft span or sleeve length.
Who it's for
A good fit if
- A 6 ft Olympic bar after confirming its length and rack span with the seller.
Look elsewhere if
- Checking room, rack or sleeve fit from published figures.
Shortlists and tools
Sources & checks
Checked 9 Oct 2026. Manufacturer specifications are claims, not independent test results. Retailer listings can change. What the specification labels mean.
Before ordering
- Identity: Fytique variant SKU GG-BARS-105 (6 ft) matches the Gym Gear maker variant SKU; product name, variant and gallery images agree with the maker's.
- 9 October 2026: Fytique (approved Awin 123594) exact variant available: true. Checkout not tested.
- Listing image rule check, 9 October 2026: all 3 Fytique gallery images checked by eye are product-only; the page has no description images. Pass.
- Not used: the range's 36 inch internal spacing and 213 cm Size & Spec length for the 6 ft size.
Premium Olympic Bar, 6 ft