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York Barbell
7 ft Olympic Bar, 20 kg
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A 20 kg, 221 cm Olympic bar with a 30 mm grip and 39.5 cm sleeves. York's page gives two maximum loads, 320 kg and 350 kg.
Listed version: York SKU 2979 / GTIN 014961029796; Workout For Less YRK119
Price band: £100 to £250 on York Barbell's own page, checked .
£104.99 for maker 2979; £109.99 at Workout For Less.
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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.
York lists a 221 cm total length, 20 kg bar weight, 30 mm grip diameter, 134 cm grip area and 39.5 cm sleeves for 2-inch Olympic plates, with sleeves on 'smooth spinning bearing rings'.
The load figure is not settled: the title and specification list say 320 kg, while the page heading says 350 kg. The heading also calls the bar black oxide, but the photographs show a bright bar, so no finish is recorded. The 134 cm grip area is not labelled as the distance between the sleeve shoulders.
Key information
- Brand
- York Barbell
- Category
- Barbells
- Retailer link
- Available
- Last updated
- 24 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)Compatible with 2-inch Olympic plates.
- Sleeve diameter
- Not publishedYork lists a 5 cm 'sleeve width' without defining it as the diameter.
- Loadable sleeve length (each)
- 39.5 cmSleeve length 39.5 cm (each).
- Sleeve rotation
- Rotating, mechanism not stated'Smooth spinning bearing rings'; bearing type not specified.
Dimensions
- Bar mass
- 20 kg
- Overall length
- 2.21 mTotal length 221 cm.
- Shaft length between sleeves
- Not publishedYork gives a 134 cm grip area length, not labelled as the distance between the sleeve shoulders.
Grip
- Shaft (grip) diameter
- 30 mmGrip diameter 30 mm.
- Knurl marks
- Not published
- Centre knurl
- Not published
Build and claims
- Stated intended use
- Not published
- Shaft finish
- Not publishedThe page heading says black oxide; the photographs show a bright bar.
- Tensile strength
- Not published
- Manufacturer load claim
- Sources disagree: 320 kg (Title and specification list: 320 kg maximum load), 350 kg (Page heading: 350 kg maximum load)Both figures are on York's own page.
- Warranty
- Not published
Other details
- Identity match
- York 2979 / 014961029796 = merchant 0014961029796 after leading-zero padding
- Grip area
- 134 cm
- Sleeve width
- 5 cm, as listed by York
Pros & cons
Pros
- Length, grip diameter and sleeve length published.
- Exact barcode identity.
Cons
- Two different maximum loads on York's page.
- Finish not settled.
Who it's for
A good fit if
- A full-length Olympic bar where 39.5 cm sleeves suit the plates you own.
Look elsewhere if
- Loads near the higher of York's two figures.
Shortlists and tools
Alternatives
The bar's end cap; the full 7 ft bar is not shown in this photograph. Gym Gear
Standard 7ft Olympic Bar (Black)
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Sources & checks
Checked 24 Oct 2026. Manufacturer specifications are claims, not independent test results. Retailer listings can change. What the specification labels mean.
- York Barbell 7 ft Olympic Bar, 20 kg: product specifications (York Barbell)
Before ordering
- Identity: Workout For Less barcode 0014961029796 matches York's barcode 014961029796 for the 7 ft Olympic bar (York SKU 2979) after leading zeroes are removed.
- 24 October 2026: the exact Workout For Less variant (approved Awin merchant) showed available: true in the merchant's product data and its page returned HTTP 200. Checkout and postcode delivery not tested; availability can change.
- Listing image check, 24 October 2026: all 1 gallery image on the exact merchant page checked by eye; the page has no description images. No people or figures. Pass.
- Photograph: the merchant's supplied Awin feed image for this exact variant (24 October 2026 export), which visibly shows this item; see the batch 57 image ledger.
7 ft Olympic Bar, 20 kg