We’ve had a set of 552’s for 3-4years, and we wanted to add the heavier 490’s from bowflex. They’re awfully high for what they are and stay the same static length like the 552’s. During the ol scamdemic, when we HAD to build a home gym, we settled for what we could find for use since you know, let’s close down all facilities for healthy people to stay healthy, makes perfect sense, causing everybody and their mother to buy every available piece of equipment locally and on the internet.
After research and watching a pretty comical mustache guy review and destroy several brands, I decided between these and nubell dumbbells.
After reading only the 1-star reviews on each site, I overwhelmingly decided on the Snodes. More metal, less plastic, less problems. Coupled with the available stand, it’s exactly what we were looking for.
These are awesome dumbbells, the grips are the same as quality gym dumbbells. These blow the Bowflex out of the water, so I’m glad I found the crazy mustached guy.
Waited about 2 weeks for the stand, and I can state these are easier to rack with the stand as opposed to no stand, on the floor. The stand keeps the cradle base square.
The only gripe I have is they don’t have a flat spot, so they can roll away. Minor annoyance, and the only thing I’d change if I could.