Buying a New Comp Set

Hey folks, I just want to quickly remind people to get involved in this discussion. What are peoples' thoughts here?

I think We have a great oppurtunity to maybe purchase a full set at Youth Worlds in Vegas.

i think we need to figure out how big mile wise the LWC is, maybe break it down into 3 sections and then purchase 2 more sets, as we can prob get a good deal on 2 sets as Ben mentioned above from Youth worlds, I think a host gym should not have to drive any more than 50 miles in order to pick up a set, san diego, orange county-Inland Empire, and LA area ....1 ,2 ,3

We can even go through Eleiko or Rogue? I have a few good connections at eleiko i can message if we decide to go through with this.

If you could find out what the Cost would be to get maybe 1 or 2 sets from Las Vegas then i say hell ya. I think getting 2 sets now has its merits

That might not be a bad idea. I guess we mostly just need to figure out:
1. What will the primary purpose of the comp set(s) be (ie: maybe going for higher quality for the purpose of our LWC and eventually star championships means Eleiko is the better option, or maybe we want to budget for other things and so a more economical set would suffice)?
2. When do we need to have them?
3. Related to 1, what are we willing to pay?

Good Questions. I think Having 2-3 High Quality Sets will not only help raise the quality of the meet but can also provide our LWC athletes with the chance to lift on an Eleiko or Rogue Bearing bar. Lots of gyms can not afford these types of things.

As for timeline, I think we were to purchase 1-2 more sets in the next few months its a easy win for the LWC and shows we have been doing things. This will also allow the LWC to possible run 1-3 platform Meets.

Price is always a concern and i know we can get a full on rogue set with 2 bearing bars its $3,130 + tax and shipping. No Idea what the Cost would be of a eleiko set through Pomps connection but i bet it could be close.

Yea man we can get quotes on it, maybe also ask Phil if rogue would give us a discount on them since they are the official supplier of USAW i'm sure they will do something for us since its not for the actual club its to benefit our LWC at a whole, if anything its good marketing for them to have more lifters use there barbell. I will message Phil right now and see what he says.

But yes we can run 2 platform comps! when i went to texas for there state champs they ran 2 platforms and it was awesome!

I am on board with Rogue, but just to throw it out there, the Uesaka rep told me that they are providing all the equipment for youth worlds, and we will be able to purchase comp sets for very cheap & save on shipping costs. what are your thoughts?

I mean, if we can get a good price on it, why not? When is youth worlds btw? Maybe we can get quotes from each and figure out what will be the cheapest, and also determine what quality will be necessary.

I say we get a quote from Rogue, Eleiko, and Uesaka. For both 1 and 2 full sets.

I can email Taylor who is Pomps Contact at Rogue, I believe @anthonypomponio is going to email Eleiko? and @chrisamenta if you can maybe ask the Uesaka Rep what we would be looking at price wise.

Got a Quote From Rogue. No real discount. Basically it would be $3500 for 1 set and $7000 for 2. I have attached the quote below.

Hmmm... is there a possibility to get a quote from Uesaka for what we would get if we purchased at youth worlds in March? Those prices aren’t horrible but I would think we could get some sort of discount, at least if we buy at worlds, and I would think someone would give the LWC a discount too.

Ya i can reach out to them on insta unless someone else wants to? Also im in talks with eleiko they will be giving me 2 quotes for new and used.

Here are the eleiko quotes should be two of them
1. slightly used set
2. New set

Thanks Pomp. @chrisamenta Can you reach out to Uesaka and get a quote from them?

After seeing all the quotes I feel like Rogue is perfectly acceptable quality for our purposes (I don't think there's any concern of needing IWF sanctioned equipment. As long as it is USAW sanctioned we should be fine IMO), and really, given the extreme difference in price, I almost think it's a no brainer to purchase 2 Rogue sets now, tbh. Are there any others we haven't considered though? Ivanko maybe?

Hey everyone.... catching up with everything... my Uesaka Rep says he can get us 15% off on a new set. Youth worlds are pretty much 15% off as well but used. I can inquire further if interested but y'all know it's still pricey.