REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell

As a bigger dude who is pushing heavier weights on the regular, I often totally ignore a set of adjustable dumbbells that doesn’t get “heavy enough”. But that term started ringing in my ears lately as my wife, my daughter, our Sunday crew, and even my mom, have been lifting consistently. How often are any of them grabbing a dumbbell above 100lbs? Or really, even above 50lbs? It isn’t very often. So it got me thinking, maybe I should look at a few of the smaller adjustable dumbbells for some reference. And the REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell ticked a few boxes I think were ultra important for me in this category.

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REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell Overview

REP launched the QuickDraw adjustable dumbbells awhile back and I completely ignored them. 60lbs? That is it? Bleh!

But as we’ve handled half a dozen of the best and biggest dumbbells on the market lately, I’ve been watching the other lifters in my gym. I’ve been paying attention to my weights. And I’ve been noticing something. While I get into the 70, 80, even 90lb range for some activities, no one else does. Our dumbbells are getting loaded to roughly 50lbs or less for basically everything we do. Most things above that, we are using a bar.

I’m also in the midst of setting up a home gym for my mom who is 74 years old. She started lifting earlier this year and has found she really enjoys it and it helps her feel better, sleep better, you name it. So when I was eyeing down some equipment to put together at her place, I knew a set of 120lb dumbbells was absolutely overkill. But the dumbbells needed a couple key features.

One, obviously they needed to be safe. They needed to be easy to adjust. And they needed to start at 5lb and move up in 2.5lb increments. For someone lifting 5s, 10s, and 15s regularly for most activities, those were crucial pieces. So the sets that start at 10lb were out. And the sets that jumped 10lbs at a time were out. I looked at a number of options and then the REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell set popped up on my radar. I knew I had written them off before, but circled back and immediately saw what I had missed before.

REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell Specs

• Brand: REP Fitness
• Made In USA: No
• Cradle Length: 20.6″
• 30lb Dumbbell Length: 12.2″
• 60lb Dumbbell Length: 18.5″
• Cradle Width: 8.45″
• Height (Cradle With Dumbbell): 7.9″
• Handle Length: 5.4″ (without 2.5lb add-on weights attached); 4.9″ (with 2.5lb add-on weights attached)
• Handle Diameter: 32mm
• Plate Diameter: 7.3″
• Cradle Weight (When Empty): 4.64lbs

REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell FAQ

I’ll build this out as questions come in.

Shipping & Assembly

The REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell set was delivered in a few pieces. First, pictured above, is the main 30lb handles and cradle (one in each box). You can see they were pretty poorly managed by the delivery team. The good news is, nothing was damaged inside. I think REP might benefit from a LITTLE more support on the edges of the boxes where they have the straps, just to be safe. But overall, packaging was solid.

Assembly was one of the easier set ups. The only negative I have here, is that there was a LOT of garbage. They put some spacer pieces between each plate, and since the set comes in a 30lb cradle to start, you end up throwing away all of the extra plastic spacers on the cradle if you upgrade. For such a small set of dumbbells, I think I had more garbage than any other set I’ve put together.

REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell Features

The REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell set uses some red tabs to show off the locking mechanism. These are about as straightforward as you can get, with each tab simply being flicked into the lock or unlock position. There are a couple quirks to keep in mind though.

First, you have to lock them in place in order from closest to the handle, to farthest. Meaning, if you have the full 60lb set, and want to use 15lbs, you can’t lock the outside plate in place. I only mention this because my daughter was completely confused in her first go around until I pointed that out. One of those “oh, duh!” moments.

Second, you do have to flip all of them up, or down, as needed, with every adjustment, on both sides of the dumbbell. So if you plan to jump from say, 20lbs to 40lbs, that is 2 plates per side, for 4 plates per dumbbell, so 8 total adjustments made for the pair. It is done VERY fast, and again, the idea is super simple. But just keep in mind you’ll be flicking some switches.

You definitely have to rerack the dumbbells facing the right way as well. A couple of times I’ve managed to set them down where the tabs on the dumbbell were facing the opposite way of the tabs on the plates still in the cradle. Not a huge issue, but requires an extra step.

The REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell set also comes with some adder plates that weight 2.5lbs each. This was one of the selling points for us here, as you can jump from 5lb to 7.5lb, 10lb, 12.5lb, etc. They are a LITTLE lopsided when you do the 2.5lb jump, but it is definitely manageable.

Two notes on the adjustments out the gate, are that the numbers aren’t on the dumbbells themselves. With something like the REP x Pepins or NuoBell-S dumbbells, you can clearly see what weight you have selected. These are more like the Powerblocks where you need to reference a chart to know what you’ve done. The second note, is that the numbers on the cradle that tell you what weight you have selected, are black. And so is the cradle. A white sticker or even a shade of grey would make these much easier to read.

Storage & Mobility

Since these are lighter and will be at my mom’s house in the future after our initial tests, we went without a stand. That might change, but I think the no stand is likely the better option for her place for now. We have the MX Select’s on no stand, and I hate moving them around. But REP did a REALLY good thing here and gave us a small hand hold on the cradle. This means we can pick these bad boys up, while fully on the cradle, and move it in one go. Seriously, whoever designed this one piece gets an A+ rating and a cookie from me.

What I’m Looking For In The REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell Set

In our space, I’m most interested in the perceptions of our smaller lifters. Do we think these are “enough” for the majority of people? Could we (if you removed me from the equation) use the REP QuickDraw Adjustable Dumbbell Set for everyone in the gym?

I want to see if they hold up well, take some regular use, an occasional drop from a kiddo, and come back for more. I want to know if they will feel good, even at the highest ends (that’ll be my job). I want to know how easy they adjust, how easy it is to keep track of the adjustments. Will we regret not having a stand?

Overall, I’m looking at these as… Will these be the BEST adjustable dumbbell that doesn’t get super heavy? The comparable 65lb REP x Pepins cost $900, and these clock in at $575 for the 60lb pair. You get under $500 if you drop to 50lbs, which is a really solid option based on the specs, build, and overall concepts here. But thats all on paper. We’ll see what shakes out after some testing.

Other Options On The Market

We are currently reviewing ALL of the biggest and baddest adjustable dumbbells. But when we look at the smaller options, there are a lot of options. You can snag ones from Amazon even. So we’ll be digging into some of this as we go.

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