BalanceFrom Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate with Steel Hub, Color Coded

Name: BalanceFrom Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate with Steel Hub, Color Coded
Brand: Everyday Essentials
Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)

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This is the color-coded finish of BalanceFrom’s budget Olympic bumper plate line, sold primarily through Walmart.com: high-density rubber bonded to a solid stainless-steel hub with a 2” bore, in a 17.75” outer diameter shared across every weight in the line (lighter plates are thinner, not smaller). This specific listing is the single 45 lb plate, which GymRadar and an independent unboxing both confirm ships with a blue weight band – each weight in the line gets its own color so a mixed set is identifiable at a glance, on top of the dual lb/kg labeling every BalanceFrom plate carries. It’s the same construction as BalanceFrom’s plain solid black finish, priced the same per pound; the color coding is the only real difference between the two lines.

Owner sentiment leans positive on first impressions: independent unboxing footage found the plate fits cleanly on both a standard barbell and a cap-style collar, with a noticeably harder rubber compound and less bounce than a comparable HOPRO or True Grit plate, and a separate 25 lb plate weighed within a few tenths of a pound of nominal with no reported odor. The recurring weak point, echoed across three independent sources, is the 10 lb plate specifically – thin enough (sharing the same 17.75” diameter as every other weight) that it’s flagged as flimsy or prone to bending, and the manufacturer itself warns against loading it alone on a bar. There’s no independent long-term ownership data here: every video source in this KB is a first-use unboxing, so durability past the first few months is genuinely untested rather than confirmed either way.

Buying guide

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Color	Color-coded per weight (this 45 lb plate ships with a blue band); also sold in a solid black finish
Labeling	Weight marked in both lb and kg
Hub material	Solid stainless steel insert, 2" bore
Weight shown	45 lb single plate (also sold individually in 10/15/25/35 lb, and in pre-built sets)
Compatibility	Any 2" Olympic barbell, dumbbell handle, or weighted sled
Outer diameter	17.75" (constant across all weights -- lighter plates are thinner, not smaller)
Plate material	High-density rubber
Manufacturer note	10 lb plates are not designed to be used alone -- sharing the same diameter as heavier plates makes them thin enough to bend/flex without a heavier plate paired on the bar

What is a Weight Plate?

What weight plates are

Weight plates load your barbell — but “plate” covers two very different tools. Bumper plates are rubber discs around a steel hub, all the same ~450mm diameter, built to be dropped from overhead without damaging your floor or bar; they’re the default for Olympic lifting and CrossFit. Iron/steel plates are denser and thinner per pound, cheaper, and quieter to load, but most aren’t made to be dropped — better for slow, controlled powerlifting-style work.

What actually matters

Bumper vs. iron. Buy bumpers if the bar might hit the floor; iron (or rubber-coated iron) for controlled lifts and compact loading.
Weight tolerance. How far a plate strays from its stated weight (±1% is tight, ±3% loose). It barely matters for general training but adds up if you chase a specific total — which is why serious lifters add small change / fractional plates.
Collar fit & bounce. The center hole should fit your bar’s sleeve snugly; rubber durometer (around 88 Shore A) controls how “dead” a dropped plate lands.
Coating & set composition. Virgin rubber holds up and smells less than recycled crumb rubber; plan a starting set (usually a pair each of 45/25/10/5 lb plus change plates) around the lifts you actually do.

Who it’s for

Every barbell gym needs plates. Most home lifters should start with a bumper set, then add iron, change, or specialty plates as a second purchase once they know what their training is missing.

How it compares

	BalanceFrom Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate with Steel Hub, Color Coded	BalanceFrom Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate with Steel Hub, Black
GymRadar rating	3.86/5	3.67/5
Price	$54.99	$160.00
Color	Color-coded per weight (this 45 lb plate ships with a blue band); also sold in a solid black finish	Black (also sold in an Olympic color-coded finish)
Labeling	Weight marked in both lb and kg	Weight marked in both lb and kg
Hub material	Solid stainless steel insert, 2" bore	Solid stainless steel insert, 2" bore
Weight shown	45 lb single plate (also sold individually in 10/15/25/35 lb, and in pre-built sets)
Compatibility	Any 2" Olympic barbell, dumbbell handle, or weighted sled	Any 2" Olympic barbell, dumbbell handle, or weighted sled
Outer diameter	17.75" (constant across all weights -- lighter plates are thinner, not smaller)	17.75" (constant across all weights -- lighter plates are thinner, not smaller)
Plate material	High-density rubber	High-density rubber
Manufacturer note	10 lb plates are not designed to be used alone -- sharing the same diameter as heavier plates makes them thin enough to bend/flex without a heavier plate paired on the bar	10 lb plates are not designed to be used alone -- being the same diameter as heavier plates makes them thin enough to bend/flex without a heavier plate paired on the bar

3.9/5 · 7 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	3.86/5	7 reviews
Youtube	4.2/5	2 reviews

A budget bumper plate whose main edge over BalanceFrom’s plain-black line is the per-weight color coding – independent unboxing footage confirms it holds up in practice (a blue-banded 45 lb plate seated cleanly on both a standard barbell and a cap-style collar), and GymRadar’s aggregate skews positive (3.86/5 across 7 reviews). Value is the standout dimension: the color-coding plus roughly $1.20/lb single-plate pricing makes it easy to build a matched set without premium-brand money. Durability is the weakest dimension – the 10 lb plate is independently flagged as thin/flimsy by three separate sources, and every piece of video evidence here is a first-use unboxing, so nothing in this KB speaks to how the line holds up past the first few months.

+Functionality: 2" bore and 17.75" outer diameter fit standard Olympic barbells, confirmed on both a straight bar and a cap-style collar in an independent unboxing (YouTube: PC H/W and Tech Unboxings)
+Versatility: per-weight color bands plus dual lb/kg labeling make it easy to grab the right plate at a glance in a mixed set (GymRadar, strengthproductreviews.com)
+Build quality: hard rubber compound with noticeably less bounce than a comparable HOPRO/True Grit plate in a side-by-side unboxing (YouTube: PC H/W and Tech Unboxings)
+Value: color-coded ID at roughly the same ~$1/lb pricing as the plain-black line, well under typical used-market bumper pricing (manufacturer/retail snippets)
+Functionality: a 25 lb plate weighed within .4 lb of nominal and held up through deadlifts and bench work with no reported odor (YouTube: Product Review)

−Durability: the 10 lb plate is independently singled out as thin/prone to bending by three separate sources, including one owner calling a same-line 10-pounder "pretty much junk" (balancedbrawn.com, strengthproductreviews.com, YouTube: PC H/W and Tech Unboxings)
−Build quality: strong initial rubber odor out of the box that fades after airing out or a wash (balancedbrawn.com)
−Durability: no source in this KB has tracked the line past first use -- every video is an unboxing, so longer-term wear is unverified
−Value: single-plate pricing runs well above buying a matched pair or set on sale (~$1.20/lb single vs ~$0.75-0.85/lb pair), so shopping the set listings is worth it if buying more than one weight (manufacturer/retail snippets)

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