CAP Barbell Rubber Coated Dumbbell Weight Set with Vertical Rack 100 lb 150 lb and 210 lb Options

Great weight set! This set comes with two; 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 pound dumbbells. Yes, as others have noted, they arrive with an oily film on the handles and there is a significant rubber smell. I suspect that the oily film is a coating on the metal handles that is applied during the manufacturing process to keep them from rusting. I simply wiped the weights down with a mixture of hot water and Dawn© dish soap. The film is no longer present and the rubber smell goes away after a few days. The stand is very sturdy easy to assemble. However, be careful tightening the bolts! I got a little too aggressive and snapped a bolt in half. Overall, I am happy with my purchase. Read more

After reading the reviews, I was quite hesitant to purchase these dumbbells, but I simply couldn't beat the price of their Labor Day sale, so I took my chances. First, I only received 3 of my 4 boxes. UPS issue, not CAP. More on that later. One of the boxes was rather wet from the oil, or whatever was on the rubber. No biggie. My husband assembled the rack in a matter of minutes after he got a wrench. While he was doing that, I washed the dumbbells (minus the 25 lbs set - which was in the missing box) in the utility sink with Lava soap and my hands. They cleaned up well! Prior to being washed, yes, they were dirty and smelled really bad of new rubber - like a tire shop. After being washed, the odor was minimal. After they were all washed and dried, I placed them on the rack. The rack is quite sturdy, especially with the weights on it. I got the rubber hex ends with the metal grip. The grip is nice, not sharp at all. The tree rack is great for small spaces, but you do have to be careful when placing the weights. It would be quite easy to pinch a finger in/on it. As soon as we were done with the rack, and washing the dumbbells, we got the boxes out of the house, as most of the odor seemed to be coming from them. It's now been five days, and I don't smell them at all. As for the missing box...... UPS insisted they delivered it. When I followed their delivery email, there was an option to see the location of the delivery on a map. They delivered it to a house 23 miles away! I notified UPS, and was basically told to pound sand, even though they knew where they delivered it, and had the contact information for the person that lives there. They told me to contact the seller. I tried to reach Amazon, but could only get their stupid bot that eventually said it couldn't help, and to contact CAP. At least they gave me a phone number. I called CAP, and got a recorded message stating to email them. I did, with all the information - tracking number, address where it should have been delivered, address where it was delivered, etc. I almost immediately got a response asking for the tracking number. (I was really losing hope, but hang in there, CAP did well!) I responded that it was in the email, and provided it again in my reply. That was Friday. In the meantime, I went on a hunt to find the person who lives where the box was delivered. It took all day to find contact information so I could reach out to them. It turns out, they also ordered a 150 lb dumbbell set, and theirs was delivered the same day as mine. Long story short, our orders were processed at the same UPS distribution facility, and one of my boxes was grouped with theirs and sent to them. Fortunately, they were honest, and actually quite nice, and I was able to make the 46 mile round trip and get my dumbbells and bring them home. Fast forward to today. CAP emailed again, stating that they were processing an order to replace my 25 lb dumbbells. They did the right thing, and were doing what they could to correct the issue, even though it was a UPS error. Kudos to CAP!!! (I did email them to cancel the order and let them know that I had resolved the issue myself.) UPS, on the other hand, deserves a 0 star rating for their performance. It's absolutely ridiculous that they know where they delivered a package and refuse to do anything about it. Read more

Very sturdy rack, if you have the proper tools it doesn't take too long to put it together, I needed help because I didn't had the tools needed but once we got the tools it was a quick assembly. The dumbbells' have a nice grip it is not uncomfortable at all. I love that it comes with the rack so it doesn't take as much space as the ones I had before. It has the right weights, I love them so much, they have made my workouts 100 times better. I love the chrome and black combination. Worth every penny I paid for them. Read more

Decent set for price point. Everything needed to be wiped down due to black oily residue from manufacturing process. The rack is good, compact, went together easily. Good grips, comfortable to use. Weight capacity good for a beginner set. Functions as expected. Recommend! Read more

Good quality with a very sturdy feel. Easy to set up if you have an extra wrench. Great value for a full set of weights. There was a bit of oil on the bar, so it needed to be wiped off before use. The only reason for the 4-star rating is the smell — it’s strong and lingers in the room for days. I highly suggest leaving the weights outside for a few days before using them indoors. Read more