Embodying the rugged midwest city, the Body-Solid Chicago Bar was carefully engineered and Made in the USA with the city of Chicago in mind. With a tensile strength of 170,000 lbs, 17.5" sleeve length and a wide 1.125" diameter, the Chicago Bar can handle anything you can throw at it, including a Chicago winter! The Body-Solid Chicago Bar features both olympic medium and power hash mark making it the perfect bar for any Olympic-style lift. Like the 'City of Big Shoulders', Body-Solid's Chicago Bar is rugged and durable with a Lifetime Warranty against Bending.