SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK...both definitely SQUEAK. Hefty and solid built though. non knobby one is 1.5 inches shorter though.
SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK...both definitely SQUEAK. However no more than two other similar items I have. These are heavy duty in comparison to other two. And they all squeak but these really do squawk in use. Of course sitting there without doing anything they are pretty quite. LOL<br />Anyway the important here is they are heavy duty and the non knobby one is about one and a half inch shorter which is fine with me. I'd be happy if they had same item only 2 to 2 and a half inches shorter for both items. I'd say you get a great bargain if you paid under ten dollars as I did for both today. I can see they might be retailed at upwards of 60-80 as they suggest retail priced on the sale page. But if you really are looking to buy because they might be hush quite...no they are not. I would advise seller to remove that promise because there might be a few folks who would reject these once they get them and realize they are anything but silent when used. I do wonder if there is a silicone dry spray that might help with that. The inner rod is metal and there is no give and all of this I expected. I have another model that flexes and is smaller in length and I love it but it is no where near as durable as these are. Because of their materials these are HEFTY or heavy if you need or want something much lighter I'd suggest looking at the plastic versions like some of the excercise folks sell. Giliam comes to mind but not sure that's how it's spelled. Over all I can recommend if you don't mind the squeaking and the weight and the length and want something that should hold up for quite a while or several times a day use every day year round.
Rating: 4 stars