Rubber Change Plates

Why we love them.

Rubber change plates.

V lock all rubber change plates are made in accordance with iwf specifications. The plates have a super durable rubber exterior that is both hard wearing and grippy. 3 weight tolerance 2 5lb 25mm 159mm. 17 diameter 45 lb plates.

Browse our essential collection of black and color bumper plates including urethane and elite options in kg and lb. When thinking in terms of bumper plates one can usually associate any disc smaller than 450 mm in diameter as a change plate but this line of thinking doesn t work with steel or rubber coated discs since all plates below 20 kg or 45 lbs is of a smaller than 450 mm diameter. Tech plates are the predecessors to bumper plates. Our rubber coated olympic weight plates are ideal for home gym and light commercial use.

All fractional change plates are colour coded for easy recognition. Attractive embossed logo and weight markings with red inlay. The durable rubber coated discs come in an olympic colour scheme with a lipped edge for secure easy handling and coordinate with our collection of eleiko training discs. The rubber coated change plates have proven themselves to be very quiet every time i dropped the barbell from overhead.

Before the technology and engineering existed to make high quality light weight plates from rubber bumper plates tech plates were the answer to hold a barbell at proper iwf height to start your first pull for the clean or snatch or the deadlift for that matter. Due to the rubberized urethane coated inner ring of these change plates there is a decent amount of friction while sliding them onto the barbell sleeve but not a lot of resistance where you d have to use two hands and break a sweat just trying to get them on. The rubber coating helps prevent damage to equipment while also reducing noise in your gym. We introduced the solid rubber change plate to the market in 2012 and it has been highly imitated but not.

Black rubber change plates are available in 2 5lb and 5lb weights sold in pairs. Free shipping no minimum. The rubber coating protects the change plate while dampening the noise and minimising movement on the bar. Our olympic weightlifting rubber coated change plates are ideal for times when smaller weight changes make all the difference and you prefer your weights designations in pounds.

In the past problems such as peeling rubber paint chipping rust loose or departed inserts bar damage and excessive noise were considered the norm for change plates. All change plates have a 50 4mm collar opening to fit all standard barbell sleeves.