I bought the “MAX” aluminum handles with the extension spindles.
The GOOD: The original handle and spindles are quite nice. Decent quality, ok knurling and they work quite well together.
The BAD: The package arrived with a hole in it and missing a handle (no fault of Kensui). I immediately contacted Kensui and was told they would send out a replacement… still waiting for it, or at least a tracking number.
The UGLY: My biggest complaint is not the missing handle so much as the quality of the extension spindles. The extensions are terrible. They don’t fit flush like the “regular size spindles” they have a different thread and didn’t fit my weight plates. They were almost 1mm “thicker” than the regular spindles and the machining was terrible and had lots of burs. I had to sand them down to get them to fit. It’s clear these extensions were an afterthought, they belong to another product and a repurposed for this. Do better Kensui, give us ones specifically designed for the adjustabell. Give us ones that look just like the originals but longer.