FringeSport Midas Revenge Review & FIX - Already RUSTED?!
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- *Fringe is fully aware of the problem and are investigating it right now.*
If you had purchased one of these bars and found yourself hating the spin, your bar might have the same problem mine did! It's worth taking a look inside and it's an easy fix that anyone can do!
Midas Revenge Bar: bit.ly/3bCPbis
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Snap Ring pliers: amzn.to/3wcRRNx
White lithium grease: amzn.to/2ZGvhk4 (I actually went back and added this to smooth out the spin. White lithium grease is recommended for longevity and higher pressure.)
Dupont Multi-Use Lubricant: amzn.to/31c294T
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Joel, you always do an amazing job. Here's the skinny: We found a manufacturing error on a small number of the Midas Revenge bars. This is what led to rust on some bars inside the sleeve. It is fixed and all bars shipping out are corrected. Of course, we stand behind all Fringe customers and all Fringe products and we have been reaching out to the affected customers to offer them a free replacement, or a few other options (whatever is easiest for them). - PK (CEO of Fringe Sport)
Hello Peter, so the normal midas bar would have entire bar cerakoted coated from each end correct? if the bar isn't fully coated correctly it will rust for sure. Please let us know when you get the chance. I was going to purchase one but the price went up already.
@@MetalsForBrunch Don't buy it. It's 2022 and I just bought it and this thing still spins just as bad! It also arrived in horrific thoughtless packaging with one end completely scratched up and to boot it was clearly not new and from the returns department!! They are still trying to unload these on an unsuspecting public, just pitiful. Never liked or trusted the Fringe name anyway.
@@AK88. yeh I didn't get it because I prefer USA made barbells.
Came from a basement Brandon comment. Left with a 360 barbell brush 🖌️🤣
my man @basementbrandon
Same here.
Great review. I like the objective and informative points you make, plus you actually perform the movements that the bar is intended for. IMO you are the best bar reviews on YT. It blows my mind that GGR reviews the same bar, but basically reads the stats for the site and still manages to get more traffic 🤯.
On another note. How’s the knurling feel on the shins. I then to keep the bar close on cleans and snatches? Will it take skin off?
Really appreciate that!
The knurling will definitely give you some nice racing stripes if you keep it too close. I’ve done worse with less aggressive knurl than this.
Fringe went back and fixed the problem. I just opened my new Midas bar and it spins good. And it’s beautiful 😍
I absolutely love this review
Nicely done!
OOOOF! That is not good. I was seriously looking at this bar......until now. Thanks for the honest review.
I love my Rogue Ohio Bar in black oxide its really the industry standard and the best barbell on the market.
A brand new bar with rust underneath. That is completely unacceptable. Yikes!
Agreed. We screwed up and are fixing the issue for ALL affected customers.- PK from Fringe Sport
Nice shirt, MKE barbell is cool spot :)
Did you check the inside of your sleeves? My bar was only somewhat rusted (not as bad as yours), but the inside of my sleeves were significantly rusted. I had to shine a light in the sleeve to see the full extent.
Legit review
thanks brother
Wow…that rust really blew my mind. Thanks for posting this video. I haven’t really bought from Fringe much-is there a general concern with quality or would you conclude this is a unique situation? I’m assuming the latter, since I’ve heard their name around, and this is pretty nuts for a brand that’s known.
Fringe is usually great and their customer service is even better, this has got to be a unique situation.
Doubt it. Fringe CS is fine but their QC is terrible.
Was a big miss for us! But all bars now shipping are fixed and we are fixing the issue for EVERY affected customer- PK (CEO of Fringe Sport)
@@AK88. man, that’s coming on strong. To my knowledge, there are no more bars affected. Why don’t you send us an email and my cs can handle this and make you smile.
@user-bn1gl1xv2m saw you deleted your comment, but no worries. I checked and we changed the manufacturing method on these so rust *should* never be an issue. That said, would love to see what you are experiencing and help you out. I will note that the only recent issue our CS has seen about a Midas bar was a shipping damage issue and the initials of that customer don't match yours. Again, want to help you out but need a lot more info to do so.
Not sure on a warranty but I hope Fringe makes it Right.
My man! We are making it right. All new bars shipping do not have this issue and we are proactively reaching out to all affected customers with options, including a free replacement :)
It's Titanium Nitride. It's the stuff you find on some drill bits. It's going to scratch because sand, dust and small rocks are literal crystals way harder than steel.
Hey Joel, can you get your hands on a Hero Barbell? 8 needle bearings, 215K Tensile Strength, cerakote finish, medium depth knurling......for only $300! I mean, when it's only Needle Bearings and 215K Tensile strength......we're talking Rogue IWF bars, which go over $600.
Great review. Is there a chance Fringe had the bars laying around and decided to repurpose them by adding the gold sleeves?
I doubt it, the bar isn't like anything else they sell.
That is not what happened. All bars are brand new. We had a manufacturing error on a small number of the Midas Revenge bars. This is what led to rust on some bars inside the sleeve. It is fixed and all bars shipping out are corrected. Of course, we stand behind all Fringe customers and all Fringe products and we have been reaching out to the affected customers to offer them a free replacement, or a few other options (whatever is easiest for them). - PK (CEO of Fringe Sport)
@@PeterKeller247 Thanks for reaching out and standing by your product. I think the public will understand that problems occur in manufacturing.
@@richards6431 My pleasure, my man. I run this company to do things right. The intention with this bar was to create an awesome performing bar that looks AMAZING, and we missed the mark with a few. But we got 'em fixed and onwards and upwards. :)
I bought the 6" snap ring pliers from your link and they are too small. Probably want to note what version you are using
Oh whoops, mine are 8”. I’ll fix that, sorry about the confusion.
@@AMRAP no problem, free Amazon returns 👌thanks for the video!
Its beena couple of years since this review. Curious how the gold coating still holding up? Also, price wise, this is on par with an Ohio bar. Curious which one you'd prefer? Also curious how the knurling is compared to an Ohio bar? Thanks!
Ohio bar is what I’d prefer but this has more aggressive knurling. It’s just not as nice a cut and the whip sucks on this bar. Gold has held up well.
Is your barbell brush the complete Nylon or Steel bristles
its the steel bristle brush - only use that one on bare, hard chrome or SS surfaces though. Everything else you should use the nylon one.
This is the 2nd vid I’ve seen with rust in the inner sleeves on a new Midas Revenge bar,. There’s no excuse for such poor QC. Looks like Fringesports got some explaining to do. Otherwise it’s a great looking bar, but considering the inherent rust and poor spin, it might as well be a gold colored Daewoo sitting on the driveway. Aesthetics can’t trump poor quality control and performance.
Only one explanation- we screwed up! We found a manufacturing error on a small number of the Midas Revenge bars. This is what led to rust on some bars inside the sleeve. It is fixed and all bars shipping out are corrected. Of course, we stand behind all Fringe customers and all Fringe products and we have been reaching out to the affected customers to offer them a free replacement, or a few other options (whatever is easiest for them). - PK (CEO of Fringe Sport)
@@PeterKeller247 rapid response from the CEO himself with ownership and remedy! Great job Peter!
@@orangevideo much thanks!
I hope fringe sees this and corrects it. I have no interest in that bar after seeing this.
They know, I posted on my IG sometime last week about it and they are looking into it.
Bummer! We found a manufacturing error on a small number of the Midas Revenge bars. This is what led to rust on some bars inside the sleeve. It is fixed and all bars shipping out are corrected. Of course, we stand behind all Fringe customers and all Fringe products and we have been reaching out to the affected customers to offer them a free replacement, or a few other options (whatever is easiest for them). - PK (CEO of Fringe Sport)
This is why I buy American.
Put the sleeves in a better barbell.
make them better first lol
@@AMRAP Agreed
It made in china
Made out of China?
fringesport will be the next titan in terms of quality control. mark my words lol
That would be a sad day
That’s reaching
I don’t believe this for a second. I started my home gym almost exclusively with FringeSport equipment as I began with a very strict budget, and while I’m not above 400 in any of my lifts, everything has held up amazingly and not once was I concerned with safety or longevity EXCEPT on the Midas bar and the lengths they’ve gone to not only remedy, but to also take responsibility for their one shortcoming is above and beyond any experience I’ve had with Titan. They’re not the powerhouse Rogue is, but they’re legit, as evidenced by PK’s statement put out today on the bar. Anyways, thanks PK and the Fringe team for being solid well beyond the sale 💪🏾
@@BeigeRage_ Damn dude! You made me smile sooooo hard! Keep being awesome
@@PeterKeller247 man you’ve gained my respect and retained my future business. I’ll admit, when I went to lube under the sleeve I got frustrated as it’s the only usable bar I have at the moment, but rather than rant, I just sent a photo to customer care and when they responded with a draft of your statement, I knew I’d rather have a replacement from a stand up team than jump ship entirely. So thank you for running things ego-free and not pulling the old McGregor “ya wife was in me dms” that we see a lot of companies do when they take an L. How you’re handling this speaks volumes on your team as a whole. Keep being awesome yourself man
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