« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5   Go Down

Author Topic: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning  (Read 4138 times)

Offline Philip Middleton

  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 44
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #16 on: Oct 16, 2009, 12:50 AM »
Repair it?

No way!

If my Eleiko bar packs in after 20years, I would hang it on my wall like a trophy, possibly in a glass case - a true accomplishment, source of inspiration, and then buy a new one.
Logged
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." Vince Lombardi

"In Olympic Weightlifting technique is the means through which strength is expressed"

Top Lifters:
1. Taner Sagir
2. Evgeny Chigishev
3. Vencelas Dabaya

Offline Chris Ⓐ LeRoux

  • MS, CSCS, Exempt from USAW bureaucrats
  • Administrator
  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 5240
  • Tread On Me At Dire Risk
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #17 on: Oct 16, 2009, 06:42 AM »
Well, why not just go ahead and buy one for your wall then?
Logged
"Show me the government that does not infringe upon anyone's rights, and I will no longer call myself an anarchist." ~Jacob Halbrooks

Offline Andy Dick

  • Site Supporter
  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 778
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #18 on: Oct 16, 2009, 12:05 PM »
Quote from: Philip Middleton on Oct 16, 2009, 12:50 AM
Repair it?

No way!

If my Eleiko bar packs in after 20years, I would hang it on my wall like a trophy, possibly in a glass case - a true accomplishment, source of inspiration, and then buy a new one.

LOL I aint got that kind of money, more power to ya if you do
Logged

Offline Matt Erdman

  • Global Moderator
  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 1028
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #19 on: Oct 16, 2009, 03:49 PM »
Quote from: Chris LeRoux on Oct 16, 2009, 06:42 AM
Well, why not just go ahead and buy one for your wall then?
Or buy it for me, and I'll give it back for your wall in 20 years.    :)dance
Logged
I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. - Rodney Dangerfield

Offline Philip Middleton

  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 44
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #20 on: Oct 17, 2009, 02:54 AM »
Quote from: Chris LeRoux on Oct 16, 2009, 06:42 AM
Well, why not just go ahead and buy one for your wall then?

Cos then it'd just be bar.... no sentimental value, so would rather lift with it!
Logged
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." Vince Lombardi

"In Olympic Weightlifting technique is the means through which strength is expressed"

Top Lifters:
1. Taner Sagir
2. Evgeny Chigishev
3. Vencelas Dabaya

Offline Chris Ⓐ LeRoux

  • MS, CSCS, Exempt from USAW bureaucrats
  • Administrator
  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 5240
  • Tread On Me At Dire Risk
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #21 on: Oct 17, 2009, 07:59 AM »
But, if it has sentimental value, which it does, after 20 years of use, wouldn't it have more sentimental value after 30 or 40 years? I believe Eleiko even has gold plated versions you could buy for your wall.  rockon:)
Logged
"Show me the government that does not infringe upon anyone's rights, and I will no longer call myself an anarchist." ~Jacob Halbrooks

Offline Philip Middleton

  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 44
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #22 on: Oct 19, 2009, 03:55 AM »
Quote from: Chris LeRoux on Oct 17, 2009, 07:59 AM
But, if it has sentimental value, which it does, after 20 years of use, wouldn't it have more sentimental value after 30 or 40 years? I believe Eleiko even has gold plated versions you could buy for your wall.  rockon:)

Heh :)

I guess it's similar to hanging bent power lifting bars in dungeon power lifting gyms.. cept you can't really fix a bent bar... Eleiko steal last forever, cept when the knurling starts to suck and chrome comes off ><

Wish I had the $$$ to collect the Olympic Competition sets...
I shed a quiet tear when I saw the Beijing sets for sale, but couldn't get it :(
Logged
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." Vince Lombardi

"In Olympic Weightlifting technique is the means through which strength is expressed"

Top Lifters:
1. Taner Sagir
2. Evgeny Chigishev
3. Vencelas Dabaya

Offline Chris Ⓐ LeRoux

  • MS, CSCS, Exempt from USAW bureaucrats
  • Administrator
  • WE Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 5240
  • Tread On Me At Dire Risk
Re: After 20 yrs hard use my Eleiko comp bar has stopped spinning
« Reply #23 on: Oct 19, 2009, 07:45 AM »
After once having a lot of weightlifting equipment, I can tell you I am happy to keep the minimum- 1 rack, 1 eleiko bar, 1 non-needle bar, a set of eleiko weights, and a few odd small items for abs and such. That is enough to drag around from place to place when you move as it is IMO. I don't want more equipment anymore. The last thing I would ever want to own again is a set of jerk blocks. :)peaceout
Logged
"Show me the government that does not infringe upon anyone's rights, and I will no longer call myself an anarchist." ~Jacob Halbrooks
Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5   Go Up
« previous next »