Not worth the price

I received the dumbbells yesterday. FedEx must have dropped the box over and over again as the cardboard exterior and foam interior were literally in pieces. The slide on one of the dumbbells was broken. However this review is about the dumbbells so here goes....



The slide components are plastic and this plastic seems like it will wear down quickly and fail over time. One of the slides (the adjustment that changes the weight) was broken and this damage seems to be more the result of a poor design and poor materials rather than the disrespectful horror of FedEx delivery. The other dumbbell is fully functional so I studied its mechanism and found that it did not move smoothly at all times. It is a hard truth that when lifting these dumbbells overhead my safety is in the hands of a plastic sliding clip.



Dumbbells are made to be handled. Even with the idiocy of FedEx the dumbbells should have been fully functional. When working out be prepared to treat them as if they were made of glass.



I would not recommend these dumbbells to anyone that is serious about using them. More detail ...

Seriously flawed bar/slider/lock design

Here is my experience after replacing 2 sets in 10 days.



It has a cheap plastic bar. Here are the design flaws of this dumbbell



0. These dumbbells don't/will not have LONG life since the plastic used in bar/base will crack soon.

1. I received the dumbbells with broken cap. If you open the top cap (with red slider) you will see the entire bar/handle design is flimsy made with cheap plastic.

2. The red plastic slider will jam often or doesn't slide smoothly. The sliding/locking mechanism is based on thin white plastic strip black plastic belt and black strip (below the red slider). They are flimsy and will not last longer much. You will need to replace bar often.

3. The base to keep the dumbbells and adjust weights is also plastic. You can't just drop dumbbells if you are used to hex dumbells etc. You will have to align weights using the base to adjust. Till now this aligning process has frustrated me.

4. Lifecore may not have Quality Assurance team since I have already exchanged 2 dumbbells because of this sliding/locking/bar problem.



I wish Lifecore had made this 5/10 lbs METAL bar that could last life time. Any adjustable dumbbells should be designed to last life time. Hex dumbbells are like that. Otherwise there is no point in spending so much money on this.





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