Contrary to what some reviews indicated, the angles are great in this ezbar. It is not a deep bend, but a standard ezbar like the bars at all 4 gyms I've belonged to over the years. The clamps work well. The quality is great. I can't believe the price of $35. It's worth $60.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this bar. Any other review may be old or received a different or wrong product - but if you are looking for a decent curling bar in this price range - you're looking at it. It's exactly what you'd expect.

I was between this and a $70+ X-Mark bar also here on Amazon. I actually intended to receive this in the mail (I saw the X-Mark AFTER ordering) and immediately send it back. But after thinking about it I just opened it up and threw some plates on and it is completely fine. Is the other one nicer? I don't know, probably, but for something like this try and save. Spend more on the better weight set or a good bench/squat rack.

The locks that it come with are plastic with a spring loaded cam-lock style handle on them. They rotate completely 360 degrees and every 90 degrees they alternate locking/unlocking. You may be familiar with this type. They are really convenient and work well, but I use them on my leg machine instead since I like the speed but don't trust them to take the abuse of plates cycling on and off so often on the EZ bar. Instead, for another 12 bucks or so, type in lock jaw collars at the top here at Amazon and there are a bunch of good companies that make them; all with high reviews. I use those instead. Other than that, this thing is exactly as pictured and ready to use right out of the box.

Also mine weighs about 15 or 16 pounds. They will vary a bit I suppose.

Overall, if you're looking at this bar it means that you are on a budget; maybe you're like me and have a few extra bucks to throw at your home gym and need a curling bar. Get it. You'll like it.

Terrible. Wrong curves. Item sent isn't the same as the picture advertised. If you know anything about EZ-bars, you'll know the curves are in the wrong places and at wrong angles putting more pressure on wrists.

This is a pretty decent curl bar, I have seen a few reviews where other customers appeared to have gotten a different manufactured unit opposed to getting the Impex Apex. Luckily I did get the Impex Apex bar, and it is solid and pretty good and haven't had any issues. The only thing I guess I can find negative is that the sections to place the plates are a little small, don't expect to put more than 3 plates on there and still be able to use the clips. Other than that though, the bar works perfectly and has good bends. Some people were complaining that they are not sharp enough, and it really depends on what kind of EZ curl bar you are looking at. Look at the picture, this is the type of EZ curl bar that doesn't have the sharp curls.

When you advertise something and send something different, you get 1 star. Especially if its inferior to what you expected. Very dissapointed as an Amazon Prime member. This bate and switch is terrible. Also it rubs silver spray paint off on your hand while you use it, pkus the angles are not even close to standard for an EZ curl bar. If you just need something to curl, sure, try this. But don't be fooled, it's a spray painted marcy product.