Bought a v3.0 Vulcan elite bar to add to my collection, which includes a vulcan standard, werksan, pendlay, and an old york bearing bar. The elite bar shipped in a sturdy tube and well packed. Was packed in a light oil which i just cleaned off with some water and liquid soap, then dried the bar off real good. Spin was more than adequate from the beginning, and this bar was really tight. I dont have any bar that is this put together. You can shake it violently and there is absolutely no rattle. The whip on the bar is crazy. Anything i do over 120kg has to use collars or the plates just silide off due to the bar flexing so much. Found that out the hard way :) Now I am just waiting for their pro bearing bar to go on sale so I can snag one of those.