Rank #6 in Best Olympic Weight Plates 2026: 10 Sets Ranked, and Why the KG Label Misleads
Lions Olympic Weight Plates, Rubber-Coated Cast Iron, 2" / 50mm
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
Lions' Olympic weight plates are rubber-coated cast iron discs with a 2 inch (50 mm) bore and tri-grip handles, priced at £23.95 and sitting sixth in our guide to the best weight plates. The listing carries 4.5 out of 5 from 61 ratings, and the specification table describes a single item in a single pack.
That last detail is the one to read twice. The product name says "plates", in the plural, but the spec table gives Number of Items as 1 and Number of Packs as 1 — so as listed, £23.95 buys one plate. The listing never states a plate size: not in the title, not in the five bullets, not in the table. The only weight figure anywhere is an Item Weight of 15 kg, and nothing on the page says whether that is the plate, the packaging or a pair. The rating breakdown does not reconcile either: 7 + 2 + 16 + 75 adds up to 100 against a stated 61 ratings, so those bars read as percentages rather than counts. The spec table even carries a product code that does not match the code in the page address. Everything on this page is taken from the Lions listing on Amazon — none of it comes from our own testing.
How those 61 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £23.95 |
|---|---|
| Customer rating | 4.5 out of 5 from 61 ratings |
| Brand | Lions |
| Item Weight (as listed) | 15 kg |
| Number of Items (as listed) | 1 |
| Number of Packs (as listed) | 1 |
| Bore hole | 2 inch / 50 mm, for Olympic bars, dumbbells and EZ curl bars |
| Material (as listed) | Cast iron core with rubber coating — one bullet calls the plates "vinyl" |
| Best Sellers Rank (as listed) | 33rd in Strength Training Plates |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Spot on fits the 2 inch bar”
Verified purchase“Perfect. Poor delivery guy struggled a bit to carry that but otherwise all fine. And quick.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Olympic Weight Plates 2026: 10 Sets Ranked, and Why the KG Label Misleads.
Rank #1
PhysKcal 50mm Tri-Grip Olympic Weight Plates, 1.25–25 kg
£33.99
Rank #2
PROIRON Olympic Bumper Plates, 2" Rubber, 5–25 kg, Single or Pair
£59.99
Rank #3
FK Sports Olympic Tri-Grip Weight Plates, Rubber-Coated Cast Iron
£46.99
Rank #4
HOMCOM 2 x 2.5kg and 2 x 5kg Cast Iron Olympic Weight Plates
£31.99
Questions people ask
Which weight plate do I get for £23.95?
The Lions listing does not say. No plate size appears in the product name, in any of the five bullets or in the specification table, so the only weight figure you can read off the page is an Item Weight of 15 kg.
How many plates are in the box?
As listed, one. The name says "plates" in the plural, but the Lions spec table gives Number of Items as 1 and Number of Packs as 1.
Will a Lions plate fit my barbell?
The listing states a 2 inch / 50 mm bore hole, designed for Olympic-style barbells, dumbbells and EZ curl bars rather than 1 inch standard bars. One buyer wrote that it fits the 2 inch bar.
Are the Lions plates rubber or vinyl?
Both words are used. The title, the first bullet and the Material field say rubber coated with a cast iron core; the second bullet describes "our 3 handle vinyl weights plates". The listing does not resolve the contradiction.
How many ratings does the Lions listing have?
It shows 4.5 out of 5 from 61 ratings. The star breakdown beneath it adds up to 100, so those bars are percentages of the total, not numbers of reviews.
Do the plates protect the floor?
The listing claims the rubber coating is designed to prevent impact damage from dropped plates and to reduce noise. That is the seller's description of the product, not a result from our own testing.
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