I've owned the Nuobells for over a year now and haven't had problems yet. I was concerned with the amount of plastic but its held up fine so far. Can't wait to see this type of design come in high quality, fully stainless, machined variations. It's been wonderful having a full rack of dumbbells occupy a 2ft square footprint.
@@PlunderRoad By cradle do you mean the things the dumbbells slot into? I also have the stand that has those 'things' bolted to, so I am picking the dumbbells from hip height. I find it is very easy to line up the plates at this height and all the plastic seems to support each 80lb dumbbell without an issue because the plates rest on the aluminium tubing and the plastic just holds the tubes in place. I'm honestly not surprised they lasted a year since warranties exist, give it a decade or two and that's when I'll really be impressed.
@@leftyrighty6059 i had the powerblock pro 90s and they were okay but the main issue i had with the was that the sides of the dumbells were very snaggy and would snag of my shorts pocket and ripped them. So I i hated the for doing standing curl. The pro 90s were the only one that had this hook design for the weight stack. I think they went back to their old design on the new 100s but they are so bulky that it will limit your range of motion on certain lifts. And switching the adder weights was a pain for me as well i hated having to add and take out the adder weights they were just inconvenient and the cylinder would rolled away alot of the times. Don't get anything other then the pepins they have a lifetime warranty. But that just my two cents
Those rep x pepins look cool but are dramatically overpriced, the cage system is a little cumbersome & the pin that holds the plates in is right next to your finger while you lift! I would never do anything overhead with that kind of system!
They look exactly like the Nuobells but I haven't tested them (and no plans to purchase). I think Trulap and Snode of really great. Just got the Rep Pepin DBs and I'll have that review out soon
I've owned the Nuobells for over a year now and haven't had problems yet. I was concerned with the amount of plastic but its held up fine so far. Can't wait to see this type of design come in high quality, fully stainless, machined variations. It's been wonderful having a full rack of dumbbells occupy a 2ft square footprint.
No issues with cradle either? That's a great testimony.
@@PlunderRoad By cradle do you mean the things the dumbbells slot into? I also have the stand that has those 'things' bolted to, so I am picking the dumbbells from hip height. I find it is very easy to line up the plates at this height and all the plastic seems to support each 80lb dumbbell without an issue because the plates rest on the aluminium tubing and the plastic just holds the tubes in place. I'm honestly not surprised they lasted a year since warranties exist, give it a decade or two and that's when I'll really be impressed.
@@Simlatio Yes. Thank you!
Thanks for this! Quick and helpful, I'm just planning to buy one of these.
Glad it helped!
I have the Trulaps gen 2 (European brand name). Love them!
Ate they called Braingain? You like them?
@aldincalakovic9645 No, Lioninside.
The gen 4 trulap has a more aggressive knurling with a slightly smaller handle
oh sweet!
Atlas Strength's site has a 32KG/70lb Nuobell clone for $500 a pair. Are they the same quality? Thanks!
I have not used them. But i can't imagine a clone being as good of quality as the original
I'm guessing other brands slap their logo on them, but agree that especially regarding warranties etc.
Pepin has just put all these dumbell out of business
@@marcv2902 waiting on mine to be delivered
How does PowerBlock Pro Exp compare?
@@leftyrighty6059 i had the powerblock pro 90s and they were okay but the main issue i had with the was that the sides of the dumbells were very snaggy and would snag of my shorts pocket and ripped them. So I i hated the for doing standing curl. The pro 90s were the only one that had this hook design for the weight stack. I think they went back to their old design on the new 100s but they are so bulky that it will limit your range of motion on certain lifts. And switching the adder weights was a pain for me as well i hated having to add and take out the adder weights they were just inconvenient and the cylinder would rolled away alot of the times. Don't get anything other then the pepins they have a lifetime warranty. But that just my two cents
They are way more expensive though, approximately 200 bucks more. Personally I'm not considering them.
Those rep x pepins look cool but are dramatically overpriced, the cage system is a little cumbersome & the pin that holds the plates in is right next to your finger while you lift! I would never do anything overhead with that kind of system!
Can you review the Matrix DB80s?
They look exactly like the Nuobells but I haven't tested them (and no plans to purchase). I think Trulap and Snode of really great. Just got the Rep Pepin DBs and I'll have that review out soon