Open Trap Bar / Hex Bar

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
386 Reviews
$314.99 USD $327.99

Ultra-versatile open trap bar with built-in jack to save your back.

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30 Day Returns
Excellent Warranty

Product Details

The Open Trap Bar delivers full-body strength training with a built-in deadlift jack, balanced open-frame design, and versatile dual-handle setup for smoother, safer lifting.

  • Balanced Open-Frame Design → The open-side design gives you more movement freedom while keeping lifts stable and controlled, unlocking rows, lunges, and carries.
  • Built-In Deadlift Jack → Load and unload plates in seconds by tipping the bar onto its jack feet for faster, safer weight swaps.
  • Space-Efficient Design → The streamlined open frame and compact footprint is perfect for garage gyms and tight training spaces.
  • Lower-Back Friendly Mechanics → The centered load position reduces shear stress on your lower back compared to straight-bar deadlifts.
  • Dual Handle Heights → Use low and high handles without unloading the bar for different ranges of motion that suit your height and back health.
  • Premium Knurled Handles → Fully knurled handles provide a confident, secure grip without tearing up your hands.
  • High-Strength Steel Construction → Rated for up to 700 lbs (318 kgs) and engineered to stay rigid under load, giving you long-term durability without the premium price tag.
  • Durable Protective Coating → Black zinc shaft and coated sleeves help resist scratches, scuffs, and rust.
  • Total-Body Versatility → Replace multiple specialty bars with one tool that excels at deadlifts, rows, carries, lunges, presses, and accessory work.

Why Use an Open Trap Bar?

Because stronger, safer, more versatile training starts with better mechanics and smarter design.

  • Full-Body Training Tool → Train lower body, upper body, and conditioning with one bar — from deadlifts to carries to rows.
  • Joint-Friendly Strength Building → Ideal for lifters managing fatigue, mobility limits, or previous injuries.
  • Beginner-Friendly Mechanics → Neutral grip and balanced design make it easier to learn proper hinge patterns safely.
  • Versatility Beyond Deadlifts → Unlock movements like lunges, split squats, and carries that traditional hex bars restrict.
  • Improved Stability & Control → Balanced design reduces wobble and tipping, even under heavy loads.
  • Time-Saving Training → Built-in jack and easy setup keep your workouts moving without wasted effort.
  • Space & Cost Efficiency → Replaces multiple bars and implements, saving both money and gym space.

  • Best for → Home and garage gyms, beginners to advanced lifters, strength training, functional fitness, and anyone wanting a versatile, joint-friendly straight barbell alternative.

Specifications

What's Included

Open Trap Bar / Hex Bar:

  • 1x Open Trap/ Hex Bar

Warranty & Guarantees

Every Open Trap Bar / Hex Bar comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty, so you can lift with confidence.

We design our gear to last through years of serious training, but if something ever goes wrong due to a defect in materials or workmanship, we’ve got your back.

Here’s the gist:

You’re covered against manufacturer defects for the lifetime of the product.

What’s not covered? Normal wear and tear, cosmetic scratches, or the aftermath of running your bar over with a truck (please don’t).

How it works: If you ever need to make a claim, just reach out to us with your order details and a quick description of the issue. Our team will review it and get you sorted as quickly as possible.

Other Questions?Contact our support team—we're here to help.

Shipping & Returns

We get it — shipping heavy gym gear raises some important questions. Here’s exactly what to expect:

Free Shipping: Available on all orders across the continental U.S. No hidden fees.

Shipping Time: Orders ship within 1–3 business days and usually arrive within 3–7 business days (during sales events, delivery may take up to 2 additional business days).

Fulfilled mostly from our main distribution centers in Los Angeles and Indianapolis for faster coast-to-coast delivery. Local to Indy? Pick up in-store!

Returns: All Bells of Steel products are backed by our return policy If you don’t love your order, return it within 30 days—simple and stress-free.

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Product Features

  • BUILT-IN DEADLIFT JACK

    Load and unload plates in seconds by tipping the bar onto its jack feet. Faster setup means smoother, safer training sessions — especially when lifting heavy.

  • BALANCED OPEN-FRAME DESIGN

    The open-side design gives you more movement freedom while keeping lifts stable and controlled, making rows, lunges, and carries feel natural and secure.

  • DUAL HANDLE HEIGHTS FOR VERSATILE TRAINING

    Switch instantly between low-handle and high-handle lifts without unloading the bar — perfect for progressing technique or reducing strain on tight hips or backs.

  • PREMIUM KNURLED HANDLES

    Fully knurled handles provide a confident, secure grip without tearing your hands apart — ideal for volume work and heavy pulls.

  • MORE NATURAL PULL = LESS LOWER-BACK STRESS

    The hex bar design keeps the load centered around your body, reducing shear stress on the lower back compared to straight-bar deadlifts.

  • HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL CONSTRUCTION

    Rated for 700 lbs and engineered to stay rigid under load, giving you long-term durability without the premium price tag.

  • DURABLE, PROTECTIVE COATING

    A wear-resistant black zinc coat and white zinc sleeve coating helps minimize scratches, scuffs, and rust — reinforced by secure packaging during shipping.

  • SPACE-EFFICIENT FOOTPRINT

    The streamlined open design gives you more movement in a smaller area, perfect for garage gyms and tight training spaces.

  • DESIGNED FOR TOTAL-BODY TRAINING

    Replace multiple training tools with one specialty bar that excels at rows, carries, lunges, deadlifts, presses, and accessory work.

Product Details


The Trap Bar often called a Hex Bar, is one of the best specialty bars for building strength and developing power in the deadlift. Our latest in-house designed model has three core benefits that will make training with your new trap bar a dream.

We firmly believe that if it's a barbell, the sleeves should rotate. Unlike almost any other trap bar on the market, our trap bar features rotating sleeves.

This ingenious design offers several benefits over the traditional, closed-frame design. The most important of these being access to far more movements than before. By opening up the front end of the bar, it is now possible to use your trap bar for split squats, Romanian deadlifts, weighted carries, lunges, and more, while still being perfectly balanced for your deadlifts and shrugs.

To keep the bar more compact for both storage and shipping, the sleeves are a little shorter than full-length barbell sleeves; however, the plate block has been made extra thin, allowing for a full seven B.o.S.45lb machined plates to be loaded on each side. Fit even more calibrated plates with a maximum weight of 700lbs.

Want to learn more about specialty bars? Then read our article: Best Specialty Barbells for Strength Training.

PRODUCT SPECS


Shipping Details


This product will be shipped in 1 box:


1x HB1

  • 61" x 25" x 9" / 155 cm x 62 cm x 23 cm
  • 54 lb / 24 kg

You can find the SKU on the front of each box.


Reviews Summary
Customers say this trap bar is versatile and well-built, with an open design that enables various exercises. Many reviews mention the convenient built-in jack feature for easy weight loading. The dual-height handles receive praise for accommodating different users. While most find it perfect for home gyms due to its compact size, some taller users note the narrower stance width. Reviews highlight the smooth rotating sleeves, though several mention they wish the sleeves were longer. The knurling gets mixed feedback, with some finding it comfortable while others prefer more aggressive grip texture.
4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 386 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 328 Total 4 star reviews: 49 Total 3 star reviews: 9 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
98%would recommend this product
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Customers Talked About
386 reviews
  • DD
    Dr. D. S. |. O. S.
    Verified Reviewer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    17 hours ago
    Great bar. Adds versatility 🔥

    Great bar. Simple yet effective. As a garage gym owner we try to find ways to add versatility and this does the job. I can now go heavier with walking or reverse lunges, Bulgarian split squats without loading my spine, weighted marches , and more. And all with the deadlift jack making it easier to load and unload plates especially when you’re halfway or in the end of your workout and the last thing you want to do is remove a bunch of weight off the bar lol. Grip feels good. Build is great. Highly recommend

    Bells of Steel USA
    25 seconds ago

    Thanks for the awesome review, David! We love hearing how the Open Trap Bar is expanding the versatility in your garage gym. Walking lunges, reverse lunges, Bulgarian split squats, weighted marches and more without loading the spine is exactly where this bar shines.

    Glad to hear the built in deadlift jack is making plate changes easier too. When you are deep into a workout, saving a little effort on loading and unloading goes a long way. Great to know the grip and overall build are hitting the mark as well.

    Thanks for the recommendation and for putting the bar to work in your training!

    Yours in strength,

    The B.o.S. Crew. 💪

  • SP
    Scott P.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 weeks ago
    This bar is awesome, the jack is really nice.

    Loving this bar, size, knurling, quality, features. So many trap bar exercises (deadlifts, rows, shrugs, lunges, just to name a few)

  • PC
    Pat C.
    Verified Reviewer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    Bells of Steel... Indeed!

    I finally decided to get the Bells of Steel open trap bar, and I'm very happy that I did!

    The bar feels and looks great, and you know you have a high quality product when it can survive brutal shipping punishment without a scratch.

    💪🤘🙌

  • J
    Jason
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    Solid and Compact

    I purchased this on sale as they were offering 30% off. The trap bar is very nice and the added jack feature is a plus. The knurling is perfect on both sides. Not overly aggressive. It's very easy to store. Only downside was shipping as my box showed up with a hole and one of the sleeves was hanging out. The sleeve area has some scratches and chips from shipping.

  • MT
    Matt T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    Great versatile bar

    This was a great deal and so much better than a generic trap bar. The knurling is perfect, love the built-in jack. Deadlifts with the bar are great but so are seal rows, farmer walks, and lunges. My only issue was during shipping the box and styrofoam broke and the sleeves got banged up a little bit.

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The Bells of Steel Open Trap Bar/Hex Bar features a black frame with silver rotating sleeves and raised neutral grip handles, ideal for weightlifting exercises such as deadlifts and shrugs.
Bells of Steel

Open Trap Bar / Hex Bar

$314.99 USD $327.99

The Trap Bar often called a Hex Bar, is one of the best specialty bars for building strength and developing power in the deadlift. Our latest in-house designed model has three core benefits that will make training with your new trap bar a dream.

We firmly believe that if it's a barbell, the sleeves should rotate. Unlike almost any other trap bar on the market, our trap bar features rotating sleeves.

This ingenious design offers several benefits over the traditional, closed-frame design. The most important of these being access to far more movements than before. By opening up the front end of the bar, it is now possible to use your trap bar for split squats, Romanian deadlifts, weighted carries, lunges, and more, while still being perfectly balanced for your deadlifts and shrugs.

To keep the bar more compact for both storage and shipping, the sleeves are a little shorter than full-length barbell sleeves; however, the plate block has been made extra thin, allowing for a full seven B.o.S.45lb machined plates to be loaded on each side. Fit even more calibrated plates with a maximum weight of 700lbs.

Want to learn more about specialty bars? Then read our article: Best Specialty Barbells for Strength Training.

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