The kettlebell king

[Gary Ohm]

^^ did this help anyone?

[Patrick Otis]

It helped seal the deal with me. I am waiting to get relocated to purchase some. Thanks for the pics.

ltr Pat

[John McEneany]

It seems that qfter 70lbs the handle of the Troy kettlebell changes from being round to being more square. http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/004...jpg?1266816299YOU MUST ANNOTATE ALL LINKS WHETHER WORK AND FAMILY SAFE.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0040/8362/products/january_2010_42_medium.jpg?1266816299YOU MUST ANNOTATE ALL LINKS WHETHER WORK AND FAMILY SAFE.

[Gary Ohm]

Well, either those photos are an anomaly or my bell is an anomaly, because my handle is absolutely round.

[John McEneany]

looks kind of squarish

http://board.crossfit.com/attachment...8&d=1266795444

[Gary Ohm]

Are you talking about the "corners" of the handle or the circumference of the handle? If the "corners", then yes they are different from the DD's. This makes them more comfortable doing two handed swings. The gripping surface itself is as round as my DD's.

[John McEneany]

Originally Posted by Gary Ohm

Are you talking about the "corners" of the handle or the circumference of the handle? If the "corners", then yes they are different from the DD's. This makes them more comfortable doing two handed swings. The gripping surface itself is as round as my DD's.

The corners and shape of the handles rather than the circumference changes after 70lbs.

[Gary Ohm]

Ahh,, gotch'ya... Sorry for the confusion.

For doing one handed work I would definitely prefer a small handle so that it's more streamlined going between my legs and around my body and for working doubles. With this bad boy, I don't think I'll be worrying about it for a while.

[Paul Poterek]

The picture of the 80# on shopify.com with the squared handle is one of our old, first-generation kettlebells. The 70# is indicative of what we are shipping now. The revision came in part from responses we received from our Cross-Fit user feedback.

Although I'm biased, I genuniely believe that we offer the very best kettlebell value on the market and I hope each Cross-Fitter that purcashes will continue to add their feedback, good or bad, so we can continue to get better.

As an aside, please let me know if you think we should also begin production on kettles in kilograms. We've been tossing this around but any replies will add weight to our final decision.

Thank you

[Gary Ohm]

I went ahead and measured the outside dimension of the handles of the 53# DD and the 80# Troy. They are exactly the same. Therefore the footprint going between your legs should be the same...

As far as the KG/LB issue, I really don't see much difference one way or another. But then again I don't compete, and I'm not in marketing...

I agree with the value statement that Troy made. Will the newer 80# bells have the new generation handle? Will they be thicker?