TRAUZZI BARS The Trauzzi Bars represent an original design by Irwin Fitness. These dip bars have been developed to enhance the functionality of a standard dip bar attachment, all the while minimizing the space they occupy on your rack when not in use. A common complaint with dip bars currently is their tendency to take up considerable space on the rack, often requiring users to move them to a wall or hang them upside down for storage. What we've engineered is an exceptionally smooth and stable adjustable handle system that allows you to easily flip the arms up when not in use as well as adjust the handles to various decline and flat positions. The decline element not only significantly increases lower pec muscle recruitment and range of motion but also provides a more comfortable feel on the wrists when paired with our fat grip handles. How They Are Built: There's nothing flimsy about these dip bars; we've engineered them to be as robust as all our other equipment. The frame is welded 3/8" plate steel with a 3/16" wall 2.5" OD DOM tube running through serving as the center joint where the arm is secured. The arms are fitted with a machined acetal bearing to extreme tolerances which eliminates any unnecessary movement in components. This step was crucial, as any extra room between the bearing and metal would be exaggerated at the end of the handles. Holding the arms together and enabling adjustability are two grade 8 tempered steel socket head cap screws. The contour of the DOM tube is laser-cut to match the radius of the cap screws, locking the arms in different adjustment positions. Each arm is bent in a CNC tube bender to ensure a consistent and accurate bend profile for every arm. How They Work: The arms function independently, meaning they aren't attached together; instead, they are secured to one side of the center adjustment sleeve with the socket head cap screw. The bearing in the center allows the arms to rotate freely inside. Once the bolt is installed, the head of the bolt bears all the weight applied from the arm. Extensive stress testing has been conducted, which is why we use grade 8 bolts. We have determined that the safe weight limit on our dip bars is 600lbs in the neutral position. This weight limit increases in the -7.5° and -12.5° degree positions as the weight distribution is closer to the center of mass. Adjusting the arms is as easy as grabbing the arm and rotating it into the desired hole position. Our neutral position (flat regular dips) starts from the inside, followed by -7.5° degrees and -12.5° degrees. While knurling wasn't feasible due to our use of a CNC tube bender, we've taken your feedback into account and added (2) 2.75" steel spheres to the ends of the arms to enhance grip when in the decline position. Dimensions: There are three different positions: 1, 2, and 3. In the neutral position (1), the handle distance between the arms is 24.35". In position 2 (-7.5°), the arm distance increases by 0.625", and in position 3, the total distance is 25.5". The total handle length from where the bend starts is 21.675". We offer both 1" and 5/8" rack compatibility options, which you can choose from the options above.
