Steve Freides said:"Jason Earl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Steve Freides said:"Fred Flanders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> "Jason Earl" <> That tears it. I am going to have to get me some
> kettlebells 🙂.
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> Commie [censored]
Commie pinko traitor [censored].
No seriously. I am looking for an exercise routine that I can do in
my office at work and while I think that my Oly barbell would look
funny, I could probably pass a kettlebell off as a really big
paperweight 🙂.
Now the question becomes is there something magical about the
DragonDoor.com kettlebells that make them worth the premium you pay or
should I just get some kbells from newyorkbarbells.com and pick up
Pavel's book?
Everyone, and I mean everyone, I know who has used other makes of
kettlebells says the DragonDoor ones are worth the extra money. I
bought some from an outfit called "Max" that were very poorly
finished - it's pretty easy to have a ridge in the handle when you
cast a kettlebell, and the Max one had enough of a ridge in it that
I couldn't use it for rep work. I also tried something called a
Kettlestack that's a plate-loaded handle. That was fine as far as
doing swings went, but for snatches, cleans, and other moves where
the bell flips around and ends up on the back of your arm, the edges
of plates are distinctly unpleasant. I've heard of some other
places that do make kettlebells that are of OK quality that aren't
DragonDoor but I haven't tried any.
Yeah, I had looked at the kettlestack, and had come to a similar
conclusion. Besides, I think that the whole cannonball-with-a-handle
look is more likely to freak out my co-workers, and that's definitely
part of the kbell appeal.
Quoted message said:I've got two kinds here - DD and also from http://www.usgsf.com, the
latter are from Russia and are the same size and shape as used in kb
competitions there, while the DD ones are a little bit different.
The smoothness of the handle isn't bad on the usgsf kb's but the
DD's are still better. The usgsf are all slightly bigger and hollow
- they come as 16 kg and you unscrew the bottom and fill them with
the heavy substance of your choice to make them weigh more. The bad
news is that the Russian ones are even more expensive than the DD's.
That's what I wanted to know. I was looking at the kbells at
newyorkbarbells.com, and they didn't look quite right. I know next to
nothing about kettlebells, but it certainly does look like the finish
on the handle would be important.
Quoted message said:Some, but not all, fit and finish problems can be resolved yourself
with a file and a can of paint, but one of the good things about the
DD's is that they're unconditionally guaranteed for a year - don't
like it, send it back 11 months later and get a refund. I had an 88
lb.er here that was borderline in terms of the finish of the handle,
and I sent it back after six months rather apologetically, but their
attitude was "if you're not happy, we're not happy" so I got a
replacement.
That's good to know.
Quoted message said:Visit Bryce Lane's board and ask this question and you'll get some
more opinions. Link is:
http://p069.ezboard.com/btheironworks
The reason that I asked here Steve is that I wanted *your* opinion.
If you say the DD kbells are worth the extra money I will take your
word for it. The price difference isn't really that much, especially
considering that I was planning on purchasing one of Pavel's books
anyhow.
I'll make sure that I use your affiliate link 🙂.
Quoted message said:Your best bet, IMHO, is a DD starter kit - you get one kb, one book,
one DVD at a bit of discount from the separate prices. The DD site
has good stuff about picking the right size kb to start with, and
there's an article about that on my site as well.
I'd like to go with the starter kit, but after reading your site I
have decided I'd like to get a heavier kbell.
Thanks for the info,
Jason
