# MX Select MX100 Evolution Series

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/mx-select-mx100-evolution-series
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/adjustable-dumbbells
- Placement: #10 of 17 in Adjustable Dumbbells, C tier
- Brand: MX Select
- LP on this board: 433
- Last researched: 2026-09-11T12:28:48.497Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

BarBend's best-adjustable pick with a full 10-to-100-pound metal mechanism, held back only by thinner long-term owner data.

## For

- Metal-forward mechanism
- Wide 10-to-100-pound range
- Named the best adjustable dumbbells in BarBend's tested guide
- Cageless design and micro adjuster plates are smart and easy to use
- Standout features against more than a dozen tested competitors

## Against

- Thinner long-term owner-report volume than PowerBlock or Snode
- Owners report real inaccuracy in the actual weights
- New, unproven mechanism at a top-of-market price

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 3 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 6 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DZabhTUAWgF/ | fetched and confirmed |
| BarBend | Kate Meier, NASM-CPT, USAW-L1, CF-L1 | B | https://barbend.com/best-dumbbells/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/mx-select-dumbbells-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Kingofthegym | kingofthegym.com | B | https://www.kingofthegym.com/best-curl-bars/ | fetched and confirmed |
| King of the Gym | King of the Gym | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjY1tYVCGCQ | fetched and confirmed |
| r/GarageGym | u/Physical_Wind954 | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageGym/comments/1rkvn3d/any_reason_not_to_buy_mx_select_evolution_100s/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | Core Home Fitness Adjustable Dumbbell Set (75 lb) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/core-home-fitness-adjustable-dumbbell-set-75-lb |
| 6 | ETHOS 50 lb Selectable Dumbbells | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/ethos-50-lb-selectable-dumbbells |
| 7 | Freak Athlete Adjustable Dumbbell | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/freak-athlete-adjustable-dumbbell |
| 8 | LifePro PowerFlow Plus | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/lifepro-powerflow-plus |
| 9 | NordicTrack Select-A-Weight | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/nordictrack-select-a-weight |
| 11 | Snode AD80 Adjustable Dumbbells | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/snode-ad80-adjustable-dumbbells |
| 12 | Keppi Adjustable Dumbbells Set | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/keppi-adjustable-dumbbells-set |
| 13 | Rep Fitness Dual Adonis | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/rep-fitness-dual-adonis |
| 14 | Cap Adjustable Dumbbells | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/cap-adjustable-dumbbells |
| 15 | Flybird Adjustable Dumbbells | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/flybird-adjustable-dumbbells |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/adjustable-dumbbells.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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