![]() He also has gloves, boots, and a speedo which all have a blue color. If like me, you have endured years of wrapping towels, belts, pipe-lagging and anything else you can find, around the bar before squats, the MantaRay will come as a breath of fresh air.Man Ray is a manta ray/human hybrid who wears a blue helmet shaped like the head of a manta ray and a red suit. Needless to say, I am still using my Manta Ray (the very same one) every time I squat, and apart from my dodgy scrawly written name by permanent marker pen, it still looks as good today after more than a decade of abuse and being kicked around in my gym bag as it did that day we opened the very first shipment! What else costing less than a tub of protein can you say that about? Myself (Pete) started using one after we first decided to add the Manta Ray to our product line-up (back in 1999). From everyone I have spoken to regarding Manta Ray use, I only get praise for it's comfort and ease of use. The Manta Ray device is truly an innovation and remarkable piece of engineering. With nothing more than pipe lagging being the norm when it comes to barbell pads, the Manta Ray Squat Device is unique in so much as it's been designed and manufactured with one thing in mind and that's doing what it's meant to do and doing it without compromise. The MantaRay is so brilliant we ALWAYS keep plenty on stock for next day delivery: (1st Class Recorded Post) Read more below: It's not a barbell pad but a masterpiece of engineering. The Manta Ray squat device is the king of barbell pads. We advise contacting e-bay to confirm the counterfeit product and getting your money back from paypal through their counterfeit items policy One advises the MantaRay is too small and therefore uncomfortable which is to be expected as we already know it's smaller from the sample seen. Look at the negative reviews for the seller. The genuine Manta Ray is trimmed by one man with pride, care and passion whereas the fake MantaRay pads are hacked about leaving rough and mis-shaped edges if it was a good fake you might justify saving 25% on a genuine one but saving £10 or less on a vastly inferior product that would nomally last a lifetime. Just look at the trimming - This is where the excess material is trimmed by hand when it comes out of the mould.Fake MantaRay is significantly lighter (lowed density) and probabaly made of an inferior material.The Fake Manta-Ray squat pad is smaller than the genuine one and therefore very uncomfortable in use.There didn't used to be a yellow warning triangle on the underside but it appears that to try and look more "authentic" they have now added a yellow warning triangle (Identical wording to the genuine one) but to make up for incorrect sizing and appalling discomfort they have crudely stuck a thin layer of foam on the underneath! How anyone would believe this is original is beyond me and if you buy one of the fakes remember the GENUINE product has remained unchanged for nearly 20 years whereas the e-bay fake keeps evolving trying to make up for it's failings.On the Fake MantaRayThe lettering in the bar groove has the letters "A" on a slant to the left.The result is poor to say the least but if you hadn't seen an original which has the logo and text formed as part of the moulding process you'd be forgiven for thinking it now has the official oval logo. Fake MantaRay didn't have the MantaRay logo in the oval on the rear of the device, (See picture above) well it didn't but now they've been imprinting a rough copy of the logo onto the non-logo counterfit Mantarays with a hot stamp.How to identify a fake Manta Ray Squat Pad Any trader selling fake items should be avoided as the products will fail to meet the design and performance specification and could potentially give rise to personal injury from product failure. Being sold on Amazon and e-bay through a website and trader called " GUNSMITH FITNESS" - Any squat pad claiming to be a "Mantaray" that doesn't bear all the TradeMarked and patented attributes of the original MantaRay Squatpad including any colour other than the blue pictured here is 100% fake and isn't made to the original shape, design and specification as a genuine MANTARAY made personally by Mark Pittroff at his factory "Advanced Fitness Inc. WARNING - FAKE MANTARAYS ON E-BAY and Amazon!Ī new outlet for fake MantaRay Squat pads has popped up in the UK. For best price and guaranteed authenticity please now purchase your Manta Ray from direct. Original Manta Ray sold by GymRatZ for 20 years. Floor Bonding, Jointing and Sealing (6).Commercial Gym Rubber Flooring Rolls (5).Fat Bars,Thick Bars, Poliquin Bars (44).Gloves, Wraps, Straps, Belts, and Gift Ideas (49).Vinyl Coated Full Cast Kettlebells (15).Traditional Full Cast Iron Kettlebells (1).Steel Handled Cast Iron Kettlebells (8). ![]() ![]() UK Premium Steel Plates made in England (0).
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