Description
The Wright Elite Bar isn't humble because it knows it's the best. One of the most affordable premium needle-bearing barbells on the market, the Wright Elite Bar utilizes eight German 28mm bearings for an elite spin experience during every lift.
Forged with 201,000 PSI tensile strength the Wright Elite Bar is an absolute beast in the gym and ready to handle all of the weight that any Olympic lifter can throw at it. The Wright Elite Bar is made right here in the USA for athletes searching for a premium spinning needle-bearing barbell.
Our Wright Elite Bars are finished with a signature black cerakote finish for increased rust resistance & longevity, with bright zinc finishings on the sleeves. Every Wright Elite Bar must pass a detailed 32 point check list inspection before being shipped to your gym so you can train with your equipment with confidence. Are you ready to lift with the Elite?
Wright Elite Bar Highlights:
- USA Sourced & Crafted: You can't make the greatest American barbell without the best USA steel. This barbell utilizes thick walled steel sleeves & steel that is ONLY found at US Steel Mills. The Wright Elite Bar is forged in Alabama from premium American sourced, high-grade 28mm steel and a proprietary heat treating process.
- Cerakote Finish: The cerakote coating used on our Wright Elite Bar resists wear and tear over time by providing abrasion, corrosion, and chemical resistance. This improves the strength and durability of your barbell.
- Elite Needle-Bearings: The Wright Elite Bar utilizes eight German 28mm needles - the highest quality on the market - so you can experience the ultimate spinning barbell. If you're an Olympic style lifter then this is the barbell for you.
- USA Quality Manufacturing: From checking in the steel to placing the barbell in its final packaging, the production of this barbell is controlled in the USA every step of the way. From the knurling to the smoothness of each machined edge, pride is poured into every barbell that is produced so you can train with a truly USA made barbell that meets IWF Specifications.
Wright Elite Bar Key Features
- Needle Bearings are able to withstand 2-8x more load than normal barbell bearings.
- Each barbell incorporates 8 German 28mm bearings - the highest quality bearings on the market.
- Experience the difference and spin of the ultimate needle-bearing barbell on the market.
- Why 201,000 PSI? Research shows that this is the perfect tensile strength for weightlifting barbells. It is possible to heat treat something too much and while it may have tensile, it won’t have durability.
- The Wright Elite Barbell utilizes the perfect amount of tensile combined with durability. Thank you science.
- Manufactured, tested, crafted, and handled in the USA every step of the way.
- From USA sourced steel to it's manufacturing in sweet home Alabama, the Wright Elite Barbell is built from premium materials every step of the way.
- Featuring a high grade 25mm steel, crafted with a proprietary heat-treating process that forges the steel shafts to 201,000 psi tensile strength – this is the perfect blend of strength and durability.
- Each barbell uses steel ONLY from USA certified steel mills.
- This barbell must pass a detailed 32 point check list inspection before shipping to your gym.
- Machined to a precise ±.001" tolerance.
- Cerakote is a ceramic and polymer coating that increases durability by resisting rust.
- Cerakote finishing allows this barbell to resist the oils and acids that a barbell is exposed to so that the color will maintain its vibrancy with little maintenance on your end.
- This barbell is finished with black cerakote, while the sleeves are bright zinc.
- Bar Weight: 20kg
- Diameter: 28mm
- Center Knurl: No
- Knurl Marks: Dual
- Shaft Coating: Black Cerakote
- Total Length: 2200mm (86.6")
- Distance between sleeves: 51.5"
- Loadable Sleeve Length: 16.40"
- Sleeve Coating: Zinc
- Bushing Design: German Bearings 8
- Assembly: Snap Ring
- Tensile Strength: 201,000
- Guarantee/Warranty: Lifetime*
- Made in the USA
- SKU: WRI-WEB
- Brand: Wright Equipment
- Bar Use: Weightlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Multipurpose
FAQ's
- With a 201,000 PSI tensile strength the Wright Elite Bar can safely handle up to 1,200lbs.
- The Wright Elite Bar has slightly aggressive dual knurling marks, with no center knurling.
- The Wright Elite Bar weighs 20kg, or 44lbs.
- Yes, the Wright Elite Bar is forged, crafted, assembled & packaged right here in the USA.
- The main advantage of a needle bearing barbell is a quicker spin and smooth rotation.
- Ideal for Olympic weightlifting movements like the snatch and clean & jerk.
- Needle bearings allow the bar to rotate very quickly and precisely under heavy loads compared to a standard bushing barbell
- Barbells with bearings allow for more spin and a smoother rotation.
