Colorado™ Short Bar

Raising the bar. These barbells were over 10 years in the making – the fusion of customer insights, rigorous testing, thousands of reps by different types of athletes, and our decades of experience in both lifting and designing quality, innovative gym equipment. That’s how we know these will be the best barbells you’ll ever put your hands on.

REP was founded in Colorado, and this short barbell embodies our signature, flagship Colorado™ bar design in a more compact form. The 15kg Colorado™ short bar is a premium, multi-purpose barbell that retains all the well-loved features of the original 20kg Colorado™ bar but in a shorter, 6’ length (72”). Designed for tight spaces like garages, group training environments, or competitions, this barbell for small spaces combines top-tier performance with unmatched versatility. The Colorado™ short bar comes with a sleek black Cerakote shaft (standard 51.5" length) and hard chrome sleeves. Cerakote provides exceptional durability and corrosion resistance, while the hard chrome finish adds a smooth, long-lasting coating to the sleeves. Its 28.5mm shaft diameter, identical to the original Colorado™ bar, ensures the bar feels and performs just like a standard Olympic barbell. The barbell also features composite bushings, which provide a smooth, consistent rotation and reduce noise when dropped.

This small barbell is a true mixed-use bar, perfect for cross-training, functional fitness, powerlifting, and Olympic weightlifting. It features medium-depth, volcano-style knurling that provides a secure grip without excessive sharpness — ideal for high-rep workouts and heavy lifts alike. The dual knurl markings (IPF and IWF) make it easy to set up for a variety of exercises, while the absence of a center knurl ensures comfort during front-of-body movements like front squats or cleans. Although shorter in overall length (72” vs. 86” for a standard barbell), the Colorado™ short bar retains a sleeve-to-sleeve distance of 51.5”, so it’s still fully rackable on standard power racks. The short barbell also has shorter sleeves — 8.9” of loadable sleeve length — to fit in tighter spaces while still holding plenty of plates for most lifters (weight capacity 1,500lbs). Whether you're outfitting a home gym or a commercial space, this barbell offers unmatched versatility for any gym workout.