I just received my new Texas fat axle bar, it is beautiful. I would’ve posted a video of me opening the box, but I didn’t want to show everybody how much of a weakling I am , I fought the wrapping for almost 10 minutes. Very well packaged. I thought it was packaged a tube inside of a tube ,no the first tube is thick enough. You actually have to fight it to get it off there and it doesn’t have the cheesy plastic ends it actually has metal ends, the bar itself is absolutely beautiful, very well built, everything that it is advertised to be! cosmetically the coding is beautiful. I got the red … I thought it was hot.🤣The weight is really nice, the knurling is nice, sidenote, I wish it had been a little more aggressive, but it’s really good, the rotation on the sleeves is very smooth…. all in all 10 for 10 for the rating of this bar , after I pulled it out , out of the tube I had to play with it , obviously …so I did two sets of 12 military press sitting in my chair. I see this being a very, very nice bar and a very, very beneficial bar to my collection. Texas Power bar will be my new go to bar place , as I’ve said before I wish I had discovered this company before I bought all the other bars I have. I am fairly confident that these are the original OG’s of bar makers and everyone else copied them ! I’m gonna change the subject here and talk about the customer service. These guys are phenomenal!!! a cut above the rest. If you have a problem, message them , they will message you back , there is no waiting for days on end. I sent a text on a Saturday night and got a response back the same evening. I had a problem with my order. They changed it corrected it and sent it. My bar was actually backordered. I thought it was gonna be a couple of weeks . but it turned out. It was only a week or . The waiting part …was with the shipper and that has nothing to do with the company , that has to do with the shipper themselves. All in all the company is fabulous. Chad and Ben were an abundance of help very knowledgeable very professional. I would definitely rate the customer service the best in the industry… of all the customer service people I’ve dealt with through various companies …and I assure you I’m not just blowing smoke here …I’ve dealt with REP, Bolt Fitness, Fringe Sport, Bells of Steel, XMARK, Loeft, Standard Barbell, Philosophy sport… just to name a few, all the customer service reps were professional and knowledgeable, except for one which I’m not calling out anybody in particular, but once again, Texas Power bar reps are the best! EVER!!! if you do not buy a bar from these people, you’re the one that’s missing out, I have over the past six months bought approximately a dozen bars of various shape, sizes, weights, etc. etc. this is definitely the best bar I’ve purchased. I love this bar. i’ll even go as far as saying I love this company. They produce a fair quality product. I’ve already got several bars put up in my wish list for future purchases., the customer service is way above the rest and that’s a big deal in buying anything knowing that you can call somebody and talk to them and it’ll be resolved not to be put on a waiting list or to be called back a day or two later, that means a lot in today’s industry…. so in my ending up this review, I give Texas Power Bars five stars for their product (Texas fat axle bar) five stars for their customer service. Five stars for their shipping department and five stars for their packing. Excellent company.! I’m gonna reiterate if you don’t buy from this company you’re the one that’s gonna miss out …you’ll regret it. Trust me on this.! and yes, I am a loyal and humble customer to this company from now on.