Product Description

Features the following cast iron plates:4 x 0.5kg4 x 1.25kg4 x 2.5kg Plus: 4 x Spinlock Collars2 x 35cm (14?) Chrome Spinlock bars Total Weight includes bars and collars. Comes in a plastic carry case with handle for easy storage and portability, and contains full colour exercise wallchart.

Great for only £24.99 (30. June 2008)

Went for this as it is arround half the price of most of the other sets.
I purchased it Friday night and it arrived on Monday. So it looks like Amazon have fixed their problem sourcing the weights.
The metal bar is abrasive on bare hands (probably quite good if you use gloves though). However, this was quickly solved using a few layers of clingfilm as suggested by Raj B earlier on.
All in all. A good purchase!

Good Non-Pro Set To Own (23. June 2008)

I agree with the last reviewer that these 2*10KG dumbells are good value for 25 pounds. Also, on the fact that the spinlock bars included have a very rough surface that irritate your hands, since i had no ambitions of deveoping huge calluses or blisters on my palms i covered the roungh surface with a few layers of cellophane (cling film), which seems to alleviate most of the irritation.
The excersize wall chart provides a good number of workouts for several body areas, however you do need a bench for some.
As for late deliveries i got mine within 2 days - ordered on a saturday, arrived monday 9 am, however i did start a one month free trail on amazon prime with this order, and it may be a good idea to do the same before buying this item to avoid a 6 pound delivery charge (read terms and know where to change settings before commiting!).

Good Points - Cheap, Does the Job Well.
Bad Points - Rough bars, Smells of paint a bit to start off with.

4/5

20KG Dumbbells (25. May 2008)

Annoyed now!! I bought these whilst they were £35 and I thought that that was a good deal. One week on and it's been reduced to £24. Great price, and a free shipping option too, with this, it does however take an age to turn up at your front door. Also Thought I'd mention that the metallic, rough bars do iritate your palms for the first few days also, but the rest is all good!

Rob

Great Product .... pity about the 'weight' (19. May 2008)

Absolutely nothing wrong with this product - probably the best price you can find anywhere (£20 for 20Kg ... not sure how they can even afford to ship it at that price!) The case it comes in is really useful - especially if you're moving about a lot, or if you just want to fill it up with the weights and lift the box!

My only complaint is the amount of time I had to wait for them to arrive - as amazon was having problems sourcing the weights or something and kept putting back the delivery date (I ended up waiting almost 3 months!). However - amazon customer services are extremely good and the price I don't really mind waiting a bit.

Great product at a great price!