Dumbbells at $.89/lb

[xpoint9]

Other than Online/BST/ebay/...
Is there a place in Mississauga/Brampton/maybe even Toronto to buy used Dumbbells.

I was looking at couple of new ones almost every store is selling them at 1.00/lb or higher. I'm looking for something along the range of $.25/lb or something.

sets of 20s, 25s, 30s, 40s, 45s

thanks

EDIT:
http://www.fitnesssource.ca/default.php?cPath=18_121_199

Fitness source had the cheapest dumbbells I could find.
35lb for $31.15
works out to about $.89/lb

[xpoint9]

anyone? :|

[angekfire]

Not sure about the area, but I have seen pawn shops carry weight sets. Also, play it again sports would likely have some.

Check garage sales maybe?

[NiMSo]

Your best bet is online. I highly doubt you'd find them at a store for 25 cents per pound. I get my used stuff from online classifieds (most Craigslist), and the average rate is about 50 cents per pound. Once in a while there may be a phenomenal deal that pops up, but that's pretty rare and you'd have to check all the time because they get snapped up fast.

[xpoint9]

Not sure about the area, but I have seen pawn shops carry weight sets. Also, play it again sports would likely have some.

Check garage sales maybe?

I'll check out pawn shops if I have some free time today, but I went to play it again, and they were selling dumbbells for more than dollar per pound.

[sleepyguy]

I tried craigslist as well for awhile and got fed up with the sellers. i went ahead and purchased a dumbbells at canadian tire. around 90cents / lb so it's a bit cheaper than other places. -sg

[xpoint9]

I just went to fitness source and picked up one 25lb and one 35lb dumbbell. They were the cheapest compared to other stores. I think the 35lb one was $31.50 and 25lb was at $21.50. They were cheaper than the ones at walmart.

[randomdef]

weights get hiked in cost due to transportation costs. don't expect to get anything lower than about a buck a pound.

[beerbaron105]

Other than Online/BST/ebay/...
Is there a place in Mississauga/Brampton/maybe even Toronto to buy used Dumbbells.

I was looking at couple of new ones almost every store is selling them at 1.00/lb or higher. I'm looking for something along the range of $.25/lb or something.

sets of 20s, 25s, 30s, 40s, 45s

thanks

EDIT:
http://www.fitnesssource.ca/default.php?cPath=18_121_199

Fitness source had the cheapest dumbbells I could find.
35lb for $31.15
works out to about $.89/lb

.25/lb dude that is probably cheaper then the steel used to make the dumbells lol

[XxXSnake23XxX]

looking for that many... just save up and get adjustables

[Szharkov]

http://www.treadmillfactory.ca/?goto=viewprod&id_prod=246

This is what you get. 2 of these handles and you can use the standard 2" Olympic plates w/collars.

Adjusting the weight is simple and fast!

[Mintmaster]

Olympic dumbell bars and plates seem to be more expensive. Just go for the the regular ones if you want to save money.

I never understood why fixed dumbells were so expensive whereas plates were as low as $0.25/lb (at least a few years ago). I guess plates have higher volume and are easier to package and ship.

[FerrisB]

agreed, 25 cents a lb is below the cost of raw materials. The only way you're going to get that price is if you luck out at a garage sale or craiglist.

[Mintmaster]

agreed, 25 cents a lb is below the cost of raw materials. The only way you're going to get that price is if you luck out at a garage sale or craiglist.I don't think that's right. Scrap steel is around $200/ton and there's no need to use anything better than that for plates. Maybe you can't use low grade steel for one-piece dumbells.

Googling, it looks like steel prices shot up in 2008 but are back down now due to the recession. Maybe dumbells will be cheaper in the near future.

[xpoint9]

agreed .25/lb is definitely too low for new dumbbells. But I was hoping to find old/used ones for that much.
I was looking at previous thread on RFD about dumbbells and in the last couple of years the price for the cheapest dumbbells was $.48/lb at fitness depot. But this year they seem to be above a buck per pound.

[smolek]

Just fill a large pillow case with newspapers and curl that like in prison. lol

[Mintmaster]

I was looking at previous thread on RFD about dumbbells and in the last couple of years the price for the cheapest dumbbells was $.48/lb at fitness depot. But this year they seem to be above a buck per pound.I know plates were $.40/lb at one point, and that was regular price. I have a feeling that a sale somewhere had them at $.25/lb a few years ago, but maybe I'm thinking of 2.5lb/$.

Anyway, the cheapest route by far is dumbell bars and plates. Being able to do 2.5lb increments is very important for some exercises, and it would just cost too damn much to have every weight from, say, 15 to 30 lbs in increments of 2.5 and 35 to 70+ in increments of 5. Adjustment time is pretty quick and you need to rest between sets anyway.

[Petden]

I saw the post with the olympic dumbells a few posts ago, but at $42 for each dumbel, I thinks that's too high. Anyone know of other places that sell solid olympic dumbels for around $20-$30 each?

Also I saw a dumbel set ranging from 5-60lbs for $600 if your interested. I believe a set of 5-60lbs is about $1200 new, so it's a good deal.

[ace05]

im also looking for some dumbbells. pair of 20s, 25s and 30s.
fitness depot is expensive. their coated head dumbbells go for $1.5/lb.
ive checked national sports too and now they're INSANELY EXPENSIVE.
they charge $2/lb for the NON-coated head dumbbells.

[Mike_wang]

I go to Canadian Tire to get my weights it's around a dollar per pound. Not sure about quality though.

[sleepyguy]

All of mine are from CT as well. I think they won't be the quality of olympic wieights but as long as i don't leave them in a pool of mud, they won't rust or anything. Get's kinda expensive though... my highest is only 45lbs DB.

I go to Canadian Tire to get my weights it's around a dollar per pound. Not sure about quality though.

[Mintmaster]

im also looking for some dumbbells. pair of 20s, 25s and 30s.You really should go for handles and plates if you want to save money. At a dollar a pound for one-piece dumbell those will run you $150, and it seems like it could be up to twice that from the other posters.

Get two of these:
http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stores/1/14-Chrome-Dumbbell-Handle-Threaded-P787C0.aspx
Four of these:
http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stores/1/Regular-Chrome-Threaded-Collar-P624C0.aspx
And buy plates. Two 10's, four 5's, and four 2.5's. The bars weight about 4 pounds each.

If you don't mind slightly noisy and wobbly dumbells due to lack of a screw collar, instead you can go for this for $80:
http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/0840877P/reviews.htm
You might even want to buy this for weights anyway while using the above threaded handles, because you can go up to 50lbs per hand and get a bar for other exercises.

[xpoint9]

if you're looking for a cheaper solution, then how about these?http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444291 4645&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672077&bmUID=1233956109973

I haven't tried them, but I was looking at them at CT. and they don't look bad. They'll serve the purpose of dumbbells.

[tdott]

I hate those univerisal ones that you can change around the weights.

They never stay tight enough, they even come loose when you are using it and can fall on your toes.

I'll stick to my 1-piece.

[NiMSo]

I wouldn't recommend vinyl-coated cement adjustable weights. They are not very durable: the outer casing can break and the cement sometimes cracks. They are also bulky (much wider than cast iron plates), so you can't stack too many on a bar.

However, when using heavier weights, I would also suggest olympic size (2-inch diameter hole) adjustable weights vs. the standard size (1 inch) sets. The main reason is that olympic bars have rotating ends - which allows the plates to spin freely when moving the bar. With a standard set, plate rotation can cause spin-lock collars to over-tighten or loosen (depending on the direction of movement) and is a real hassle.

[007craft]

you wont even find .25/lb used. These arnt cell phones and TVs. A 3 year old used dumbell is exactly they same as a brand new one.

[Mintmaster]

I hate those univerisal ones that you can change around the weights.

They never stay tight enough, they even come loose when you are using it and can fall on your toes.You obviously never got the threaded ones. Even the non-threaded ones are fine for lighter weights aside from the clatter unless you have really crappy collars.

Really the only non-superficial disadvantage comes when you have heavy weights. One time I was doing dumbell presses with someone spotting me at the elbows and he pushed a little to hard, so the weight collapsed towards my body. Due to the small frontal area, that bar sticking out can do some serious damage, but luckily I avoided it.